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THE STEPFATHER

1987 โ€ข US HMDB
January 23, 1987

Seemingly mild-mannered Henry Morrison has just murdered his entire family. After adopting a new identity and skipping town, he begins building a new relationship with a widow and her teenage daughter. However, he soon begins struggling to hide his true identity and maintain a grip on reality.

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Production: Jay Benson (Producer)
Screenplay: Donald E. Westlake (Story)Carolyn Lefcourt (Story)Brian Garfield (Story)
Music: Patrick Moraz (Original Music Composer)
Cinematography: John Lindley (Director of Photography)

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Marco Castellini

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Jerry, in appearance a distinguished and educated man, is actually a mad killer, specializing in marrying widows with children, only to then massacre his new family when they no longer satisfy him. Fortunately, a smart and enterprising girl, daughter of his last designated victim, senses something and manages to stop the madman. More thriller than horror, the film, although it has a fairly original plot and a script without major flaws, fails to engage the viewer, it is slow and rather boring. Moreover, there is not even a scene of blood or particularly violent that can calm the "blood thirst" of horror lovers.

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