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THE STEPFATHER

1987 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.

Directors

Joseph Ruben

Cast

Terry O'Quinn, Jill Schoelen, Shelley Hack, Charles Lanyer, Stephen Shellen, Stephen E. Miller, Robyn Stevan, Jeff Schultz, Lindsay Bourne, Anna Hagan
Horror Thriller

REVIEWS (1)

MC

Marco Castellini

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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