After murdering his entire family, a man marries a widow with a teenage daughter in another town and prepares to do it all over again.After murdering his entire family, a man marries a widow with a teenage daughter in another town and prepares to do it all over again.After murdering his entire family, a man marries a widow with a teenage daughter in another town and prepares to do it all over again.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 8 nominations
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaScreenwriter Donald E. Westlake based the character of Stephanie on his real-life teenage stepdaughter, who he was having difficulty getting along with at the time.
- GoofsJerry hits Susan in the face with the telephone. Her face is bloodied as she stands up. After she rolls down the stairs into the basement, her face is back to normal.
- Quotes
Jerry Blake: Wait a minute, who am I here?
Sue: Jerry?
Jerry Blake: That's right. Jerry Blake. Thanks, honey.
- SoundtracksRun Between the Raindrops
(1985)
Performed by Pat Benatar
Music and Lyrics by Myron Grombacher (as M. Grombacher) and Neil Giraldo (as N. Geraldo)
Published by Tyreach Music/Neil Geraldo Music Co./Rare Blue Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
Courtesy of Chrysalis Records, Inc.
Featured review
Nice guy (Terry O'Quinn) gets married to lovely wife (Shelley Hack) and her rebellious daughter (Jill Schoelen). He wants his family to be like "The Brady Bunch" or "Father Knows Best". However when his family doesn't live up to his expectations he brutally kills them, changes his identity and moves on to find another unmarried woman with kids. And he's getting tired of Hack and Schoelen...
Exceptional thriller. O'Quinn gives a top-notch performance as the killer. He's helped by a very intricate script. Those two combined make you understand why he kills and plays with your emotions--I found myself actually liking the guy (for a while). There isn't a lot of violence in this, but when it appears it's very sudden, extremely bloody and shocking.
The only liabilities here are Hack and Schoelen--they're pretty bad in their roles. But O'Quinn and the script more than make up for them.
A sadly forgotten thriller from the late 80s. Well worth catching.
Exceptional thriller. O'Quinn gives a top-notch performance as the killer. He's helped by a very intricate script. Those two combined make you understand why he kills and plays with your emotions--I found myself actually liking the guy (for a while). There isn't a lot of violence in this, but when it appears it's very sudden, extremely bloody and shocking.
The only liabilities here are Hack and Schoelen--they're pretty bad in their roles. But O'Quinn and the script more than make up for them.
A sadly forgotten thriller from the late 80s. Well worth catching.
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Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Stepfather I
- Filming locations
- Kerrisdale, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada(establishing shots)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,488,740
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $260,587
- Jan 25, 1987
- Gross worldwide
- $2,488,740
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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