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The Stepfather

Year:
Duration:
101 min
Genres:
Crime | Thriller
IMDB rate:
5.5
Director:
Nelson McCormick
Awards:
2 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2009-10-16
Filming Locations: Quality Coffee Shop - 1238 West 7th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA
Earnings
Opening Weekend: $11,581,586 (USA) (18 October 2009)
Gross: $28,802,131 (USA) (15 November 2009)
Cast
Actor
Character
Amber Heard
Amber Heard
The Stepfather
Dylan Walsh
David Harris
Sela Ward
Susan Harding
Penn Badgley
Michael Harding
Sherry Stringfield
Leah
Paige Turco
Jackie Kerns
Jon Tenney
Jay
Nancy Linehan Charles
Mrs. Cutter
Marcuis Harris
Detective Shay
Braeden Lemasters
Sean Harding
Deirdre Lovejoy
Detective Tylar
Skyler Samuels
Beth Harding
Blue Deckert
Captain Mackie
Jason Wiles
Dylan Bennet
Kara Ortiz
Real Estate Assistant
Jessalyn Gilsig
Julie King
Cathy Schenkelberg
Waitress
David Guzzone
Male Buyer
Amandah Reyne
Woman Buyer
Carmen Mormino
Taxi Driver
Todd Cosgrove
Mailman
Tracey Costello
Mrs. Rivers
Cheryl Anderson
Older Woman
Pride Grinn
Car Salesman
Sean Moran
Gus / Hardware Clerk
Jack Chang
Cell Phone Clerk
Savannah Levin
Lisa Bennet
Savannah Lathem
Murdered Child (uncredited)
Nicole Michele Sobchack
Mrs. Bennet (uncredited)
Vitaliy Versace
FBI Agent (uncredited)
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Trivia
Dylan Walsh, Jessalyn Gilsig, and director Nelson McCormick all worked on the FX show Nip/Tuck.
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A scene in the trailer in which a buzz saw swings back and forth mere inches away from a character's face was cut from the film for pacing reasons, but it had already been used in multiple advertising materials before it was trimmed from the final release of the film.
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Terry O'Quinn, the star of The Stepfather (1987), was offered a cameo role in this film but he turned it down.
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Goofs
There is a scene where the mother comes out the front door and part of the interior of the house is seen. The staircase for the house is on the left side of the door; however, in other scenes from the movie the staircase is shown as being on the right side after entering the house.
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In the beginning David Harris cuts himself and places a tissue on the left side of his chin. As he leaves the bathroom and turns around for the camera shot, the tissue is on the right side of his chin. This is because the image is a mirror shot, so it appears that the tissue is on the wrong side.
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When Michael gets out of the shower, he towels off his head which dries his hair and fluffs it out in all directions. Then he immediately wraps the towel around himself and goes for the door. When he opens the door, his hair is suddenly slicked down in perfect style and dripping water on his face.
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Quotes
David Harris: I thought I could make this work. But I can't! This isn't the right family for me. The boy is a problem. He has no respect for me. You haven't been hard enough on him. You've got to make a boy understand! You've got to break him if necessary! You're too weak to do that.
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David Harris: [about news story] That kind of thing really gets to me, that someone could do that to her own children.
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David Harris: I'm Chris Ames.
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Faq
Q
Is there an official website?
A
The official website for The Stepfather can be viewed here.
Q
Is "The Stepfather" based on a book?
A
The Stepfather is a remake of The Stepfather (1987). That movie itself was inspired by the case of New Jersey mass-murderer John "The Boogeyman" List, who shot his wife, three children, and his own mother in 1971 before changing his identity and fleeing the state. List so meticulously plotted the crime that his family's bodies weren't discovered until a month after he'd fled. List remained on the run for 18 years until he was featured on the then-fledgling "America's Most Wanted," which led to his discovery working as an accountant in Virginia.The success of the episode featuring List served as an adequate demonstration that "America's Most Wanted" could be successful in capturing criminals, and the show's viewership skyrocketed. List, meanwhile, was returned to New Jersey for trial, where he admitted that he'd killed his family because he was struggling financially, and would have seen going on welfare as a demonstration to the world that he didn't love them. Rather, List said, it was better to kill them and send them to Heaven; he refrained from killing himself because he believed that dying in the commission of a sin without having the opportunity to be forgiven would prevent him from joining his family in Heaven.List was convicted of five counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. He died in 2008.The script for the remake was written by American film-maker J.S. Cardone and has been updated to feature "List's" capture in 1989.
Q
Does Aunt Jackie or Aunt Leah die ?
A
Aunt Leah does not die, because she takes an earlier flight to Hawaii for a two week vacation. However, Aunt Jackie is going to meet Leah by catching a later flight, but before she leaves the house for the airport, David (The Stepfather) catches her off guard, and drowns Jackie in her own pool during a terrible thunderstorm.
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Photos from cast
Amber Heard
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