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| Stepford Wives, The |
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Genre:Horror
Reviewed In Issue 25 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter Masterson, Nanette Newman, Tina Louise, Carol Rossen, William Prince & Patrick O’Neal |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Elite Entertainment |
| (Catalog Number): |
EE9433 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.95 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
115 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1975 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Bryan Forbes |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
William Goldman |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Michael Small |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Gene Callahan |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
NA |
| (Editor): |
Timothy Gee |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
NA |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Gustave M. Berne |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Edgar J. Scherick |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.75:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Mono Sound |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Optical Mono |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
| (Additional Languages): |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Based on the novel by Ira Levin, The Stepford Wives offers a chilling tale of a picture perfect New England town where every other car is a station wagon and the women who drive them are dedicated to their housework—shopping, cleaning and preparing meals for their husbands. Walter Eberhart (Peter Masterson) moves his wife, Joanna (Katharine Ross), and family to Stepford for its quiet community and good schools. But the independent Joanna quickly discovers a dark secret behind the Men’s Association. The members’ wives are all robotic drones—polite, leisurely housecleaners with mysteriously spotless homes. When her best friend (Paula Prentiss) becomes just like the rest, Joanna tries desperately to save herself from becoming one of the Stepford wives.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture looks dated with greenish-yellow fleshtones and deteriorated color fidelity and discolored blacks. Images are sometimes soft, while other times are generally sharp and detailed. Slight noise and minor artifacts appear on this 1.75:1 transfer.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is undistinguished mono with sometimes distorted dialogue
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
No |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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