The Stepfather
“He wanted a perfect family in a perfect town. But they couldn't measure up...Neither could the others...”
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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3 films
Cast
26 people
Terry O'Quinn
Jerry Blake
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Jill Schoelen
Stephanie Maine
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Shelley Hack
Susan
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Charles Lanyer
Dr. Bondurant
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Stephen Shellen
Jim Ogilvie
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Stephen E. Miller
Al Brennan
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Millennium
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Robyn Stevan
Karen
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Intersection
Jeff Schultz
Paul Baker
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Lindsay Bourne
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Anna Hagan
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Gillian Barber
Anne Barnes
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Blu Mankuma
Lt. Jack Wall
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Joseph Ruben Director · Donald E. Westlake Screenplay Brian Garfield Story
Worldwide gross $2.5M · Budget $1.2M · United States release January 23, 1987
Box office
Budget
$1,200,000
Worldwide gross
$2,488,740
Gross vs. budget
2.1×
Production
ITC Entertainment
Production
New Century Vista Film Company
Production
Incorporated Television Company (ITC)
Production
United States · United Kingdom · Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 23, 1987
Theatrical
United States · September 10, 2024
Digital
United States
September 10, 2024 · Physical · Added 4K UHD release date
France
June 1, 1988 · Theatrical
Germany
January 28, 1988 · Theatrical · Delta
July 1, 1988 · Physical · VHS
June 2, 1993 · TV · RTL
August 1, 2003 · Physical · DVD
September 25, 2003 · Physical · DVD
July 9, 2007 · Physical · DVD
August 22, 2008 · Physical · DVD
May 12, 2009 · Physical · DVD
January 8, 2010 · Physical · DVD
July 15, 2014 · Physical · Blu-ray
April 21, 2021 · Physical · Blu-ray
October 15, 2021 · Physical · Blu-ray
April 11, 2022 · Physical · Blu-ray
Ireland
March 25, 1988 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 4, 1987 · Theatrical
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