The Stepfather (2009)

Director:

Nelson McCormick

Writers (WGA):

J.S. Cardone (screenplay)
Donald E. Westlake (earlier screenplay)

Release Date:

16 October 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

This fall Daddy's home.

Plot:

Michael returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend. As the two men get to know each other, he becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. |

Plot Keywords:

Horror Movie Remake | Slasher | Psychological Thriller | Serial Killer | Remake

Cast

Dylan Walsh	...	David Harris
Sela Ward	...	Susan Harding
Penn Badgley	...	Michael Harding
Amber Heard	...	Kelly Porter
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 Briola	...	Real Estate Assistant

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, disturbing images, mature thematic material and brief sensuality.

Runtime:

USA:101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44268) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Ireland:15A | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Screen Gems

Trivia:

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 in order to secure a PG-13 rating.

Goofs:

Continuity: Whenever David went down for lemonade and was talking to Kelly, the sweat stain on his shirt disappears.

Quotes:

David Harris: [From Trailer] Who am I here?

Movie Connections:

References "America's Most Wanted" (1988)

Soundtrack:

If I Get Dealt wit

Nothing New

I'm pretty sure this movie comes on Lifetime about three times a day. Not that there is anything wrong with re-telling an old story. I loved Christian Bale as Batman. But telling a story again in the same way as I've seen it a million times before? No likey. The biggest problem that I have with this movie is this. If there were no music in the entire movie... it would not have been remotely creepy. The only thing that seems to tip characters off that something may be awry is the ominous music in the background. There was not a single genuinely scary moment. "Oh no, my future step-father is standing in the kitchen! He must be a murderer!" Save your money, turn on Lifetime and watch the man hating gold you're already paying for.