I conversed with a fellow at the gym about A.I. movies that were produced before the A.I. label became fashionable. I referenced The Stepford Wives, if only for its android inclusion, which in turn, got me itchin' to rewatch the 1975 original. What should I then come upon during my search? Well, none other than a Sally the Zombie Cheerleader's School of Horror presentation of the famed film. Oh, goodie!
The Stepford Wives, for those not in the loop, is directed by Bryan (Seance on a Wet Afternoon) Forbes and based on Ira (Rosemary's Baby/The Boys From Brazil) Levin's bestseller, adapted by William (Magic/Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) Goldman. It stars Katharine Ross as photographer Joanna Eberhart, who relocates from Manhattan to Stepford, Connecticut with her daughters and husband, Walter, played by Peter Masterson. The move, however, is a ruse, since Mr. Eberhart and his pals plan to replace their wives with subservient, robotic counterparts within the unassuming niche. (Along with Masterson, the complementing cast includes Paula [Saturday the 14th] Prentiss, Patrick [Silent Night, Bloody Night] O'Neal, Tina [Gilligan's Island] Louise, Franklin [The Jeffersons] Cover and William [Spontaneous Combustion] Prince, among other recognizable performers.)
For the movie's wraparounds, Sally (assisted by her endearing teacher's pet, SkeleKat, and interrupted by her darling, derogatory dolls) is in top-drawer, instructional form as she lectures her fond Fleshies on the production (offering tasty trivia and delicious goofs, with running, behind-the-scenes notes and enviable, "zombot" ambitions), assuring that one and all come away with a zesty A+.
It's not too late to the join the class (thanks to its enduring documentation), but be warned: At this stage of the technological game, The Stepford Wives may be closer to reality than not!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sisp0Q5BHZs
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