The Stepfather

1987 89 min ★ 6.5 Horror, Thriller

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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Cast

Terry O'Quinn

Jerry Blake

Jill Schoelen

Stephanie Maine

Shelley Hack

Susan

Charles Lanyer

Dr. Bondurant

Stephen Shellen

Jim Ogilvie

Stephen E. Miller

Al Brennan

Robyn Stevan

Karen

Jeff Schultz

Paul Baker

Lindsay Bourne

Art Teacher

Anna Hagan

Mrs. Leitner

Details

Director

Joseph Ruben

Screenplay

Donald E. Westlake

Tagline

"He wanted a perfect family in a perfect town. But they couldn't measure up...Neither could the others..."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$1,200,000

Revenue

$2,488,740

Production

ITC Entertainment, New Century Vista Film Company

Reviews

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Wuchak

September 5, 2019

★ 7/10

***What if your stepfather is a psycho?*** After an amiable man (Terry O'Quinn) in the Seattle area slays his family he starts a new one under a different identity, but his discerning stepdaughter (Jill Schoelen) picks up on his questionable morality. “The Stepfather” (1987) is a solid crime drama/thriller with a bit o’ horror. Movies like “Psycho” (1960), “Play Misty for Me” (1971), “Hall...

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CinemaSerf

February 6, 2025

★ 6/10

Leaving a scene of carnage behind him, “Jerry” (Terry Quinn) chucks the evidence over the side of his departing ferry and goes off in search of a new life. He is soon settled down with “Susan” (Shelley Hack) and her teenage daughter “Stephanie” (Jill Schoelen). That all seems to be proceeding well enough, he’s got a job as an estate agent and though his relationship with his new step-daughter coul...