Movie connections for
The Stepford Wives (1975) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

Revenge of the Stepford Wives (1980) (TV)
The Stepford Children (1987) (TV)
The Stepford Husbands (1996) (TV)

Version of

The Stepford Wives (2004)
 -  Both films are based on the same novel by Ira Levin

Remade as

The Stepford Wives (2004)
 -  the 2004 version of the stepford wives is a remake of the original 1975 movie, "The Stepford Wives"

Edited into

Bride of Monster Mania (2000) (TV)
"30 Even Scarier Movie Moments" (2006)
 -  One of the movies shown.

References

Metropolis (1927)
Pride and Prejudice (1940)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
"Green Acres" (1965)
Persona (1966)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
"Sesame Street" (1969)
MASH (1970)
 -  The "oh Frank scene" is a homage to the "Hot Lips" scene, with the characters eavesdropping by accident an intercourse.
Farewell, My Lovely (1975)

Referenced in

Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
The Song Remains the Same (1976)
 -  Seen on marquee at movie theater in Time Squares
3 Women (1977)
 -  Millie imitates purposefully the Stepford Wives in some scenes
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Blade Runner (1982)
"Newhart: The Stratford Wives (#2.4)" (1983)
 -  title reference
Zombie High (1987)
The Last of the Gladiators (1988)
 -  Evel Knievel mentions The Stepford Wives.
Big Business (1988)
 -  WHen they meet their twins, said says that they are robots and are going to kill and replace them. It is an obvious refference to the original "Stepford Wives."
"Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge: (#1.4)" (1994)
 -  Alan says to two women "You're like the Steptoe Wives", she replies "I think you mean The Stepford Wives".
Safe (1995)
The Last Supper (1995)
 -  Mention in dialouge by 'Luke'
The American President (1995)
The Craft (1996)
 -  Mitt refers to Chris as a Stepford because he completely submits to Sarah's will.
Unhook the Stars (1996)
"Married with Children: The Stepford Peg (#11.10)" (1997)
 -  title reference
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Ted (#2.11)" (1997)
 -  Referenced in the dialogue: "Like Stepford."
"Sports Night: Smoky (#1.12)" (1999)
 -  Dan refers to Sally as a "Stepford producer".
Two Ninas (1999)
The Virgin Suicides (1999)
American Beauty (1999)
Mumford (1999)
 -  The Factory for Female Surrogates at Panda Modem
Bride of Monster Mania (2000) (TV)
Chicken Run (2000)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Hannibal (2001)
Mulholland Dr. (2001)
Metoroporisu (2001)
Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)
The Frightening (2002)
 -  some guys are referred to as Stepford kids
Pumpkin (2002)
 -  Carolyn tells Jeanine that she is "like some sort of Stepford wife"
Secondary High (2002)
Searching for Debra Winger (2002)
 -  Rosanna describes how all executives want Stepford Wives for women
Demonlover (2002)
Minority Report (2002)
"Angel: Sacrifice (#4.20)" (2003)
 -  Lorne: Does anyone else feel like the last fiesty wife in Stepford?
"Gilmore Girls: Say Goodnight, Gracie (#3.20)" (2003)
 -  Lane describes her mother's behavior as "Stepford."
"Nip/Tuck: Pilot - McNamara/Troy (#1.1)" (2003)
 -  Julia says that she does not want to be a Stepford Wife
Casa de los babys (2003)
 -  One of the women asks the name of the movie where "the housewives become perfect clones". No one answers, but it's a clear enough reference to _The Stepford Wives_.
Raise Your Voice (2004)
 -  Ca. 12 min into the film Paul calls his sister "A Stepford daughter out of a mailorder magazine."
A Perfect World: The Making of 'The Stepford Wives' (2004) (V)
 -  mentioned a few times
Stepford: A Definition (2004) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Stepford: The Architects (2004) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Weeds: Suburban Shakedown (2005) (TV)
 -  mentioned once
"Stargate: Atlantis: Irresistible (#3.3)" (2006)
 -  Sheppard refers to a bunch of the Atlantis crew as "Stepford Wives"
Diggers (2006)
 -  someone is called a "Stepford wife"
Glass House: The Good Mother (2006) (V)
 -  "Actually, I'm not really into that whole Stepford Wives look."
"Heroes: Chapter Eleven 'Fallout' (#1.11)" (2006/II)
 -  Claire says, "It's like the 'Stepford Body Snatchers' or something."
"Supernatural: Lucifer Rising (#4.22)" (2009)
 -  Dean says, "It's a lot better than being some Stepford bitch in paradise."
"Heroes: Chapter Four 'Hysterical Blindness' (#4.5)" (2009/II)
 -  Gretchen compares Claire's sorority to "The Stepford Wives."

Featured in

Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 2 (1996) (V)
The Stepford Life (2001) (V)
 -  this is an anniversary documentary for the film

Spoofed in

Disturbing Behavior (1998)
The Virgin Suicides (1999)
The Breastford Wives (2007) (V)
 -  erotic spoof, in addition to title

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