A former summer camp caretaker, horribly burned from a prank gone wrong, lurks around an upstate New York summer camp bent on killing the teenagers responsible for his disfigurement. The Stepfather is a 2009 American slasher film and a remake of the 1987 horror film of the same title.The film was directed by Nelson McCormick and stars Dylan Walsh, Sela Ward, Penn Badgley, Amber Heard and Jon Tenney.

After escaping from an insane asylum, the Stepfather poses as a marriage counselor to win over a woman, and eliminates anyone who comes between them. Stepfather II ( 1989) Photos. Jerry goes into the basement of the house and begins maniacally rambling to himself, unaware that Stephanie has also entered the basement.

However, other people try to get in his way to marry her. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. After packing his things, Henry leaves through the front door of his house, nonchalantly passing the butchered remains of his family and others. Use the HTML below. All is well until his new stepdaughter Scarlett goes missing too, and the past comes back to haunt him.

The film ends with Stephanie cutting down a birdhouse she and Jerry had built during the time they bonded. Needing Phil out of the way, Gene persuades Carol to send him over for a meeting, during which Gene smashes a bottle on his head then stabs him to death. It has since gained a Henry Morrison washes off blood in a bathroom, before changing his appearance and putting his belongings into a suitcase. As Gene prepares to kill Carol with a knife she used to stab him, Todd breaks out of the closet and saves his mother, knocking the knife out of Gene's hand and stabbing him in the chest with a claw hammer, apparently killing him. Realizing his mistake, Jerry bashes Susan with the phone and knocks her down the basement stairs.
Stephanie runs out on Jerry and Susan because Susan says Jerry is her father, though he's not. An extremely successful dentist goes off the deep end after he catches his wife cheating on him.

An adroit witches' blend of Ozzie & Harriet and Psycho, The Stepfather was scripted by suspense veteran Donald E. Westlake.

Certificate: R Gene begins courting Carol, eventually winning over her and Todd, but Phil returns, wanting to reconcile with his wife.

A psychopathic killer terrorizes a babysitter, then returns seven years later to menace her again. Was this review helpful to you? This sequel was pointless but it turned out better that I thought it would.

Boarding a ferry, Henry throws the suitcase containing the objects from his former life into the ocean. The next day, Jerry informs Stephanie of Bondurant's death and succeeds in bonding with her.


Directed by Joseph Ruben. As soon as his new family members show signs of being human and not robots who will march unquestioningly to his tune, his dreams of domestic bliss begin to crumble, and he kills them.

Jerry's newfound relationship with his stepdaughter is quickly cut short when he catches Stephanie kissing her boyfriend, Paul. Horror As Carol and Todd walk into the wedding ceremony, everyone is shocked to see them covered in blood until Carol collapses on the floor.



Showing all 3 items Jump to: Summaries (2) Synopsis (1) Summaries ... Leaving the basement, Stephanie finds the newspaper mentioning Jerry's earlier killings and comes to believe her stepfather is the murderer Henry Morrison mentioned in the article. A mental patient embarks on a murder spree upon escaping from an institution. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist.Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends.

It grossed $2.4 million at the box office and was well-received by critics.