Rent stepfather ii 1989 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Horror thriller 1989 93 minutes color complete title. 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. Michael harding penn badgely returns home from military school to find his mother susan sela ward happily in love and living with her new boyfriend david dylan walsh. Jonathan brandis, caroline williams, meg foster, terry oquinn. Make room for daddy is a 1989 psychological slasher film directed by jeff burr from a screenplay written by john. The stepfather 2 had the unenviable task of following the original film. Film critic roger ebert, from the chicago suntimes, gave the movie 2. Now he seems to have found the perfect future wife, with a. Stepfather 2 is just slick marketing trying to capitalize on unsettling art and failing badly, at that. Im surprised oquinn came back for the sequel, which at the time i thought was inferior to the original, but now its a bit of a guilty pleasure and i like a lot of the things they did.
The stepfather is a 2009 american slasher film and a remake of the 1987 horror film of the same title. The film was theatrically released on january 23, 1987 in the united states. Caroline williams and meg foster are very good in this, despite the surrounding movie. The stepfather seems to be having more fun this time around, cracking more jokes and killing more people. Make room for daddy was a good sequel to the first movie made in the 1980s in the advent of the slasher flick genre. Stepfather 2 is my favorite of the two with terry o quinn nobody is more convincing as the psychopathic stepfather than oquinn i would definatley give stepfather 2 5 stars and if you havnt seen this film it is worth checking out. Petite orphans banged roughly be their new stepfathers.
I actually enjoy stepfather 2 more than the first stepfather movie. This time around, he has a stepson jonathan brandis of neverending story 2 fame. Rent stepfather ii 1989 starring terry oquinn and meg foster on dvd and bluray. The stepfather 2 make room for daddy 1989 the stepfather 2 make room for daddy 1989 the stepfather 2 make room for daddy 1989. Matt stevens is newly divorced and is staying at his friends adam russo. Terry oquinn is back as the villainous stepfather in question.
He becomes increasingly suspicious of the man and wonders if the pleasant exterior hides a sinister side. The haunting theme does a lot for creating a truly sinister atmosphere. Stepfather ii make room for daddy the stepfather escapes an insane asylum and winds up in another town, this time impersonating a marriage counselor. Carolyn lefcourt characters, brian garfield characters 2 more credits.
But with stepfathers luck carol foster has a meddling exhusband, a snoop of a best friend williams and likes pre marital sex will stepboy be on time for. A chilling descent into the fatal madness of a killer. After escaping the insane asylum in which he was incarcerated, jerry blake terry oquinn impersonates a marriage counselor and manages to win over a patient meg foster and her young son jonathan brandis. When michael harding penn badgley returns home from military school, he discovers that his mother sela ward has a new man, named david dylan walsh, in her life. With penn badgley, dylan walsh, sela ward, amber heard.
The film turns out to be an inferior remake from successful original. Make room for daddy is a 1989 psychological slasher film directed by jeff burr from a screenplay written by john auerbach. Watch the stepfather online stream full movie directv. The label family film doesnt quite stick to the stepfather, helmer nelson mccormicks virtually bloodless remake of the 1987 horrorthriller that spawned a minifranchise.
It is the sequel to the first stepfather 1987 and stars terry oquinn as the title character, a tragically flawed sociopath and a master of disguise who escapes a sanitarium and enters the life of a single mother with the intent of marrying her, murdering everyone who gets in. He was in the 2 older versions of the film and is not in stepfather 3 which is not as good as 1 and 2. A wheelchairbound boy uses his computer skills to investigate the true identity of the menacing figure romancing his divorced mother. Armed with terry oquinns magnetic performance, the stepfather ultimately manages to overcome its almost aggressively uneven atmosphere to establish itself as a solid little 80s thriller. Stepfather 2, however, is the superior film in my opinion. Like when he kills meg fosters boyfriend and the lighting goes hot blue and the shadows sharpen and the reflection of blood and bottleglass is so stark its like a nightmare.
Stepfather ii is a 1989 psychological thriller film directed by jeff burr from a screenplay written by john auerbach. Paul mavis is an internationally published film and television historian, a member of the online film critics society, and the author of the espionage filmography. The first stepfather, despite its unfounded relegation to common slasher distinction, is a horrorthriller of legitimate. Despite the pisspoor reception of this sequel, i cannot deny that i enjoyed stepfather 2 almost as much as the original. Tonight, daddys coming home to slice up more than just the cake after a daring escape from a psychiatric hospital, the stepfather terry oquinn tvs lost assumes a new identity and sets out in search of a new family to marry into and kill. The film was directed by nelson mccormick and stars dylan walsh, sela ward, penn badgley, amber heard and jon tenney. Though david makes michaels mother very happy, michael cannot seem to shake feelings of distrust. The stepfather, terry o quinn, is a psychotic killer now free to seek out another perfect family to adopt. Stepfather 2 begins with the stepfather whose real name we really never know because he has so many of them in a mental institutionprison following the events of the first film where he. You have to remember that this film was basically made in only 4 months.
Stepfather ii 1989 after cheating death by surviving being both stabbed and shot, psychotic killer jerry terry oquinn is placed in a mental institution, but he soon murders his doctor and. The original was directed by joseph ruben and shot from a script by donald westlake. I too noticed that stepboy has more one liners and that some of the characters are obviously put in the film to get in. Stepfather ii is a 1989 psychological thriller film directed by jeff burr from a. If you havent seen the original stepfather movie, its worth watching. Beyond the more lackadaisical writing and filmmaking, this doesnt really have much to say, unlike the previous film. Theirs was a love that no one understood and nothing could break. The stepfather has an 88% approval rating from rotten tomatoes and an average rating of 6. The stepfather 2 is such an outrageously good looking film.
And then theres terry oquinn who plays the character just right. Read the stepfather 2 movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. The family killer with a gleam in his eye returns to build his own slice of the american dream in stepfather 2. Stepfather ii 1989 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. After murdering his entire family, a man marries a widow with a teenage daughter in another town and prepares to do it all over again. Watch the stepfather iii 1992 full movie free online.
In the late 1980s, just as the decade was winding down, itc entertainment, no doubt looking to capitalize on the booming vhs market, decided to commission a couple of direct to video sequels, each based around two of their more well received properties. If you enjoyed this scene from stepfather 2 a sequel the original 1987 film the stepfather please leave a comment down below and hit that like. The stepfather 2 1989 caroline williams meg foster terry oquinn. The stepfather 2 is a film directed by nica noelle and from her studio icon male. It is the sequel to the first stepfather 1987 and stars terry oquinn as the title character. Stepfather 2 definitely follows the same formula, but focuses on the courtship leading up to the marriage rather than the marriage itself. Make room for daddy had q uite a bit of horror community buzz as the first big film for director jeff burr, who caused a minor stir with his grisly horror anthology, the offspring aka from a whisper to a scream. The film which details oquinns serial family killer jerry blake ongoing efforts at winning over his new wifes suspicious teenage daughter jill. Stepfather 2 make room for daddy dvd, 2009 for sale. The cast includes meg foster, caroline williams, and jonathan brandis. It has since gained a cult following and was followed by two sequels, stepfather ii 1989 and stepfather iii 1992, and a remake, also called the stepfather, released on october 16, 2009. Special edition for oquinns performance, a few amusing scenes in the film, one or two good slasher moments, and some entertaining extras. With terry oquinn, jill schoelen, shelley hack, charles lanyer.
Rarely does a film score stick in my head, but this one does. After escaping from an insane asylum, the stepfather poses as a marriage counselor to win over a woman, and eliminates anyone who comes. Watch stepfather 2 1989 full movie free online streaming tubi. Stepfather ii 1989 terry oquinn, a great script, and great direction made the original stepfather 1987 a critical hit. Matty, caroline williams, is the best friend who first encourages carols newfound relationship, then is destroyed by it. It begins with an opening montage, recapping the end of the first film. Watch stepfather 2 1989 full movie free online streaming. After escaping the insane asylum in which he was incarcerated, jerry blake terry oquinn impersonates a marriage counselor and manages to win over a patient meg foster and. Also, the full title of this is actually stepfather 2.
Carol grayland, meg foster, and her yearold son, todd, jonathan brandis, become the target of his attention. Stepfather 2 is a very underrated horror sequel, in my opinion. Discover the growing collection of high quality most relevant xxx movies and clips. Upon its initial release, stepfather 2 sometimes shown under the irritating title of stepfather 2. Read about the stepfather 2 dvd and browse other dvd movies. 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.