FILM CLUB - THE STEPFORD WIVES (2004)

24th Sep 2025 - 24th Sep 2025

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About The Show

In "The Stepford Wives" (2004), Joanna Eberhart, a successful television executive, experiences a nervous breakdown after a disastrous reality show. She and her husband, Walter, relocate to the seemingly idyllic town of Stepford, Connecticut. There, Joanna and her friend Bobbie discover that the Stepford wives are unnervingly perfect and submissive, leading them to investigate the Men's Association and suspect the men are replacing their wives with robotic replicas. 

 

Here's a more detailed breakdown:

• Setting the Scene:

  Joanna Eberhart, a powerful TV executive, is fired after a show she created goes awry, leading to a shooting. 

   
• New Beginnings:

  Walter, her husband, decides they should move to Stepford, a seemingly perfect gated community in Connecticut, to escape the stress. 

   
• Disturbing Observations:

  In Stepford, Joanna notices that the wives are unnaturally perfect, overly submissive, and seemingly lack free will. 

   
• Friendship and Investigation:

  Joanna befriends Bobbie, another new arrival, and together they begin to investigate the Stepford men's association, finding that the women are becoming increasingly robotic. 

   
• The Truth Unveiled:

  Joanna and Bobbie discover that the Stepford men are replacing their wives with sophisticated robots, designed to be perfectly subservient. 

   
• The Threat of Replacement:

  The two friends realize they are next on the list to be replaced, and they must find a way to expose the truth and escape Stepford. 

   
• A Race Against Time:

  Joanna and Bobbie race against time to find a way to stop the men's club and prevent further replacements, while also trying to maintain their own sanity.