Daddy Dearest survived those gunshots and that penetrating knife wound he got at the end of the original. Now residing in a mental hospital, one track papa breaks out, kills a few people and settles in a nice neighborhood posing as a "family" head shrinker. There he hooks up with...( read more)
Jonathan Brandis, Meg Foster, Terry O'Quinn
After a daring escape from a psychiatric hospital, the Stepfather (Terry O'Quinn, TV's JAG), assumes a new identity and sets out in search of another family to marry into -- and kill! He finds the per...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 4, 2003
Stats: 76 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (76)
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June 4, 2008
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September 13, 2006
Wonderful Terry O'Quinn performance although the lack of Jill Schoelen makes this one not quite as good as the original.
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November 14, 2009
Terry O'Quinn is back as the crazy Stepfather who's in search of the perfect family. After escaping a psychiatric hospital he sets his eyes on a single mother (Meg Foster) and her son (Jonathan Brandis), But it's not going to be easy when her husband who was gone for a year retur...( read more)
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October 16, 2009
No where near as good as the first film. More a rehash. Terry O'Quinn is still good.
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November 8, 2009
Not a very strong sequel. Terry didn't seem like he was in the mode, like in the 1st. On top of that the story was really weak and the ending felt premature. Also, the family he moved in with weren't half the actors as the family fromt he first. Come to think of it, this was alot...( read more)
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October 18, 2009
This low budget workman like sequel is a mostly satisfying follow up to the original classic. Terry O'Quinn returns, this time with the excellent Meg Foster and Caroline Williams. Other than the performances, there's nothing really special going on here. One can't help but feel t...( read more)
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October 16, 2009
I liked it. It was better than the 3rd movie and worse than the original. Really offers nothing new but it was fun to watch.
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