Stepfather 2 (1989)
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A passable sequel to the excellent sleeper hit that preceded it, this film steers its story in a cartoonish, less horrific direction. Terry O'Quinn returns as the nameless family man who butchered one nuclear unit and was on his way to dispatching another when he was (seemingly) fatally stabbed.… More A passable sequel to the excellent sleeper hit that preceded it, this film steers its story in a cartoonish, less horrific direction. Terry O'Quinn returns as the nameless family man who butchered one nuclear unit and was on his way to dispatching another when he was (seemingly) fatally stabbed. It turns out that he wasn't killed after all but was captured and sent to the loony bin. Now the deranged control freak has murdered his jailers and escaped from the institution. Establishing himself in a small, idyllic town as a family counselor, he thinks that he's found the perfect candidate for a family in Carol (Meg Foster), the real estate agent who lives across the street, and her son, Todd (Jonathan Brandis), who adores his mom's new boyfriend. Unfortunately, Carol's irresponsible husband shows up unexpectedly after abandoning his family -- and nosy neighbors and a variety of others stand as obstacles in the stepfather's path to perfection. The first film, The Stepfather (1987), by writer Donald E. Westlake was very loosely based on the real-life story of long-time fugitive John List, lending the film an eerie, skin-crawling air of psychological authenticity that this sequel entirely lacks. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
Critic Reviews
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Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
Rarely has a sequel followed its predecessor's exact template like this thoroughly imitative follow-up.
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...a tiresome sequel that boasts little worth recommending aside from Terry O'Quinn's expectedly electrifying performance.
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Lori Hoffman, Atlantic City Weekly
The original is great; this is lousy.
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Cast
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Terry O'Quinn
as The Stepfather
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Meg Foster
as Carol Grayland
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Caroline Williams
as Matty Crimmins
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Jonathan Brandis
as Todd Grayland
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Henry Brown
as Dr. Joseph Danvers
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Mitchell Laurance
as Phil Grayland
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Leon Martell
as Smitty
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Renata Scott
as Betty Willis
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John O'Leary
as Sam Watkins
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Eric Brown
as Hotel Attendant
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Miriam Byrd-Nethery
as Sally Jenkins
