Spooky and controversial thriller, The Stepford Wives, was released in US theaters February 12, 1975. Based on Ira Levin's 1972 novel of the same name, it is the story about a woman who relocates with her husband and children to a picturesque, idyllic town in Connecticut, where the women are the "perfect wives". By 'perfect', they mean 'completely submissive'.
Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, and Tina Louise appear as some of the wives in Stepford.
Feminist groups were not pleased with the movie for its misogynistic tones, but many applaud it for its satire of domestic homelife, where men only want women with big breasts, frequent sex, and delicious meals.
Katharine Ross won a Saturn Award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films for Best Actress. The Stepford Wives was nominated for a Saturn for Best Science Fiction Film but lost to Rollerball.
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