--- title: 'The Stepfather (1987)' type: 'film' director: 'Joseph Ruben' released: '1987-01-23' runtime_minutes: 89 certification: 'R' genres: - 'Horror' countries: - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-stepfather-1987' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094035/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # The Stepfather (1987) 1987 · R · 89 min · Horror · United States ## Synopsis The Stepfather is a 1987 American psychological horror film directed by Joseph Ruben and starring Terry O'Quinn, Jill Schoelen, and Shelley Hack. O'Quinn stars as an identity-assuming serial killer who marries a widow with a teenage daughter. Having killed his previous family and changed his identity, his murderous tendencies continue after his stepdaughter becomes suspicious of him. The film is loosely based on the life of mass murderer John List, although the plot is more commonly associated with slasher films of the era. The film was written by Donald E. Westlake, from a story by Westlake, Carolyn Lefcourt and Brian Garfield, with an uncredited rewrite by David Loughery. ## Credits - **Director:** [Joseph Ruben](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-ruben) - **Screenplay:** [Donald E. Westlake](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-e-westlake) - **Original Music Composer:** [Patrick Moraz](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-moraz) - **Director of Photography:** [John Lindley](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lindley) - **Editor:** [George Bowers](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-bowers) ## Cast - [Robyn Stevan](https://cinepixo.com/people/robyn-stevan) - [Jill Schoelen](https://cinepixo.com/people/jill-schoelen) - [Shelley Hack](https://cinepixo.com/people/shelley-hack) - [Terry O'Quinn](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-o-quinn) - [Stephen Shellen](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-shellen) - [Blu Mankuma](https://cinepixo.com/people/blu-mankuma) - [Gillian Barber](https://cinepixo.com/people/gillian-barber) - [Gabrielle Rose](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabrielle-rose) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-stepfather-1987 Film facts: Wikidata (Q953162); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.