Stepfather II

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Stepfather II

R

1989

1h 26m

Horror

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After cheating death by surviving being both stabbed and shot, psychotic killer Jerry (Terry O'Quinn) is placed in a mental institution, but he soon murders his doctor and escapes. Taking on a dead man's identity, he moves to an upscale neighborhood in Los Angeles and sets his sights on local woman Carol (Meg Foster), slowly winning her heart. Carol's son, Todd (Jonathan Brandis), grows suspicious of his mom's new lover, however, and tensions reach the boiling point at the couple's wedding.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

05/20/2011

C-

Rarely has a sequel followed its predecessor's exact template like this thoroughly imitative follow-up.

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Paul Lê

Bloody Disgusting

11/05/2024

3/5

The movie is not even remotely close to being the black sheep of the Stepfather family.

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Calum Baker

Radio Times

01/25/2024

2/5

A plot that teeters on so many improbabilities, all the way up to its murderous wedding reception, needs more than O'Quinn's priceless expression when his breakfast snaps, crackles and pops.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

08/30/2023

3/4

This brand of bad movie is unique because even while being bad, it allows the viewer to relish its awfulness and transform the experience into something enjoyable. This doesn’t happen often, but when it does, you should savor it.

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Bill Cosford

Miami Herald

08/18/2021

2/4

One of the defining characteristics of modem horror films is that no villain is ever truly dead, at least until the revenue curve is flat. And so comes Stepfather II.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

11/25/2009

2/4

...a tiresome sequel that boasts little worth recommending aside from Terry O'Quinn's expectedly electrifying performance.

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J H

@UpstateNYThriller 5d

7/10 Thriller, Slow Burn, Mystery Follow up from the first step father. Good sequel

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Julian C

@juliancooper_12 May 7

The exact same movie that the first one except there is no suspense. There was no need for a sequel since it was very predictable

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Caleb L

@RT83793999 Oct 5

A sequel that really only works because of just how good Terry O'Quinn is.

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Craig W.

@CJWolfe27 Sep 9

Not nearly as good as the first one, but ok

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Madam D

@Madam1948 02/22/2025

Not as good as the original, but better than I thought it would be.

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Alec B

@Alec97 01/10/2024

In a way it is more ambitious than its predecessor (trying to get into O'Quinn's head more is a great idea) but that doesn't translate into a better movie. Ultimately the problem is that the setup requires too many unbelievable situations and scenarios.

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Synopsis

After cheating death by surviving being both stabbed and shot, psychotic killer Jerry (Terry O'Quinn) is placed in a mental institution, but he soon murders his doctor and escapes. Taking on a dead man's identity, he moves to an upscale neighborhood in Los Angeles and sets his sights on local woman Carol (Meg Foster), slowly winning her heart. Carol's son, Todd (Jonathan Brandis), grows suspicious of his mom's new lover, however, and tensions reach the boiling point at the couple's wedding.

Director: Jeff Burr
Producer: William Burr, Darin Scott
Screenwriter: John Auerbach
Distributor: Millimeter Films
Production Co: Incorporated Television Company, Millimeter Films, Part II Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 3, 1989, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 26, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $255.3K
Runtime: 1h 26m