The term "Stepford Wife" has since entered the English language as shorthand for someone who is spookily submissive or a robotically perfect image.
It visualizes the "feminist nightmare"—the fear that men’s true desire isn’t a partner, but a domestic appliance that looks like a supermodel. The Stepford WivesMovie | 1975
What would you give for a "perfect" life? In the sleepy suburb of Stepford, Connecticut, the lawns are manicured, the coffee is always fresh-perked, and the wives are never—not ever—unhappy. Released in February 1975, The Stepford Wives remains one of the most unsettling blends of science fiction, social satire, and psychological horror ever put to film. The term "Stepford Wife" has since entered the
The Horror of "Perfect": Why The Stepford Wives (1975) Still Haunts Our Dreams the lawns are manicured