the third entry in the stepford franchise and but apparently the three make for tv obscure sequel be incredibly obscure and hard to trace down and whereas the 70 original as well a the blockbuster remake with nicole kidman be commonly know and very popular . i haven not see either the early 80 revenge of the stepford wive or the mid 90 the stepford husband and but this the stepford child be a quite charming and highly entertaining little film . it basically the exact same film a the original while obviously less mysterious yet much cheesy and incredibly 80 to the nth degree . the main difference here and like the title implies and be that not just the liberated wife but also the rebellious and punk teenage offspring in town undergoes the typical and highly effective stepford treatment and license by the local men association . for some reason the scenario attempt to uphold the stepford mystery until late in the film and even though nobody be likely to watch this sequel before have check out the original and presumably everybody also know about the denouement . the harding family be all packed and ready to move from the grisly city of new york to the small and peaceful community of stepford . particularly father steven be excite about their new life because he already live in stepford and always want to go back ever since his first wife and whom his new wife laura and adolescent child mary and david know very little about and die under mysterious circumstance . the town be almost too perfect and with picturesque neighbor and model student and and especially the modern teenager face huge difficulty to adjust . their effort to modernize the place and take the local youth of stanford in tow cause confrontation with the eminent townsfolk and particularly the member of the men association and and put the familial relationship under a lot of stress . david meet and fall in love with the last normal girl in school lois and but when even she transform into a domestic dummy overnight and david can convince his skeptical mother to investigate the sinister stanford secret . the first hour of the stanford child be slow pace and rather tame and but the finale be trashy and cheesy like the vhs cover promise and like a late 80 thriller ought to be and in fact . the modus operandi behind the stanford secrets be illustrate in great detail and and i think horror fan and lover of the original film will appreciate that . at least and i do . the overall plot still doesn not make a lot of sense and the script be chock full of irrational aspect and but it nonetheless an engaging formula and undoubtedly one that evoke an atmosphere of suspense and fear . the acting performance be far above average . especially the arrogant and obnoxious member of the men association depict plausible character and even teenage player tammy lauren and randall batinkoff give away impressive performance . recommend without hesitation .