Stepfather II1989

Director
Jeff Burr

Actors

Terry O'Quinn (Jerry Blake/Gene Clifford/The Stepfather)
Meg Foster (Carol Grayland)
Caroline Williams (Matty Crimmins)
Jonathan Brandis (Todd Grayland)
Henry Brown (Dr. Joseph Danvers)
Mitchell Laurance (Phil Grayland)

After escaping the asylum in which he was incarcerated, Jerry Blake impersonates a marriage counselor and manages to win over a patient and her young son.
After surviving being shot and stabbed at the end of the previous film, Jerry Blake is institutionalized in Puget Sound, Washington. Blake has meetings with his psychiatrist. Having gained his trust he kills the psychiatrist and a guard. Arriving at a train depot, Blake kills and robs a traveling salesman for his car and money. He checks into a hotel, alters his appearance, assumes the identity of deceased publisher Gene F. Clifford. Blake travels to Palm Meadows, Los Angeles and sets his sights on local woman Carol, slowly winning her heart. Carol’s son, Todd, grows suspicious of his mom’s new lover, however, and tensions reach the boiling point at the couple’s wedding.
“O’Quinn is really good as the apparently loving, if a little traditional, stepfather with a good dose of barely contained murderous rage. It has the same made-for-TV feel as the original which is part of the charm.” – Eat Horror
“This is a likable movie, driven by Terry O’Quinn’s fab performance as the crazed would-be patriarch. He’s particularly fab during his flip-out scenes- he sure can channel some rage.” – Final Girl
“Anyway, ‘Stepfather II’ is about the best sequel to ‘The Stepfather’ one could hope for. As he did with the underrated ‘Leatherface’, director Jeff Burr brings some nice dark/dry humor to the proceedings.” – Horror Movie A Day