Question: The Stepford Husbands is a film inspired by the original 1975 film "The Stepford Wives" that was directed by whom?
Context: The Stepford Wives is a 1975 American science-fiction horror film based on the 1972 Ira Levin novel of the same name.  It was directed by Bryan Forbes with a screenplay by William Goldman, and stars Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, and Peter Masterson. Dee Wallace or Dee Wallace Stone (born Deanna Bowers on December 14, 1948) is an American actress.  She is known for her scream queen roles in several popular films in the horror genre, including "The Hills Have Eyes" (1977), "The Howling" (1981) and "Cujo" (1983).  Her most widely seen role is a starring role as Elliott's mother, Mary, in the Steven Spielberg film "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (1982).  Her other film appearances include "The Stepford Wives" (1975), "10" (1979) and "Critters" (1986).  She was nominated for the 2016 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Guest Performer in a Drama Series for her role on the ABC soap opera "General Hospital". Nanette Newman (born 29 May 1934) is an English actress and author.  She appeared in nine films directed by her husband Bryan Forbes, including "Séance on a Wet Afternoon" (1964), "The Whisperers" (1967), "Deadfall" (1968), "The Stepford Wives" (1975) and "International Velvet" (1978) for which she won the Evening Standard Film Award for Best Actress.  She was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for another Forbes directed film, "The Raging Moon" (1971). Revenge of the Stepford Wives is a 1980 American made-for-television science fiction-thriller film inspired by the Ira Levin novel "The Stepford Wives".  It was directed by Robert Fuest with a screenplay by David Wiltse and starring Sharon Gless, Julie Kavner, Don Johnson, Arthur Hill, and Audra Lindley.  It is the first in a series of sequels inspired by the 1972 novel and the original 1975 film "The Stepford Wives". The Stepford Wives is a 2004 American science-fiction comedy film.  It was directed by Frank Oz from a screenplay by Paul Rudnick and stars Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, Bette Midler, Christopher Walken, Faith Hill and Glenn Close.  The film is a remake of the 1975 film of the same title; both films are based on the Ira Levin novel "The Stepford Wives".  The remake grossed $102 million worldwide on a $90 million budget. The Stepford Wives is a 1972 satirical thriller novel by Ira Levin.  The story concerns Joanna Eberhart, a photographer and young mother who begins to suspect that the frighteningly submissive housewives in her new idyllic Connecticut neighborhood may be robots created by their husbands. Disturbing Behavior is a 1998 American science fiction horror film starring James Marsden, Katie Holmes, and Nick Stahl.  The screenplay, written by Scott Rosenberg, follows a group of high school outcasts who are horrified by their "Blue Ribbon" classmates, and was compared unfavorably by most critics to the 1975 thriller, "The Stepford Wives."  The film was directed by David Nutter, who was a director and producer of "The X-Files" as well as a director and co-executive producer of "Millennium". Bryan Forbes, CBE ( ; born John Theobald Clarke; 22 July 1926 – 8 May 2013) was an English film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor and novelist, described as a "Renaissance man" and "one of the most important figures in the British film industry".  He directed the film "The Stepford Wives" (1975) and wrote and directed several other critically acclaimed films, including "Whistle Down the Wind" (1961), "Séance on a Wet Afternoon" (1964), and "King Rat" (1965).  He also scripted several films directed by others, such as "The League of Gentlemen" (1960), "The Angry Silence" (1960) and "Only Two Can Play" (1962). The Stepford Husbands is a 1996 American made-for-television thriller-drama film inspired by the Ira Levin novel "The Stepford Wives".  It was directed by Fred Walton with a screenplay by brothers Ken Wheat and Jim Wheat and starring Donna Mills, Michael Ontkean, Cindy Williams, Sarah Douglas and Louise Fletcher.  It is the third in a series of sequels inspired by the 1972 novel and the original 1975 film "The Stepford Wives". The Stepford Children is a 1987 American made-for-television science fiction-thriller film inspired by the Ira Levin novel "The Stepford Wives".  It was directed by Alan J. Levi with a screenplay by Bill Bleich and starring Barbara Eden, Don Murray, Tammy Lauren, Randall Batinkoff and Pat Corley.  It is the second in a series of sequels inspired by the 1972 novel and the original 1975 film "The Stepford Wives".
Answer: Bryan Forbes