Family Plot
by Alfred Hitchcock
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Actor: Barbara Harris, Bruce Dern, Ed Lauter, Karen Black, William DevaneDirector: Alfred Hitchcock
Brand: NBC Universal
Cinematographer: Leonard J. South
Producer: Alfred Hitchcock
Editor: J. Terry Williams
Writer: Ernest Lehman
Writer: Victor Canning
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Dubbed)
Format: Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Original recording remastered, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 121 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-02-07
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios
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DVD Review: A Final Bow from the Master
Summary: 5 Stars
This was not suppose to be the final film of Alfred Hitchcock. He was in the planning stages of his next film when his poor health finally caught up with him and he gracefully retired.
But while "Family Plot" is not up to the level of his greatest works, it is a very entertaining and enjoyable romp that I have watched around a dozen times. And it is just as fun to watch the first time as the 12th time.
The plot is typical Hitchcock, two sets of couples who's lives are about to cross. Yet the tone of the film is more wry comedy, rather than pure suspense. I will not give away all the details, suffice to say that this film has the feel of an old hand in charge. Scenes flow with an ease that young directors can only dream of accomplishing.
For this DVD the print has been remastered and it looks great. A vast improvement over the grainy prints we've been delt with over the years which made this film look more like a tv movie of the week.
Also included is a wonderful documentary detailing the experiences of this film complete with new interviews of Bruce Dern, William Devane, Composer John Williams, & Karen Black (who's career has mirrored Barbara Harris in some ways). All three actors tell delightful stories about the making of the film and it comes as no shock that the best Hitchcock impression comes from Karen Black. Sadly, Barbara Harris is missing along with Katherine Helmond (of "Soap" & "Who's the Boss" fame), she has only one scene where she speaks, but she does deliver the most memorable visual of the film, the kicking over of the tombstone.
Other DVD extras include storyboards for the car/mountain scene, production photos, & trailers that promoted the film.
This is a very neat, very complete package for the DVD presentation of this film and I hope that the others in this series of "Alfred Hitchcock Masterpiece" Collection live up to the standard set with "Family Plot".
Tidbits:
- Hitchcock "appears" much later in the film (about 45 minutes in) that was typical for him. After "Notorious", Hitch usually appeared quite early in films (like during the opening credits for "North by Northwest") because he found out that audiences sometimes missed plot points while waiting for him to appear.
- The movie "Dazed and Confused", which is set in Texas in 1976, has "Family Plot" on the drive-in movie marquee seen early in the film.
- The kidnap victim seen early in the film (and the subject of an extended interview by the FBI) is none other than Nicholas Colasanto, who later played "Coach" in the NBC comedy series "Cheers".
- One nice side product of the improved print of the film is that it's quite clear that in the first "kitchen" scene with Karen Black (after they leave Mr. Colosanto at the golf course) that she is wearing nothing underneath her quite tight sweater.
Description of Family Plot
A wealthy old woman hires a con man (Bruce Dern) and a phony psychic (Barbara Harris) to find her long-lost nephew. The results are diabolically funny as this suspense-comedy combines mystery and mayhem in nonstop excitement from beginning to end. Co-starring Karen Black and William Devane. Starring: Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris, William Devane, Karen Black, Ed Lauter, Cathleen Nesbitt, Katherine Helmond, Warren J. Kemmerling, Nicholas Colasanto Directed by: Alfred HitchcockBestsellers in DVD
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