Family Plot (1976)
Product Information
Product Details: Family Plot (1976)
- Edition:
- DVD Anamorphic Widescreen. See other editions
- MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Release Date:
- 02/07/2006
- UPC:
- 025192830525
- Directed by:
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Featuring:
- Karen Black, Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris. See all cast
Synopsis: Family Plot (1976)
Synopis: FAMILY PLOT was Alfred Hitchcock's 54th and final film; he died on April 29, 1980. The film was Hitchcock's second biggest box office success. Once again the master has made a film that involves one of his favorite themes--doubling--with one character providing a dark counterpoint to the hero, acting out all his or her repressed, negative desires, as in SHADOW OF A DOUBT and STRANGERS ON A TRAIN. In this film, the two couples, one criminal but amiable and the other criminal but violent, provide a stark contrast with one another. The parallel couples also provide emotional counterbalance to one another as Hitchcock weaves alternating threads of humor and cruelty to create this layered story. When a rich, guilt-ridden dowager visits a psychic (Barbara Harris) for help in finding her family's long-abandoned heir, she sets off more than a search for a missing person. Unbeknownst to the lady, the psychic is a phony, and the lure of dollars sends her, along with her cabdriver husband (Bruce Dern), in hot pursuit of the lost beneficiary. Their bumbling search, however, threatens to interfere with established criminal interests, and, unknowingly, the couple's doggedness leads them into harm's way. The film was based on THE RAINBIRD PATTERN, a novel by Victor Canning.Features: Family Plot (1976)
Features: DVD Features:Region 1
Snap Case With Sleeves
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono - English
Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono - French
Subtitles - English (SDH)
Subtitles - Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Featurette - PLOTTING FAMILY PLOT
Trailer - Original Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Production Notes
Stills/Photos - Production Photographs
Storyboards - Storyboards: The Chase Scene
User Reviews: Family Plot
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HITCHCOCK'S LAST HURRAH
, March 5, 2001Reviewer: urbancow2001 - See all urbancow2001's reviewsDis-missed by most critics and audiences. FAMILY PLOT is a smart and entertaining film. The DVD is a pleasure. The Film itself needs a restoration very badly, but the documentary 'Plotting Family Plot' is very entertaining. The cast members talk about experiences working with Hitch. Bruce Dern, even though he worked frequently in the past on Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Marnie was 15th choice for the role of Lumely. Al Pacino was first choice but Hitchcock would not pay his fee. William Devane tells of his first day and Hitch took a pause to check is pacemaker. And John Williams, hot off the success of JAWS spoke about being fresh to the movie scoring scene and Hitchcocks falling out with Bernard Hermann. There is also footage of the Universal Guards waving his car through the gates as Hitchcock gets driven onto the lot, and so much more. Great stuff. A highly recommended DVD. ...
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