Family Plot (1976)

Director:

Alfred Hitchcock

Writers:

Victor Canning (novel)
Ernest Lehman (writer)

Release Date:

9 abril 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Thriller

Frase comercial:

From the devious mind of Alfred Hitchcock, a diabolically entertaining motion picture.

Plot:

Lighthearted suspense film about a phony psychic/con artist and her taxi driver/private investigator boyfriend who encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.

Plot Keywords:

Winking At Audience | Diamond | Deception | Heir | Detective

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 2 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A most enjoyable film

Cast

Karen Black	...	Fran
Bruce Dern	...	George
Barbara Harris	...	Blanche
William Devane	...	Adamson
Ed Lauter	...	Maloney
Cathleen Nesbitt	...	Julia Rainbird
Katherine Helmond	...	Mrs. Maloney
Warren J. Kemmerling	...	Grandison
Edith Atwater	...	Mrs. Clay
William Prince	...	Bishop
Nicholas Colasanto	...	Constantine
Marge Redmond	...	Mrs. Hannagan
John Lehne	...	Bush
Charles Tyner	...	Wheeler
Alexander Lockwood	...	Parson
Martin West	...	Sanger
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Alan Fudge	...	Helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock	...	Silhouette at office of Vital Statistics (uncredited)
Louise Lorimer	...	Ida Cookson (uncredited)
Kate Murtagh	...	(uncredited)
John Steadman	...	Old man in cemetary (uncredited)
Clint Young	...	(uncredited)

Dirigida por
Alfred Hitchcock

Créditos del guión
Victor Canning		(novel "The Rainbird Pattern")
Ernest Lehman		(writer)

Producida por
Alfred Hitchcock	....	producer (uncredited)

Música original por
John Williams

Fotografía por
Leonard J. South

Montaje por
J. Terry Williams

Diseño de producción por
Henry Bumstead

Decorados
James W. Payne

Diseño de vestuario por
Edith Head

Departamento de maquillaje
Jack Barron	....	makeup artist

Dirección de producción
Ernest B. Wehmeyer	....	unit production manager

Ayudante de dirección
Wayne A. Farlow	....	second assistant director
Howard G. Kazanjian	....	first assistant director
John Slosser	....	additional second assistant director (uncredited)
Don Zepfel	....	dga trainee (uncredited)

Art Department
Thomas Wright	....	production illustrator (as Thomas J. Wright)
Douglas Freeman	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Departamento de sonido
James R. Alexander	....	sound (as James Alexander)
Robert L. Hoyt	....	sound
Roger Heman Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Earl Madery	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Roger Sword	....	supervising sound editor (uncredited)

Visual Effects
Albert Whitlock	....	special visual effects

Especialistas
Dick Warlock	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jesse Wayne	....	stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Tim Ryan	....	dolly grip (uncredited)

Transportation Department
John Tuell	....	transportation (uncredited)

Otros miembros del equipo
Peggy Robertson	....	assistant: Mr. Hitchcock
Lois Thurman	....	script supervisor
Charles Lippincott	....	publicist (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1976) (USA) (theatrical)
• CIC (1976) (France) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1977) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• CIC (1976) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (laserdisc)
• Universal Home Video (Brazil) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Universal Studios Home Video (DVD)

Other Companies

• Universal Title  titles and opticals

También conocida como:

Deceit (USA) (working title)
Missing Heir (USA) (working title)
Trama macabra (Argentina) [es]
Trama, La (Spain) [es]

Duración:

121 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Clasificación:

South Korea:15 | West Germany:12 (f) | Spain:18 | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Australia:PG | Argentina:13 | Singapore:PG | USA:PG | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1987) | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Angeles Crest, Angeles National Forest, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivialidades:

Alfred Hitchcock was famous for making his actors follow the script to the word, but in this movie he let the characters improvise and use their own dialogue.

Goofs:

Continuity: The amount of beer in George's glass at the diner while waiting for Maloney, increases after he takes a drink.

Quotes:

Blanche: You're such a fink!
George: What'd you call me?
Blanche: A fink!
George: [chuckles] If I'm a fink, honey, then you're an ungrateful bitch.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 'Silent Running': A Conversation with Bruce Dern, 'Lowell Freeman' (2002) (V)

Soundtrack:

Rejoice, the Lord Is King

A most enjoyable film

I really like this movie. It's a great little story that's fun to watch. This is Hitchcock's last movie and I think it's as good as any. I guess you could call this a mystery with a little humor injected into it. Does it have suspense? I don't know. But what else would you call it? I think it's a pretty good mystery and all the characters are quite believable. I think the choice of actors for each part was good. I give this movie an 8 on a scale of 1 to 10. I'd rate it higher, but it's got some mild swearing and a bit of sexual innuendo. But all in all it's worth seeing next time you find it on TV.