Rent Family Plot (1976)
3.4 of 5 from 101 ratings
1h 45min
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- Synopsis:
- When a wealthy woman unwittingly hires a con man and a phony psychic to find her missing heir, the results are diabolically funny in Alfred Hitchcock's tongue-in-cheek mystery thriller. Bruce Dern and Barbara Harris star as a conniving couple plotting to bilk an old lady out of her fortune by pretending to find her long-lost nephew (William Devane). Meanwhile, Devane, a larcenous jeweller, and his beautiful girlfriend (Karen Black) have kidnapped a rich Greek shipping magnate for ransom. Together they're on a nonstop merry-go-round of mystery, murder and mayhem that combines suspense and comedy for unforgettable entertainment.
- Actors:
- Karen Black, Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris, William Devane, Ed Lauter, Cathleen Nesbitt, Katherine Helmond, Warren J. Kemmerling, Edith Atwater, William Prince, Nicholas Colasanto, Marge Redmond, John Lehne, Charles Tyner, Alexander Lockwood, Martin West, Elisabeth Brooks, Carl Byrd, Dee Carroll, Alan Fudge
- Directors:
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Producers:
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Writers:
- Ernest Lehman, Victor Canning
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- Cinema Paradiso's 2024 Centenary Club: Part 2, People of the Pictures, Remembering M. Emmet Walsh, The Film Highlights of 1980, Top 10 Best Last Films, Top 10 Films By Year, Top Films
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 13/05/2013
- Run Time:
- 120 minutes
- Languages:
- Brazilian Portuguese DTS 1.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono, French DTS 1.0, German DTS 1.0, Italian DTS 1.0, Japanese DTS 1.0, Latin American Spanish DTS 1.0, Russian DTS 1.0, Spanish DTS 1.0
- Subtitles:
- Brazilian, Castillian, Danish, Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Making Of: Plotting Family Plot
- Storyboards: The Chase Scenes Still Gallery
- Productions Photographs Still Gallery
- 2 Theatrical Trailers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 09/05/2022
- Run Time:
- 120 minutes
- Languages:
- Castilian Spanish DTS 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, French DTS 2.0 Mono, German DTS 2.0 Mono, Italian DTS 2.0 Mono, Japanese DTS 2.0 Mono, Latin American Spanish DTS 2.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- Castillian, Danish, Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin American Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Documentaries
- Storyboards
- Production Photographs
- Theatrical Trailer
- And More
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Reviews (2) of Family Plot
The Long Goodbye. - Family Plot review by Steve
Alfred Hitchcock said farewell to Hollywood aged 77 with this rapid paced and suspenseful comedy thriller, which leaves an evocative flavour of '70s west coast America.
The labyrinthine plot- from a novel by Victor Canning- originates in the deep history of Californian aristocracy and then resurfaces in a present day crime located in a Los Angeles of charlatans, unreliable chauffeurs and dangerous heavies; it's pure Raymond Chandler.
And the Master tells the story with a typical lightness of comedic touch. Bruce Dern and Barbara Harris make for a wonderful pair of screwball leads. Her funny, adorable performance steals the film. It's a big shame that she didn't work with the Master again.
Karen Black is top billed and gets a nice in joke. She's a brunette but wears a blonde wig... So the last Hitchcock blonde is a fake! His departing shot in pictures is of Harris looking into the camera and winking. This wasn't intended to be his own final fade out, but given that it was, it's a sweet and felicitous goodbye.
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Twisty comedy thriller - Family Plot review by NO
Excellent good send off for Hitcocks last film.Dern & Harris make a great comedy duo.Black is he r usual dark self.This film should be more widely known.
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