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Family Plot (1976) -- 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.
Family Plot (1976) -- 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.

Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   6,241 votes
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Director:
Alfred Hitchcock
Writers:
Victor Canning (novel)
Ernest Lehman (writer)
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Release Date:
9 April 1976 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Thriller more
Tagline:
You must see it twice! more
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. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
15 Bloody Box Sets
 (From Fangoria. 19 January 2009, 8:00 AM, PST)

User Comments:
Light entertainment more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Barbara Harris ... Blanche Tyler
Bruce Dern ... George Lumely

William Devane ... Arthur Adamson

Karen Black ... Fran
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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Deceit (USA) (working title)
Missing Heir (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
121 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Spain:18 | West Germany:12 (f) | South Korea:15 | Brazil:14 | Australia:PG | Argentina:13 | Singapore:PG | USA:PG | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1987) | Iceland:12

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Trivia:
The final shot in the movie, a wink by the Barbara Harris character was a jokey reference that was not planned but Alfred Hitchcock decided to leave in. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Towards the end when George is in the basement, he passes a window that shows it is day outside, though the scene takes place at night. more
Quotes:
Blanche: You're a fink!
George: If I'm a fink then you're an ungrateful bitch.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in L'infermiera di notte (1979) more
Soundtrack:
Rejoice, the Lord Is King more

FAQ

Did Blanche turn out to be psychic at the end?
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13 out of 19 people found the following comment useful:-
Light entertainment, 22 October 2000
7/10
Author: nikodemus

"Family Plot" is remembered only for being Hitchcock's last film. The ending to his successful career could be have been more honorable. "Family Plot" is merely a light entertainment movie - nothing more, nothing less. But it works as that. The plot is enjoyable to follow and the members of the cast (especially William Devane) do a creditable job. But remember that the director was no longer at his peak, so don't expect anything in the lines of his masterpieces, like "Vertigo" or "Psycho". And John Williams' barely memorable score pales in comparison with Bernard Herrmann's masterful accomplishments.

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