Screenwriter John Michael Hayes on 'Rear Window' (2001) (V)

Writer:

Laurent Bouzereau

Release Date:

6 March 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Short

Plot Keywords:

Hitchcock | Making Of | Writer | Interview | Behind The Scenes

Cast

John Michael Hayes	...	Himself
Alfred Hitchcock	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Grace Kelly	...	Lisa Carol Fremont (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Stewart	...	L.B. Jefferies (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Laurent Bouzereau		(uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Laurent Bouzereau

Produced by
Laurent Bouzereau	....	producer

Original Music by
Franz Waxman

Film Editing by
David Palmer

Production Management
Colleen A. Benn	....	executive in charge of production: Universal Studios Home Video
Marian Mansi	....	production manager: Universal Studios Home Video

Sound Department
David Martin	....	sound

Visual Effects by
Phred Tinampay	....	motion control

Camera and Electrical Department
David Martin	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Jeff Cava	....	editorial: Universal
John Edell	....	editorial: Universal
Jim Sevin	....	on-line editor

Thanks
Tere Carrubba	....	special thanks
Barbara Hall	....	special thanks: Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Margaret Herrick Library
John Michael Hayes	....	special thanks
Patricia Hitchcock	....	special thanks (as Pat Hitchcock O'Connell)
Katy O'Connell	....	special thanks
Mary Stone	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Universal Studios Home Video

Distributors

• Universal Studios Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Margaret Herrick Library  special thanks (as Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Margaret Herrick Library)
• Kappa Studios  post-production
• Rocket Science Laboratories  interview

Runtime:

13 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White (archive footage) | Color

Company:

Universal Studios Home Video

Trivia:

This documentary is featured on the 2001 DVD release for Rear Window (1954).

Movie Connections:

Features Rear Window (1954)

Nice Interview

Screenwriter John Michael Hayes on 'Rear Window' (2001)

*** 1/2 (out of 4)

This 13-minute featurette is pretty much described by the title itself. Screenwriter John Michael Hayes is interviewed about certain points of his early life but the main focus is his work on Hitchcock's REAR WINDOW. The screenwriter talks about his early days of going to movies and how he realized that certain screenwriters and directors were dependable in regards to turning out a good product. He talks about how he always considered Hitchcock one of these people so he then talks about how he got the book sent to him. This led to a dinner with Hitchcock where the screenwriter was asked what his favorite film of his was, which he replied SHADOW OF A DOUBT. This here led to the screenwriter thinking he blew his chance at the new project but the rest is history. This is a pretty fun interview because John Michael Hayes goes into so much detail about his ideas on the story, what Hitchcock asked for and there's even a discussion about him spending a week with Grace Kelly so that he could get a good idea about her because her character wasn't in the original book. He also tells some great stories about basing her character after his wife and how during the preview she caught onto what he had done. The writer says that at the end of production you just knew it was a case where everything had gone right and they all knew it.