Hitchcock (2012)

A love story between influential filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock and wife Alma Reville during the filming of Psycho in 1959.

Director:

Sacha Gervasi

Writers:

John J. McLaughlin (screenplay), Stephen Rebello (book)

Stars:

Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anthony Hopkins	...	Alfred Hitchcock
Helen Mirren	...	Alma Reville
Scarlett Johansson	...	Janet Leigh
Danny Huston	...	Whitfield Cook
Toni Collette	...	Peggy Robertson
Michael Stuhlbarg	...	Lew Wasserman
Michael Wincott	...	Ed Gein
Jessica Biel	...	Vera Miles
James D'Arcy	...	Anthony Perkins
Richard Portnow	...	Barney Balaban
Kurtwood Smith	...	Geoffrey Shurlock
Ralph Macchio	...	Joseph Stefano
Kai Lennox	...	Hilton Green
Tara Summers	...	Rita Riggs
Wallace Langham	...	Saul Bass

Storyline

In 1959, Alfred Hitchcock and his wife, Alma, are at the top of their creative game as filmmakers amid disquieting insinuations about it being time to retire. To recapture his youth's artistic daring, Alfred decides his next film will adapt the lurid horror novel, Psycho, over everyone's misgivings. Unfortunately, as Alfred self-finances and labors on this film, Alma finally loses patience with his roving eye and controlling habits with his actresses. When an ambitious friend lures her to collaborate on a work of their own, the resulting marital tension colors Alfred's work even as the novel's inspiration haunts his dreams.

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Plot Keywords:

filmmaker | psycho | adultery | automobile | dog | 

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Taglines:

Good evening.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violent images, sexual content and thematic material

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [jp]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 December 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of 'Psycho'

Filming Locations:

Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$287,715 (USA) (21 November 2012)

Gross:

$6,002,708 (USA) (8 March 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Searchlight Pictures, Cold Spring Pictures, Montecito Picture Company, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Coincidentally, in this film Helen Mirren portrays the wife of a famous film director when, in reality, she's married to a famous film director, namely, Taylor Hackford.

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Goofs

In his scene with composer Bernard Herrmann, Hitchcock addresses him as "Bernie." Virtually no one called him that; those who were close to him called him "Benny."

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Quotes

Whitfield Cook: [about reactions to Psycho project] I've seen happier faces on a school bus going over a cliff.

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Crazy Credits

After the credits, there is a brief shot of Anthony Hopkins as Hitchcock standing in profile in front of an empty screening room.

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Connections

Features The Secret Heart (1946)

User Reviews

Lightweight

For an afternoon's mild entertainment this is a pretty good bet. Nothing especially testing happens. There's some mild humour. Some fine acting by the very well know actors. Costume and settings are nicely done. All in all, pretty inoffensive. Unlike, I suspect, was the real Hitch and the vile movie business at the time. You get a slight insight into what might have been a nasty episode amongst many such at the movie studios so this 'entertainment' is very much a pastiche. Never mind it's nice enough to watch. Good lines - so Mr screenwriter you did good. Pity it's not a bit more gritty, come on folks we all know about Hitch and his obsessions....these are not - or hardly there in this pic. The obsessions made the mogul.