A phony psychic/con artist and her taxi driver/private investigator boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.
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Alfred Hitchcock
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Title: Family Plot (1976)
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Karen Black | ... | Fran | |
| Bruce Dern | ... | George Lumley | |
| Barbara Harris | ... | Blanche Tyler | |
| William Devane | ... | Arthur 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 | ... | Vera Hannagan | |
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John Lehne | ... | Andy Bush |
| Charles Tyner | ... | Wheeler | |
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Alexander Lockwood | ... | Parson |
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The trickster Madam Blanche Tyler lures the elder millionaire Julia Rainbird who believes she is a spiritualist. After a séance, she discovers that Julia is tormented by her past, when she forced her sister and single mother Harriet to deliver her baby for adoption to avoid a family scandal. Julia promises the small fortune of ten thousand-dollars to Blanche if she finds her nephew and heir of her fortune using her phony powers. Blanche asks her boyfriend George Lumley, who is an unemployed actor working as cab driver, to investigate the whereabouts of Julia's nephew. Meanwhile, the greedy jeweler and collector Arthur Adamson kidnaps wealthy people with his girlfriend Fran to increase his collection of diamonds with the ransom. When George concludes that Arthur Adamson might be the heir of Julia Rainbird, the reckless Blanche gets in trouble with the kidnappers. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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medium | ransom | inheritance | san francisco california | based on novel |Taglines:
There's no body in the family plot. See more »Parents Guide:
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Blanche: She's hooked, waiting to be pulled in.
George: Another one of your $25 sardines?
Blanche: No. This is a *big* one, George. A great big whale.
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(1744) (uncredited)
Music by John Darwall
Lyrics by Charles Wesley
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This movie's famous car chase was filmed on Universal Studios' very expansive backlot. See more »Goofs
When Blanche is riding in the back of George's taxi, it's rather obvious the background is a "green screen." Because of this, the street lights ahead of the taxi can be seen moving back and forth right through George's hat and head. See more »Quotes
George: So how did it go?Blanche: She's hooked, waiting to be pulled in.
George: Another one of your $25 sardines?
Blanche: No. This is a *big* one, George. A great big whale.
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Crazy Credits
The Universal logo does not appear anywhere on this film. See more »Soundtracks
Rejoice, the Lord Is King(1744) (uncredited)
Music by John Darwall
Lyrics by Charles Wesley
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
9 April 1976 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$4,490,375 (estimated)Company Credits
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"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.