Family Plot

19761976
PGPG
2h

Alfred Hitchcock, Karen Black, Bruce Dern, and Barbara Harris in Family Plot (1976)

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A phony psychic/con artist and her taxi driver/actor boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.A phony psychic/con artist and her taxi driver/actor boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.A phony psychic/con artist and her taxi driver/actor boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.

Director
- Alfred Hitchcock
Writers
- Ernest Lehman(screenplay)
- Victor Canning(novel "The Rainbird Pattern")
Stars

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Awards
- 2 wins & 6 nominations

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Alfred Hitchcock, Karen Black, Bruce Dern, William Devane, and Barbara Harris in Family Plot (1976)

Bruce Dern in Family Plot (1976)

Bruce Dern and Barbara Harris in Family Plot (1976)

"Family Plot," Karen Black. 1976 Universal

"Family Plot," Bruce Dern. 1976 Universal Pictures

"Family Plot," B. Harris, B. Dern, R. Thinnes, K. Black, and Director Alfred Hitchcock, 1976.

"Family Plot," Director Alfred Hitchcock on the set.

"Family Plot," Barbara Harris and Director Alfred Hitchcock. 1976 Universal

"Family Plot," Director Alfred Hitchcock with costume designer Edith Head on set. 1976 Universal

"Family Plot," Director Alfred Hitchcock on the set. 1976 Universal

"Family Plot," Director Alfred Hitchcock on the set. 1976 Universal Pictures

"Family Plot," Director Alfred Hitchcock and Bruce Dern on location. 1976 Universal

Director
- Alfred Hitchcock
Writers
- Ernest Lehman(screenplay)
- Victor Canning(novel "The Rainbird Pattern")
All cast & crew
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Frenzy

7.4

Topaz

6.2

Torn Curtain

6.6

Marnie

7.1

The Trouble with Harry

7.1

The Trouble with Harry

The Man Who Knew Too Much

7.4

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Saboteur

7.2

The Wrong Man

7.4

I Confess

7.3

Shadow of a Doubt

7.8

Shadow of a Doubt

Under Capricorn

6.2

Under Capricorn

Stage Fright

7.1

The medium Madam Blanche Tyler is engaged by the elderly millionaire Julia Rainbird who believes she is a spiritualist. After a séance, Blanche discovers that Julia is tormented by her past, when she forced her sister and unmarried 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 physic powers. Blanche and her boyfriend George Lumley, who is an unemployed actor working as cab driver, investigate the whereabouts of Julia's nephew. Meanwhile, the greedy jeweler Arthur Adamson kidnaps wealthy people with his girlfriend Fran and requests diamonds for the ransom. When George's investigations conclude that Arthur Adamson might be the heir of Julia Rainbird, the reckless Blanche gets in trouble with the kidnappers. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Taglines
- You must see it twice!
Genres
Certificate
- PG
Parents guide

Trivia
At one point during filming, Bruce Dern questioned Alfred Hitchcock about why he was cast. Hitchcock replied, "Because Mr. Packinow wanted a million dollars, and Hitch doesn't pay a million dollars." It took Dern a while to realize that "Mr. Packinow" was Al Pacino.

Goofs
When the runaway car is careening down the mountain, George is almost strangled by Blanche as she hangs on to his tie while flailing around in the back of the car. George's tie is clearly loose around his neck in several shots. When he crashes and climbs out of the car, the tie knot is perfect.

Quotes
George: Smells fishy to me.
Blanche: Well even fish smells good when you're starving to death.

Crazy credits
The Universal logo does not appear anywhere on this film.

Connections
Featured in Marlene (1984)

Soundtracks
Rejoice, the Lord Is King
(1744) (uncredited)
Music by John Darwall
Lyrics by Charles Wesley

Top review

7/10

Light entertainment

"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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Release date
- April 9, 1976 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Alfred Hitchcock's 53rd Film
Filming locations
- Angeles Crest Highway, Angeles National Forest, California, USA
Production companies
- Universal Pictures
- Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
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Budget
- $4,490,375 (estimated)

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Runtime
2 hours
Color
- Color
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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