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Hitchcock

  • 20122012
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
76K
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Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Michael Wincott, Toni Collette, Jessica Biel, James D'Arcy, Danny Huston, and Scarlett Johansson in Hitchcock (2012)
A love story between influential filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock and wife Alma Reville during the filming of Psycho in 1959.
Play trailer2:41
3 Videos
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  • Biography
  • Drama
  • Romance

The relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and his wife Alma Reville during the filming of Psycho (1960) in 1959 is explored.The relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and his wife Alma Reville during the filming of Psycho (1960) in 1959 is explored.The relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and his wife Alma Reville during the filming of Psycho (1960) in 1959 is explored.

IMDb RATING
6.8/10
76K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Sacha Gervasi
  • Writers
    • John J. McLaughlin(screenplay)
    • Stephen Rebello(book "Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho")
  • Stars
    • Anthony Hopkins
    • Helen Mirren
    • Scarlett Johansson
Top credits
  • Director
    • Sacha Gervasi
  • Writers
    • John J. McLaughlin(screenplay)
    • Stephen Rebello(book "Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho")
  • Stars
    • Anthony Hopkins
    • Helen Mirren
    • Scarlett Johansson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 250User reviews
    • 399Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 5 wins & 29 nominations total

    Videos3

    No. 1
    Trailer 2:41
    No. 1
    "'Psycho' Shower Scene"
    Clip 0:16
    "'Psycho' Shower Scene"
    "Hitch and Alma"
    Featurette 3:11
    "Hitch and Alma"

    Photos90

    Anthony Hopkins and Scarlett Johansson in Hitchcock (2012)
    Anthony Hopkins, Toni Collette, and Jessica Biel in Hitchcock (2012)
    Anthony Hopkins in Hitchcock (2012)
    Scarlett Johansson in Hitchcock (2012)
    Anthony Hopkins and Michael Wincott in Hitchcock (2012)
    Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, and Toni Collette in Hitchcock (2012)
    Anthony Hopkins and Sacha Gervasi in Hitchcock (2012)
    Anthony Hopkins, James D'Arcy, and Scarlett Johansson in Hitchcock (2012)
    Jessica Biel in Hitchcock (2012)
    Anthony Hopkins in Hitchcock (2012)
    Anthony Hopkins, James D'Arcy, and Scarlett Johansson in Hitchcock (2012)
    Helen Mirren and Scarlett Johansson in Hitchcock (2012)

    Top cast

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    Anthony Hopkins
    Anthony Hopkins
    • Alfred Hitchcockas Alfred Hitchcock
    Helen Mirren
    Helen Mirren
    • Alma Revilleas Alma Reville
    Scarlett Johansson
    Scarlett Johansson
    • Janet Leighas Janet Leigh
    Danny Huston
    Danny Huston
    • Whitfield Cookas Whitfield Cook
    Toni Collette
    Toni Collette
    • Peggyas Peggy
    Michael Stuhlbarg
    Michael Stuhlbarg
    • Lew Wassermanas Lew Wasserman
    Michael Wincott
    Michael Wincott
    • Ed Geinas Ed Gein
    Jessica Biel
    Jessica Biel
    • Vera Milesas Vera Miles
    James D'Arcy
    James D'Arcy
    • Anthony Perkinsas Anthony Perkins
    Richard Portnow
    Richard Portnow
    • Barney Balabanas Barney Balaban
    Kurtwood Smith
    Kurtwood Smith
    • Geoffrey Shurlockas Geoffrey Shurlock
    Ralph Macchio
    Ralph Macchio
    • Joseph Stefanoas Joseph Stefano
    Kai Lennox
    Kai Lennox
    • Hilton Greenas Hilton Green
    Tara Summers
    Tara Summers
    • Rita Riggsas Rita Riggs
    Wallace Langham
    Wallace Langham
    • Saul Bassas Saul Bass
    Paul Schackman
    Paul Schackman
    • Bernard Herrmannas Bernard Herrmann
    Currie Graham
    Currie Graham
    • PR Flackas PR Flack
    Spencer Garrett
    Spencer Garrett
    • George Tomasinias George Tomasini
    • Director
      • Sacha Gervasi
    • Writers
      • John J. McLaughlin(screenplay)
      • Stephen Rebello(book "Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho")
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    Storyline

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    In 1959, Sir Alfred Hitchcock (Sir Anthony Hopkins) and his wife, Alma Reville (Dame Helen Mirren), are at the top of their creative game as filmmakers amidst disquieting insinuations about it being time to retire. To recapture his youth's artistic daring, Sir Alfred decides his next movie will adapt the lurid horror novel, "Psycho", over everyone's misgivings. Unfortunately, as Sir Alfred self-finances and labors on this movie, 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 Sir Alfred's work, even as the novel's inspiration haunts his dreams. —Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
    • year 1959
    • 1950s
    • los angeles california
    • studio executive
    • censorship board
    • 202 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Good evening.
    • Genres
      • Biography
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for some violent images, sexual content and thematic material
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Dame Helen Mirren, who plays Hitchcock's wife Alma Reville, had also met the real Sir Alfred Hitchcock when he approached her for a part as a murder victim in his penultimate movie, Frenzy (1972). Mirren turned down the role, a decision she later regretted.
    • Goofs
      The movie portrays principal photography and Alfred Hitchcock's office as being on Paramount Studios' backlot. In reality, as Psycho (1960) was the last picture the director would make under his contract with Paramount, by the time filming began his office, as well as the sets, had moved to his new studio, Universal.
    • Quotes

      Alfred Hitchcock: I will never find a Hitchcock blonde as beautiful as you.

      Alma Reville: Oh, Hitch. I've waited thirty years to hear you say that.

      Alfred Hitchcock: And that my dear, is why they call me the Master of Suspense.

    • Crazy credits
      As Hitch addresses his audience at the end of the picture, he tells us that he is bereft of ideas for his next picture... then a large, black bird lands on his shoulder.
    • Connections
      Featured in Maltin on Movies: Life of Pi (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Funeral March of a Marionette
      Written by Charles Gounod

    User reviews250

    Review
    Top review
    Hopkins is Hitch.
    "That blonde woman of mystery you're after. She's a fantasy. She doesn't exist." Vera Miles (Jessica Biel) to Alfred Hitchcock

    A chance that the representation of the eccentric Alfred Hitchcock would be just caricature is high, given his odd appearance, distinctive speech, and off-center personality. Fortunately Anthony Hopkins imitates him enough to be a believably historical character and to invest his own forceful personality.

    Hitchcock is a satisfying glimpse into the genius's marriage to Alma (Helen Mirren) and the creation of his greatest screen triumph, Psycho. The unreality is Mirren's glamorous; Alma was plain.

    Because of Hitchcock's mid-20th century appearances on his TV show, he may be more recognizable, even now, than Steven Spielberg. Anthony Hopkins and director Sacha Gervasi stay close to the facts as I know them, from his preoccupation with blonde leading ladies to his reliance on Alma's advice about actors, scripts, and edits.

    The shenanigans surrounding the censorship of the shower scene in Psycho and the multiple cuts (so to speak!) that make it iconic are faithfully presented. Lessons can be learned about the power of the early censoring agency and the details like nudity and plunging a dagger into a woman that could keep a film out of the theaters. That week to complete the shower scene is an effective primer for those who don't understand the patience necessary to make a classic film.

    New to my understanding of the director is his affection for Alma, almost tearful on our side and his, and the civil way he treated Janet Leigh. No need to show his callous treatment of The Birds' Tippi Hedrin, whose career he shortened when she refused his advances.

    Let me close by saying a kind word about Helen Mirren as long-suffering Alma—Mirren plays her for an intelligent forgiving companion with her own emotional needs partially fulfilled by writer Whitfield Cook (Danny Huston), who obviously loves her but gets no chance to make love to her.

    As for the film itself, it's less a love letter to the director than a depiction of a gifted man who became the master of suspense not without his own measure of personal drama:

    "And so, gentle viewer, Psycho—the picture everyone predicted would bring me to wreck and ruin—was such a hit that Alma and I got to . . . Well, let's just say that we got to keep our house—and the swimming pool. And the same critics who despised it went on to call it one of my greatest achievements. Of course, for me, it was just another "moo-vie.'" Hitchcock
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    • jdesando
    • Dec 6, 2012

    FAQ2

    • Isn't 'Psycho' a Universal movie?
    • Is there a scene after the credits?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 14, 2012 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of 'Psycho'
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Fox Searchlight Pictures
      • Cold Spring Pictures
      • The Montecito Picture Company
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,700,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,008,677
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $287,715
      • Nov 25, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $27,039,669
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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