FAMILY PLOT

Showings

THEATER 1 Mon, Mar 20, 2023 6:00 PM
Film Info
Runtime:120
Release Year:1976
Rating:PG
Genre:Comedy
Crime
Thriller
Production Country:USA
Original Language:English
Format:35mm
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Alfred Hitchcock
Cast:Barbara Harris
Bruce Dern
Karen Black
William Devane
Ed Lauter

Description

Alfred Hitchcock’s irreverent, witty dark comedy, set in sun-drenched California, stars Barbara Harris as phony psychic Blanche, and Bruce Dern as her disreputable boyfriend George. When the two grifters are hired by an elderly woman to track down her long lost nephew, they unwittingly become entangled in a web of crimes and misdemeanors. Hitchcock’s final theatrical film marks his only collaboration with John Williams, who he met after a falling out with his frequent composer, Bernard Herrmann (VERTIGO, NORTH BY NORTHWEST, PSYCHO) over the score for TORN CURTAIN in 1966. Williams was fresh off his Oscar win for JAWS, and Hitchcock was keen to work with the acclaimed relative newcomer, assuring the composer that “murder can be fun,” and inspiring Williams to craft FAMILY PLOT’s light, restrained score.