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Alfred Hitchcock's final film was adapted from Victor Canning's novel The Rainbird Pattern by Ernest Lehman, who previously wrote the screenplay for Hitchcock's North by Northwest. Barbara Harris plays Blanche, a phony psychic, hired by wealthy Julia Rainbird (Cathleen Nesbitt) to trace the whereabouts of her nephew, who'd been given up for adoption years earlier and who is now heir to a fortune. Blanche's cohort is "investigator" Lumley (Bruce Dern), who is fully prepared to milk the last
Apr 9, 1976 Limited
Mar 6, 2001
Universal Pictures
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Hitchcock has a deviously complicated tale to tell, and he's going to tell it with labyrinthine detail, and he's not going to cheat.
A witty, relaxed lark.
Hitchcock's last (53rd) film is a post-modern, self-reflexive work, which deserves a more serious look and better grade than granted by many critics.
It's the perfect crime picture.
... full of allusions to past Hitchcock. A car is parked on Bates Avenue; a gas station man tells a cab driver it is dangerous to light a match; the kidnapers tell each other how danger makes them tingle; and the female kidnaper used a blonde wig.
It's not exactly top-tier Hitchcock, but it features enough good stuff to make it at least worth one viewing.
A minor but worthwhile swan song for Hitchcock.
It's a movie that's haunted by death, with lengthy sequences played out in cemeteries.
An Alfred Hitchcock thriller with many interesting things happening in the movie's small places
Hitchcock's final film is an outstanding finish to a brilliant career. Hitch was obviously still sharp as a tack directing this one.
November 13, 2011Super Reviewer
Arthur Adamson: Isn't it touching how a perfect murder has kept our friendship alive all these years. "There's no body in the family plot."Family Plot is a pretty good going out party for the Master, Alfred Hitchcock. It's lesser Hitchcock for sure, but lesser Hitchcock is still pretty damn good. This film brings
December 7, 2011
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