For the 1994 television episode, see Family Plot (2point4 children).
Not to be confused with Family Plots.
Family Plot
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Written by
Ernest Lehman
Based on
The Rainbird Pattern by Victor Canning
Produced by
Alfred Hitchcock
Starring
Karen Black Bruce Dern Barbara Harris William Devane
Cinematography
Leonard J. South
Edited by
J. Terry Williams
Music by
John Williams
Distributed by
Universal Pictures
Release date
April 9, 1976 (1976-04-09)
Running time
120 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$4.5 million[1]
Box office
$13 million[2]
Family Plot is a 1976 American black comedy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock in his final directing role. It was based on Victor Canning's 1972 novel The Rainbird Pattern, which Ernest Lehman adapted for the screen. The film stars Karen Black, Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris and William Devane; it was screened at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival, but was not entered into the main competition.[3]
The story involves two couples: one a "fake" psychic and her cab-driving boyfriend, the other a pair of professional thieves and kidnappers. Their lives come into conflict because of a search for a missing heir. The film's title is a pun: "family plot" can refer to an area in a cemetery that has been bought by one family for the burial of its various relatives; in this case it also means a dramatic plot line involving various family members.
^Nat Segaloff, Final Cuts: The Last Films of 50 Great Directors, Bear Manor Media 2013 p132-135
^"Family Plot, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
^"Festival de Cannes: Family Plot". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2009-05-10.
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