Movie : Family Plot

Small time clairvoyant taps into a wealthy older woman’s wishes to find  her lost heir. There’s 10 grand in it if she finds him. She enlists her boyfriend a struggling actor/taxi driver to help. On their search they cross paths with a  couple of jewel thieves who are mixed up in the whole affair. The two would be sleuths bite off more than they expected.

CB has seen most of Hitchcock’s films. Why would he pick the last film he made and one that doesn’t get a lot of love? Well, because I really like it.  Alfred always had a sense of humor running through some of his movies, with Family Plot he doesn’t hold back on his humor. He casts the film with some really good actors and gets some fine performances from them. William Devane (A CB fave) and Karen Black are perfect as the jewel thieves.

Bruce Dern has long been one of my favorites actors and he brings his unique personality to the role. I mean who can deliver a line like “I’m to pooped to pop” like him? I have probably seen most of his work and just knowing he was working with Hitchcock I couldn’t stay away.

Mystery, dark comedy. Some good lines and dialogue. Quirky and right up my alley. Doesn’t take itself seriously. Holes? Yeah but I liked it anyway.