Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780783235684
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, NTSC
ISBN: 0783235682
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Release Date: August 03, 1999
Running Time: 116 minutes
Sales Rank: 27969
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: June 21, 1972
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Alfred Hitchcock's penultimate film, written by Anthony Shaffer (who also wrote Sleuth), this delightfully grisly little tale features an all-British cast minus star wattage, which may have accounted for its relatively slim showing in the States. Jon Finch plays a down-on-his-luck Londoner who is offered some help by an old pal (Barry Foster). In fact, Foster is a serial killer the police have been chasing--and he's framing Finch. Which leads to a classic Hitchcock situation: a guiltless man is forced to prove his innocence while eluding Scotland Yard at the same time. Spiked with Hitchcock's trademark dark humor, Frenzy also features a very funny subplot about the Scotland Yard investigator (Alec McCowen) in charge of the case, who must endure meals by a wife (Vivien Merchant) who is taking a gourmet-cooking class. --Marshall Fine
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Alfred Hitchcock - The Legend Begins (20 Movie Classics)
I saw FRENZY from my Dad's collection. Hitchcock has that rare ability to evoke the most devastating fear with a minimum of on-screen blood and violence. My Dad used to say of Hitchcock films, " It's not what you see, but what you don't see that is so frightening." Hitchcock delights in turning macabre scenes into black comedy. Such is the scene in which a corpse's stiff leg refuses to be neatly packed, intact with its body, into a sack ... Read More
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Have you ever wondered about what a famous artist's work would be like if they were living in the present age? Imagine Van Gogh living in Los Angeles, or Dante writing of the military debacle in Iraq. Well, imagine what Alfred Hitchcock- either of the early British thrillers or 1950s vintage era Hollywood classics, would be like if he were given a free hand in the 21st Century. Fortunately, cineastes need not strain their imaginations too much, for his penultimate film, 1972's Frenzy- his first film ... Read More
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This is much more raw and explicit than his earlier films. It's also a change because, unlike his earlier movies set in America, this one is set in London, England during the early 1970s. The hair and fashion will prove that. But on to the movie...
This is a bit long, but interesting. One thing is for certain: the killer is not who you think he is, and the real one is a surprise. The guy is a depraved nut who rapes his victims, then strangles them with his own neckties. Naturally, the wrong ... Read More
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Continuing to utilize his infamous themes of mistaken identity and mix ups, Hitchcock puts Richard Blaney in deep trouble in this sexualized thriller.
What if everything you said and did in a matter of a few days made you the prime suspect in a string of serial rapes/murders? Well, Richard Blaney runs for his life. Co-starring Barry Foster and Anna Massey (from Peeping Tom), Hitchcock gives us thrills, chills, and even some highly sexualized scenes.
Not your typical Hitchcock, ... Read More
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From the opening shot and Ron Goodwin's very British score, 1972's FRENZY is a thriller that harkens back to the type of films he was directing in the 40's that combine his unique morbidity with incongruous humor and the element of the wrong man being accused of something he did not commit. However, the viewer (at least from my point of view) has no strong central character to identify with. Our protagonist Richard Blaney, played by Jon Finch, is a bit of an indifferent and somewhat grating sort of fellow who ... Read More
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