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Flatulation jokes aside, Mel Brooks' High Anxiety is a hilarious romp through the genius of Hitchcock. My favorite scene is the phone booth, but I just think the whole movie is a riot. YouTube has some great clips of Mel Brooks' conversations with Hitchcock that show his great sense of humor and persona.
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Firstly, thank you for this amazing course!!! Great contributions so far on this topic. A couple that I hadn't thought of that were mentioned, Night of the Hunter and Fahrenheit 451 great movies. Also, I agree that Hitchcock would've loved Fargo. The Coen Brothers have their own magic and I don't see them borrowing that much from Hitchcock I see so many movies that feature Hitchcock inspired elements. But no one has been able to combine his whole catalog of ideas the way he did it. His works will live on forever. Some movies that I feel were inspired by Hitchcock are: The Tale
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The children in Ladybug Ladybug are shown leaving school accompanied by their teachers because the atomic bomb alert has gone off. They think it's a "fire drill" and the children are singing a nursery rhyme while the suspense builds. Almost exactly like the children were behaving in the Birds. I was curious if anyone knows which movie was released first?
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Rope-Rear Window comparison
Konradnv replied to Hitch_nnw's topic in The Master of Suspense: 50 Years of Hitchcock
Rear Window is on my top 5 Hitchcock movies list, Rope is on my least favorite Hitchcock list. I don't really get why Rope is so admired by Hitchcock fans to such a degree that it is. To me, the only similarities are the voyeurism and filming in a confined space. Rear Window is suspenseful, entertaining,beautifully filmed, superbly acted,edited,and of course, masterfully directed. A perfect movie for all time. In my opinion, Rope is not an enjoyable movie,mostly because the acting is so stilted and unconvincing. One of Hitchcocks most essential keys is to make the audience s -
Hitchcock top 5
Konradnv replied to Film401's topic in The Master of Suspense: 50 Years of Hitchcock
North by Northwest Rear Window The Thirty Nine Steps Shadow of a Doubt Notorious Runners up Strangers on a Train The Lady Vanishes Foreign Corespondent Vertigo Psycho The Birds Man Who Knew too Much (Original version) -
Hitchcock top 5
Konradnv replied to Film401's topic in The Master of Suspense: 50 Years of Hitchcock
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Your favorite underrated Hitch Films
Konradnv replied to MyMoll's topic in The Master of Suspense: 50 Years of Hitchcock
The original version of The Man Who knew too Much.