SPOILERS FOR A 65 YEAR OLD FILM BELOW.
I’m sure every scene in this played out as Hitchcock intended when it was released in 1958, but every time I’ve watched it the audience howls at the some of the nutty things Jimmy Stewart’s Scottie Ferguson says and does, including trying to solve every problem with brandy and forcing the woman he loves (after dating her for a few days) to completely change her appearance to look like the dead woman he loved before her. It’s a bonkers film, but it’s very watchable.
Also: I’m much more familiar with San Francisco now, so it was fun to be able to recognize locations.
Really dumb fake poster for this one (unlike my previous 100% brilliant creations). Whatever. I was never going to top the original Saul Bass poster.
Now I’m off to rub olive oil on my rubber plant leaves.
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