| | | From the Master of Shock! A Shocking Masterpiece!
Features: DVD, Dolby, Digital Audio, English, Spanish, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
In modern-day London, a sex criminal known as the Necktie Murderer has the police on alert, and in typical Alfred Hitchcock fashion, the trail is leading to an innocent man, who must now elude the law and prove his innocence by finding the real murderer. Jon Finch, Alec McCowen and Barry Foster head this British cast in the thriller that alternates suspense scenes with moments of Hitchcock's distinctive black humor.
"...Hitchcock ratchets up the creepiness." Danold Munro, Fresno Bee
Editor's Note
FRENZY was Alfred Hitchcock's next-to-last film--and the first film he'd made in England in 20 years. It was based on an Arthur La Bern novel and focuses on many of the same motifs that Hitchcock had obsessively examined throughout his life's work: the wrong man theme, the doubling theme (in which one person acts out the repressed violence of another), and the general public's thirst for sex and violence. Hitchcock had made films featuring Jack the Ripper-type killers before, including THE LODGER in 1926, a silent movie about a series of murders in London and a mysterious man who appears to be guilty of the crimes. In FRENZY, Hitchcock goes mod with this blackly comic story about a sex criminal--the Necktie Killer--plaguing post-Carnaby London. An innocent man who is suspected by police as the murderer must fight to nab the real perpetrator and clear his name. Though lesser known, FRENZY marked a striking return to form for the famed director. It was also his first R-rated picture. Anthony Shaffer's script is excellent, and Jon Finch brings distinctive qualities to his role as the classic Hitchcock man-accused hero.
| Features | Audio: English, French Dolby Digital Mono | | Dubbed: French | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: Spanish |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Universal |
| Release Date: 6/20/2006 |
| Running Time: 116 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1972 | | Catalog ID: 28306 | | UPC: 00025192830624 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Golden Globe (1973) | | | Alfred Hitchcock, Nominee, Best Director - Motion Picture | | | Anthony Shaffer, Nominee, Best Screenplay | | | Ron Goodwin, Nominee, Best Original Score |
| Memorable Quotes| "I say, that's not my club tie, is it?"----Politician, being pulled away after the discovery of a woman's body with a necktie around her throat | | "You can inform Mrs. Blaney that one of her less successful exercises in matrimony has come to see her: Mr. Blaney."----Richard Blaney (Jon Finch), announcing himself to his wife's receptionist | | "I expect she'll turn up sooner or later. These days, ladies abandon their honor far more readily than their clothes."----Chief Inspector Oxford (Alec McCowen) to pub operator Felix Forsythe (Bernard Cribbins) | | "No, discretion is not traditionally the strong suit of the psychopath, dear. Believe me, that's what we're dealing with. You ought to read his wife's divorce petition." (Chief Inspector Oxford to his wife) |
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| | Professional Reviews | Chicago Sun-Times 10 of 10
There's a lot of humor, too, including two hilarious gourmet meals served to the Chief Inspector (Alec McCowen) by his wife (Vivien Merchant). There is suspense, and local color ("It's been too long since the Christie murders; a good colorful crime spree is good for tourism") and, always, Hitchcock smacking his lips and rubbing his hands and delighting in his naughtiness. - Roger Ebert
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