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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 57 reviews)
Sales Rank: 8205
Category: DVD
Author: Frenzy
Publisher: Universal Studios
Studio: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Label: Universal Studios
Format: Dolby, Dubbed, Original Recording Remastered, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 116 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 025192830624
EAN: 0025192830624
ASIN: B000ECX0RY
Release Date: June 20, 2006 (New: Last 30 Days)
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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Customer Reviews: Read 52 more reviews...
 New stripes on old DVD June 16, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Recent interest in all things Hitch have made Universal go back and reissue a DVD they originally released in 2000. Same DVD, new packaging. The 2000 version has "The Story of Frenzy" with the entire cast interviewed along with screenwriter, Anthony Shaffer and daughter, Patricia. I don't see this or the production photos being mentioned (as on the first issue). As to the film, I've always like "Frenzy" as one of Hitch's best. He used a great deal of humor (many jokes about neckties), although the rape scene is a bit much to take (the documentary explains how it was done). Donald Spoto's book, "The Art of Hitchcock" is one of the best analytical sources as to how Hitch used food, sex, and juxtaposition to put forth some of his sociological ideas about humanity. Flying birds usually portend some terrible event about to happen. Blondes represented the ideal woman. Food is a metaphor for sex (the hilarious dinner scenes between the English inspector and his gourmet wife), and so on. Hitch definitely knew how to tell a story, and "Frenzy" is one of his best.
after several missteps hitchcock returns to form in this his next to last feature May 21, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
after the flops marine,topaze,and torn curtin, hitch went back to england and made this modest little thriller that recalles his best work.
a down on his luck bartender in london is the prime suspect in the "necktie killings"and with help from the real killer(a nice twist here) he must find the real killer before he kills again.
this is hitchcock at the top again,and the touches he adds to this one are fun(the cop on the case lets us in on the clues and what he is finding as he must eat meals that are not any good ,fixed by wife learning to cook in a class,a priceless way to make the viewer aware of the plot and still get a few laughs. not one to miss but it is a little strong for younger viewers.
The Master Does It Again January 6, 2006
Alfred Hitchcock's "Frenzy" is a clever movie. It is set in London in the early 1970s and has that singular "timestamp" that mark so many releases of that decade. The Director uses an solidly professional cast in "F"; most will be unknown to American audiences. The film reaches crisis point quickly as a body is found floating in the Thames River. There has been a series of females murdered by necktie strangulation. (Fans who search for the Director's cameo will have no difficulty in locating him in "Frenzy"). A recently released RAF veteran, Jon Finch, is quickly ensnared in the hunt for the murderer. There is a fine use of an old director's ploy- viewers know what investigators do not: Finch is innocent but trapped by circumstantial evidence. The two most recently demised ladies are his current girl friend and former wife! And he was spotted in a hotel with the former and arguing in a restaurant with the latter! How will the wheels of justice turn? The Director turns to another old device: the open-minded detective willing to reopen a case. Examples abound but this reviewer is reminded of Fritz Lang's "Ministry of Fear" and Robert Siodmak's "Phantom Lady". There is a marvelously macabre scene in the middle of "F" as the real bad guy revisits a crime scene to retrieve his tie clasp from Finch's girl friend's corpse. This reviewer hates to reveal endings, so all he will comment on "F"s resolution is that it's sudden! Hitchcock has used no nonsense slamming of the door finales before. "Notorious" is a fine example. The final word on "Frenzy" is very positive. The Director returned to top form (and to London) after some so -so movies from the 60s. The cast is uniformly excellent, including the unnamed Bad Guy. Finch is well cast as the harried suspect. Alec McCowen is perfect as the plodding but fair and professional Scotland Yard detective. The dinner table by play between he and his wife, Vivien Merchant, provides the perfect touch of levity. Credit previous reviewer Platte for the observation that this is middle class London! There is no smart set, as viewers witness in "Dial M for Murder". "Frenzy" is on a definite par with those other great Hitchcock movies we can all name. The 2-hour run time will fly by. "F" is different, well done and highly recommended! And someone noticed! Both the National Board of Review and Golden Globes nominated "Frenzy" for Best Picture.
 Oddly un-Hitchcockian. November 15, 2005
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
Frenzy (Alfred Hitchcock, 1972)
I've seen a good number of Hitchcock films over the years, but Frenzy was not at all what I was expecting. Completely different from the usual Hitchcock fare in a way I can't put my finger on; it had a grittier feel to it, I guess.
A serial killer is stalking London, raping women and strangling them with ties. After his ex-wife Brenda (Barbara Leigh-Hunt, godmother to Dame Judi Dench) turns up murdered, the police start to suspect Richard Blaney (Jon Finch, recently seen in Kingdom of Heaven). Blaney is innocent, of course, and turns to his friend Rusk (the late Barry Foster) to hide him. As more of Blaney's acquaintances turn up strangled, the pressure turns up on him to find the real killer.
With a solid script by Anthony Shaffer (who went on the next year to write the brilliant The Wicker Man) and the usual pitch-perfect direction from Hitchcock, Frenzy is an interesting murder mystery. Still, as I mentioned, it just doesn't feel like a Hitchcock movie; if you stumbled into it in the middle, unlike so many of Hitch's works, you might not know it was his work. ***
After four decades in movies, Hitchcock still has the stuff! October 19, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Frenzy is a first-rate thriller from the "Master of Suspense" and proves that even in his 70s, Hitchcock still had what it takes to shock audiences everywhere. Darker and grittier than his earlier films, this one revolves around a serial "neck-tie" killing spree in present-day London. Frenzy marks Hitchcock's return to his birth home in England and features the usual Hitchcock trademarks -- murder, the accused "wronged man," and a fair share of comic relief. If you have seen any of Hitchcock's earlier works and liked what you saw, give this one a try!
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