Hitchcock lives?

7 comments February 8th, 2008

For its annual movie issue, Vanity Fair magazine is recreating famous scenes from Hitchcock movies using current actors. I question the choice of some of the actors. (I love Seth Rogen, but even he’d admit he’s no Cary Grant). Still, it’s pretty funny to see him racing across the cornfield ala NORTH BY NORTHWEST…

 

Here’s Naomi Watts as Tippi Hendren in MARNIE. Unlike Seth and Cary, the resemblance is pretty strong here. I’d say if Hitch came back from the dead and wanted to make a starring one of his trademark blonde ice queens, Watts would be his best bet.

 

There are plenty more on the site including Jodie Foster as Tippi Hendren in a scene from THE BIRDS, Javier Bardem and Scarlett Johannson as Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly in REAR WINDOW and a whole lot of people (including Eva Marie Saint, who really did act for Hitchcock) as the cast of LIFEBOAT. If you want to see them all, pick up the magazine. If you want to see them all but are too cheap to pick up the magazine, just click here.