History Film / Hitchcock

->''[[{{WhamLine}} "You shouldn't wait until half way through. Kill her after thirty minutes."]]''

* DidTheyOrDidntThey: Alma and Whitfield go off to work on a story at his beach house, Hitchcock accuses them of having an affair, to which she responds by attacking him for putting her in that situation, but never denies the affair.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Alfred Hitchcock puts the decayed corpse prop used as Mrs. Bates in Janet Leigh's room. Janet screamed and ran out of her room, demanding an explanation from Hitchcock. "What? Mrs. Bates asked if she could take a nap in your room. I told her that would be fine." Despite the fact that Janet still looked rather mad, we see her smile before she walks off, suggesting this trope.

* DuelingMovies: With HBO's ''The Girl'', which dealt with Hitchcock's subsequent project Film/TheBirds - and another blonde starlet to obsess over.
* EnforcedMethodActing: Hitchcock torments Janet Leigh with increasingly explicit sexual fantasies while she's filming the car scene.

''Film/{{Hitchcock}}'' is a 2012 biographical film by Sacha Gervasi about none other than Creator/AlfredHitchcock, one of the most prominent film directors of the 20th century, and stars AnthonyHopkins as the title role and HelenMirren as Hitchcock's wife Alma. ''Hitchcock'' revolves around the creation of one of Hitch's most prominent works, ''{{Psycho}}'' from its inception as a titillating book he is reading to watching the first theater goers scream in fright at the infamous shower scene.

* StalkerWithACrush: Vera Miles (JessicaBiel) accuses Hitchcock of being one.

* HaysCode: Censors almost refuse to certify ''Psycho'', which would have left the film unviewable in the United States.

** A small hole in the trailer walls allows Hitchcock to do this, to his female starlets.

* TheOneThatGotAway: GraceKelly's marriage and abandoning of acting has cast a long shadow over Hitch's movies and his marriage.

-->''[[{{WhamLine}} "You shouldn't wait until half way through. Kill her after thirty minutes." - Alma Reville Hitchcock]]''

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: An InUniverse example: Hitch turns down Ian Fleming's ''Casino Royale''. He could have been the first director of the JamesBond series.

''Film/{{Hitchcock}}'' is a 2012 biographical film by Sacha Gervasi about none other than AlfredHitchcock, one of the most prominent film directors of the 20th century, and stars AnthonyHopkins as the title role and HelenMirren as Hitchcock's wife Alma. ''Hitchcock'' revolves around the creation of one of Hitch's most prominent works, ''{{Psycho}}'' from its inception as a titillating book he is reading to watching the first theater goers scream in fright at the infamous shower scene.

* ShoutOut: The BookEnds, as well as the closing credits music, reference ''AlfredHitchcockPresents''.

* DuelingMovies: With HBO's "The Girl," which dealt with Hitchcock's subsequent project Film/TheBirds - and another blonde starlet to obsess over.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Discussed while editing the film as Alba notices a bit of nudity in a few frames of the shower scene.
** Also this StealthPun when Anthony Perkins insists on referring to Hitch as "Mr. Hitchcock:"
-->''"You may call me Hitch. Hold the Cock."''

* HaysCode: Censors almost refuse to certify Psycho, which would have left the film unviewable in the United States.
* OedipusComplex: Noted by many male characters brought into the Psycho production.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: An InUniverse example: Hitch turns down Ian Fleming's Casino Royale. He could have been the first director of the JamesBond series.

Film/''{{Hitchcock}}'' is a 2012 biographical film by Sacha Gervasi about none other than AlfredHitchcock, one of the most prominent film directors of the 20th century, and stars AnthonyHopkins as the title role and HelenMirren as Hitchcock's wife Alma. ''Hitchcock'' revolves around the creation of one of Hitch's most prominent works, ''{{Psycho}}'' from its inception as a titillating book he is reading to watching the first theater goers scream in fright at the infamous shower scene.

[[caption-width-right:236:[[IncrediblyLamePun Beware of the knife ones...]]

Film/''{{Hitchcock}}'' is a biographical film by Sacha Gervasi about none other than AlfredHitchcock, one of the most prominent film directors of the 20th century, and stars AnthonyHopkins as the title role and HelenMirren as Hitchcock's wife Alma. ''Hitchcock'' revolves around the creation of one of Hitch's most prominent works, ''{{Psycho}}'' from its inception as a titillating book he is reading to watching the first theater goers scream in fright at the infamous shower scene.

* HaysCode: Censors almost refuse to certify Psycho which would have left the film viewable in the United States.

Film/{{Hitchcock}} is a biographical film by Sacha Gervasi about none other than AlfredHitchcock one of the most prominent film directors of the 20th century and stars AnthonyHopkins as the title role and HelenMirren as Hitchcock's wife Alma. Hitchcock revolves around the creation of one of Hitch's most prominent works, {{Psycho}} from its inception as a titillating book he is reading to watching the first theater goers scream in fright at the infamous shower scene.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Alfred Hitchcock puts the decayed corpse prop used as Mrs. Bates in Janet Leigh's room. Janet screamed and ran out of her room, demanding an explanation from Hitchcock. "What? Mrs. Bates asked if she could take a nap in your room. I told her that would be fine." Despite the fact that Janet still looked rather mad, we see her smile at this before she walks off.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: Hitchcock will occasionally speak directly to the audience as he was known to do in real life.

* SleepingSingle: Hitchcock and Alma, who are also in a SexlessMarriage.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: An InUniverse example of Hitch turning down Ian Flemming's Casino Royale, Hitchcock could have been the first director of the JamesBond series.

Film/{{Hitchcock}} is a biographical film by Sacha Gervasi about none other than AlfredHitchcock one of the most prominent film directors of the 20th century and stars AnthonyHopkins as the title role and HelenMirren as Hitchcock's wife Alma. Hitchcock revolves around the creation of one of Hitch's most prominent works, {{Psycho}} from it's inception as a titillating book he is reading to watching the first theater goers scream in fright at the infamous shower scene.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: Hitchcock will occasionally speak directly to the audience as he was known to do in real life as well.
* DidTheyOrDidntThey: Alma and Whitfield go off to work on a story at his beach house, Hitchcock accuses them of having an affair, to which she attacks him for putting her in that situation, but never denies the affair.

{{Hitchcock}} is a biographical film by Sacha Gervasi about none other than AlfredHitchcock one of the most prominent film directors of the 20th century and stars AnthonyHopkins as the title role and HelenMirren as Hitchcock's wife Alma. Hitchcock revolves around the creation of one of Hitch's most prominent works, {{Psycho}} from it's inception as a titillating book he is reading to watching the first theater goers scream in fright at the infamous shower scene.