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Complete Filmography

I Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021
as Self
Interviews and archival footage weave together to tell the story of the Master of Suspense, one of the most influential and studied filmmakers in the ...

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006
as Self
This historical and critical look at slasher films, which includes dozens of clips, begins with Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Prom Night. The films'...

The Making of 'Psycho'
2005
as Self
A retrospective on the entire movie, from start to finish. There are interviews with many of the principle cast and crew (including Janet Leigh and Jo...

Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic
2004
as Self
A retrospective look at Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train.

Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield
2004
as Himself
Documentary about the real life inspiration behind "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre," serial killer Ed Gein.

Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
2000
as Self
Documentary tracing the rise of the 'slasher' movie.

The Trouble with 'Marnie'
2000
as Self
This hour long documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's "Marnie" incorporates the usual melange of contemporary interviews with surviving parti...

Psycho
1998
Screenplay
A young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own.

Two Bits
1995
Writer, Executive Producer
It's a hot summer day in 1933 in South Philly, where 12-year old Gennaro lives with his widowed mom and his ailing grandpa, who sits outside holding t...

Psycho IV: The Beginning
1990
Writer
When he hears talk radio host Fran Ambrose discussing the topic of matricide, Norman calls in under a false name to tell his story.

Blackout
1988
Writer
A young girl returns to her hometown in search of her father, gradually her childhood memories returns; a childhood with incest and violence.

The Kindred
1987
Writer
Amanda's deathbed request to her son, John, was for him to destroy all the lab notes etc. from her last experiment. She also blurts out he had a broth...

Snowbeast
1977
Writer
A skier and his wife visit a friend's ski resort during a man beast's rampage, and must hide from the impending danger.

Aloha Means Goodbye
1974
Writer
A young woman who is battling a rare blood disease must also fight against a greedy doctor who needs a heart-transplant donor, and has her in mind.

Home for the Holidays
1974
Writer
An ailing man summons his four daughters home for Christmas and asks them to kill his new wife, who he suspects is poisoning him.

Live Again, Die Again
1974
Teleplay
After being cryogenically frozen for more than 30 years, a woman wakes to find her husband an old man and her children older than she is. Her daughter...

A Death of Innocence
1971
Writer
A mother travels to New York to see her daughter who is awaiting trial for murder. The mother is totally convinced of her daughter's innocence and doe...

Revenge!
1971
Writer
A deranged mother avenges herself on the man she thinks seduced her daughter by imprisoning him in a cage in her basement.

Futz
1969
Screenplay
Sexual satire about a young farmer who has had many bad experiences with women. He showers love and affection upon his pet pig, Amanda, saying she alo...

Eye of the Cat
1969
Writer
A man and his girlfriend plan to rob the mansion of the man's eccentric but wealthy aunt. However, the aunt keeps dozens of cats in her home, and the ...

The Unknown
1964
Writer, Producer, Executive Producer
After two women poison the blackmailer who has been tormenting them, they wind up at the house of a blind man whose eccentric guest believes he has bu...

The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre
1964
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Terrified of being buried alive, a woman installs a phone in her crypt. A few days after her death, the phone suddenly rings and paranormal investigat...

The Naked Edge
1961
Screenplay
Five years after George Radcliffe was the chief witness in a high profile murder case, his wife receives a blackmailing letter accusing him of the cri...

Psycho
1960
Screenplay
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates ...

The Black Orchid
1959
Writer
An aging widower fights family disapproval when he falls in love with a gangster's widow.