What a vile, nasty b*tch. Out to sell a biopic, she has resorted to the destructive mantra of today’s women: when out to make a fast buck, simply shout “sexual harassment” and watch the frightened sycophants do your bidding.
As Sinatra said of Judith Campbell some years back, “Hell hath no fury like a prostitute with a book deal.”
There are thousands of stories like this from most of the women who starred in Hitchcock’s films. His perversities were not evident in all his films, but take a look at FRENZY again
and try to reconcile the “two Hitchcocks”. I’m afraid I agree generally with Tippi Hedren. Hitchcock had little regard for actors, and especially for the (mostly) blonde leading ladies he utilized.
He threw live birds at her for 3 days to film the attic scene. She had a nervous breakdown. He made her film anyway. That completely zoned out thing she did at the end of the movie, that wasn’t acting, that’s what was left of her sanity.
He was a brilliant director, but she’s by no means the first person to point out that he was willing to be extremely abusive to get what he wanted, both on and off camera.
Careful. I live in Phoenix, a city with a so-called colony of people who are retired or who commute to work in the business in Los Angeles. Over the years, I’ve come to understand what a horrible, vile man he was. From people who knew him. I think you owe Ms. Hedren a huge apology.
The stuff about Hitchcock is not new by decades. It’s my understanding he would pose an actress for a scene and then stand there and whisper dirty things in her ear. His voyeurism and some other sexual obsessions are on display in his films.
I always liked him on tv and love his films.