Photographic Recreations of Hitchcock Classics

by Mike Browne on February 14, 2008

in film, old stuff

Vanity Fair has done it again. Every once in a while they do something truly photographically impressive using Hollywood stars who happen to be the flavor of the moment.

This time they’ve recreated scenes from some of Alfred Hitchcock’s more well known films. I’m especially impressed that Strangers on a Train, one of my faves, made the list. They’ve even done a rather creepy making of video and Jim Windolf does a behind the scenes report.

Here’s a few notables:

Jodi Foster is very Tippi Hedren-esque as Melanie Daniels from the eerie 1963 classic, The Birds. You know there was poop involved in this shoot at some point.

Scarlett Johansson and Javier Bardem reprise the Grace Kelly and Jimmy Stewart roles in Rear Window. Thank goodness Bardem has a decent haircut after the horrendous 70’s mop he wore in No Country for Old Men.

Renée Zellweger is seriously (I mean very) creepy as Kim Novak’s Madeleine Elster / Judy Barton from Vertigo.

Vanouver’s own Seth Rogen as Cary Grant’s character Roger O. Thornhill from North by Northwest. Cary, you’ve put on weight and look a little dopey. Still fun though.