Reel 2093

Four remakes of memorable tales from the TV series "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955-62) and the "Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962-65) that have been updated, but with their strange twists intact. Also intact are the Master's wry introductions, which have been colored by computer. (2 hrs.)

Four remakes of memorable tales from the TV series "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955-62) and the "Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962-65) that have been updated, but with their strange twists intact. Also intact are the Master's wry introductions, which have been colored by computer. (2 hrs.) "Incident in a Small Jail" (from 1961) casts Ned Beatty as a traveling salesman mistaken for a murderer by a lynch mob. Venner: Lee Ving. Sheriff: Tony Frank. John Huston is "The Man from the South" (1960), who proposes a bizarre wager: to win a sports car, a down-and-out gambler (Steven Bauer) must light his cigarette lighter 10 times in a row—or lose a finger. Rosa: Kim Novak. Waitress: Tippi Hedren. Girl: Melanie Griffith (Hedren's daughter). "Bang! You're Dead" (1961) builds suspense on the odyssey of a tomboy (Bianca Rose) who's wielding a loaded gun she thinks is a toy. Uncle Jack: Lyman Ward. Amanda's Mother: Gail Youngs. Amanda's Father: Kale Brown. Clerk: Billy Mumy (who played the lead as a boy in the original). "An Unlocked Window" (1965) makes for a terrifying night in a large, remote house for a nurse (Annette O'Toole) tending to a dying man. Mrs. Kyprianov: Helena Kallianiotos. Sam: Owen Bush.

Four remakes of memorable tales from the TV series "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955-62) and the "Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962-65) that have been updated, but with their strange twists intact. Also inter are the Master's wry introductions, which have been colored by computer. (2 hrs.)