This is an interesting film. It's listed as #61 on the original AFI 100, but on the 10th anniversary list (2007) it jumps all the way to #9. They also list it as the #1 Mystery. It's also on Bravo's 30 Even Scarier Movie Moments, at #6. Great Film. Another post from '07. I'll start posting new ones soon, I promise.
Wow, Hitchcock films continue to amaze me. Vertigo has all the stuff that you would expect from a old Hitchcock classic- Murder plots, intrigue, madness, sleuthing, heartbreak...blonds. They're always blond; you notice that?
Anyway, It's the story of John "Scotty" Ferguson, played by the incomparable James Stewart, who has to retire from the police force because he discovers he has severe acrophobia. It's so bad that he gets vertigo (dizziness, sometimes leading to fainting) whenever he gets up high. He decides to just sit tight for a while before he figures out what he should do next, but his old college buddy calls with a favor to ask. He wants Scotty to follow his wife around; he thinks she might be losing her mind. Scotty is reluctant, but eventually agrees.
I got confused in the middle for a few minutes, but I think you were supposed to. This is an excellent, excellent film. I'm not sure I liked it as much as I liked, Rear Window, but that may just be the lack of Grace Kelly. I would highly recommend it.
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