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11Nov2008

Trailer - The Remake of Hitchcock's 'The Lodger'

DateTuesday, November 11, 2008 at 10:34PM
One of the first Alfred Hitchcock films was The Lodger, released in 1927. It presented a fictional portrayal of a Jack the Ripper-type killer whom a landlady believes is the same man renting a room in her house. He wasn't called Jack the Ripper in that film, but rather The Avenger. It's not a great movie but it's a really good stepping stone for the stuff Hitchcock would explore with more directorial dexterity down the road.

There's a new version of The Lodger coming to theaters, and before you get all worked up, it's the fourth remake of the Hitchcock flick, and the first in nearly seventy years. Plus, it's been modernized to closely resemble a made-for-cable movie. The film stars Simon Baker (TV's The Mentalist, you know) as a man of questionable pursuits, Hope Davis as his landlady, and Alfred Molina as a cop on the beat.


Kudos to Trailer Addict

Question: Would this work better if Baker and Molina switched roles?

The Lodger will be in theaters on December 31st.

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AuthorColin Boyd | | in , | Print ArticlePrint Article | | Comment2 Comments |

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Hey this actually looks good. I loved the original so I'm kind of looking forward to this new one.

I've heard it's not half bad, so I hope it'll make it out to more theaters than what they're listing so far.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterGraham

Instead of Baker it'd be a more interesting marriage to plug House's lead into an arty, semi-psycho remake. The House guy's undertones of being on the cusp of a lethal psyche reminds me a lot of Joe Cotton's undertones as the serial lady killer in early Hitchcock stuff.

Sunday, January 25, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterbwburton

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