The Pot ( The Jar ) is one of the episodes of the television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents , filmed by director Tim Burton on the story of Ray Bradbury . A remake of the eponymous episode of "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" ( Eng. The Alfred Hitchcock Hour ), filmed by Norman Lloyd in 1964.
| Pot | |
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| The jar | |
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| Genre | fantasy horror movie |
| Producer | Tim Burton |
| Author script | Michael McDowell Larry wilson |
| In the main cast | Griffin Dunn Fiona Lewis Laraine Newman Stephen Schellen Alfred Hitchcock |
| Composer | Danny Elfman |
| Duration | 23 minutes |
| A country | USA |
| Year | 1986 |
| IMDb | ID 0508431 |
The premiere (19th episode of the 1st season of the series) took place on April 6, 1986.
The name of the film was due to a medical glass vessel , a jar that the main character of the series carries with him everywhere. Since for a long time there was no information about this episode of the series, among the Russian fans of Tim Burton and in the press the not quite right name “Pot” was established, which is a literal translation of the original name.
Nevertheless, the REN TV channel broadcast the film under the more appropriate name of "Bank".
The beginning of the film, which takes place in the 40s of the XX century, is shot in monochrome , in a style reminiscent of noir films of the 1930s. Further narration takes place in color.
Content
- 1 Cast
- 2 Story
- 3 facts
- 4 References
Cast
- Alfred Hitchcock - TV Host
- Paul Barthel - Critic
- Griffin Dunn - Knoll
- Fiona Lewis - Erica
- Laraine Newman - Periwinkle
- Stephen Schellen - Garcon
- Peter Risch - Lucky Kaufman
- Werner Pochat - Nazi
and others
Story
1940s . The girl, fleeing the Nazi persecution, is hiding in a small shop, laden with a variety of cans with alcoholic animals. She is pursued by a German officer (Paul Werner) with a rifle at the ready. Suddenly, the fascist’s gaze is riveted on one of the exhibits on the shelves. He captivates an officer. Forces to put the weapon aside. The fascist is leaving. The girl, grabbing his rifle, shoots the enemy in the back.
The action is postponed today. Before us is an exhibition of contemporary art: sculptures with aquariums instead of heads. More precisely, this is an exhibition of Mr. Knoll ( Giffin Dunn ). A critic walking along the exhibition ( Paul Barthel ) announces an insulting review of the exhibits on the recorder . This is accidentally heard by Noll himself.
Upset Noll, ignoring the entreaties of his friend Garzon ( Stephen Schellen ) and wife Erica ( Fiona Lewis ), leaves for solace in a car repair shop run by the dwarf Lucky Kauffman. Knoll buys parts of wrecked cars from Kauffman. Under the hood of one of them, Noll finds a medical jar with strange contents.
Knoll brings the can to the exhibition and sets it up as a central exhibit. Erica is against such a turn of her husband’s artistic thought. However, Garcon, bewitched by what he saw, instead of at least somehow supporting Eric, leaves the exhibition hall in a hurry.
The next day, the mysterious vessel becomes the center of universal attention, causing the most diverse (sometimes unpredictable) emotions . Everyone is simply delighted with what they saw.
Being in some semblance of a trance , viewers snapping up all the sculptures of Noll.
Meanwhile, the contents of the jar show signs of life.
At a dinner in honor of Noll, the fact that Noll is not the author of the can comes up. However, attempts to ridicule Noll come to naught under the influence of the mysterious power of the contents of the can. After lunch, while guests delve into the contemplation of a magical exhibit, Pervinkle (Laraine Newman), one of Noll's friends, tries to open the veins . She manages to save.
At the hospital, Noll is trying to find out from Pervinkle what prompted her to commit suicide . Pervinkle admits that the bank is to blame.
At the same time, Garcon rolls Erica, with whom he has a love affair , a scandal. It seems to him that someone from the bank is watching him. Erica in response offers to destroy the contents of the can. The bewitched Garzon leaves Erica. Erica blames the bank for her troubles. Wanting to end her, she opens the lid and barely lowering her hand into the jar, immediately pulls it back. The can is falling. The creature contained in it slides under the sofa . Erica is trying to get him out of the sofa ... At that moment, Noll picks her up. He himself takes out a strange creature from under the sofa. And then Erica sticks a knife into the creature. Noll and Erica fight for possession of a creature from a can - in the heat of a fight, they tear the creature apart.
And here is the exhibition again. The public contemplates something in the bank, mounted on a pedestal . Knoll says that he and Erica broke up, and that his new work is an object of special inspiration.
The final close-up of the can allows you to see inside the vessel something covered with terrible scars .
Facts
- Alfred Hitchcock , appearing at the beginning (locked in a bottle) and the end of the episode, is actually an archival footage of the director who died in 1980 , later painted.
- In the role of a Nazi, under the pseudonym Paul Werner, Werner Pochat , an actor of Austrian origin, better known for his participation in the creation of the films “The Evil Dead 4”, “House of Cthulhu” , “Demons 3” , “Train to Hell” appears in the film.
- The cult director Paul Barthel appears in the film as an art critic.
- In the 1964 version, the bank contained a creature described as "an octopus covered in hair."
- In 1992, a remake of The Pot appeared, directed by Randy Bradshaw for the Ray Bradbury Theater series . The script for him, unlike the Tim Burton film , was written personally by Ray Bradbury .
- In 1995, Burton admitted that this film was the hardest for him to shoot.
Links
- Pot on the Internet Movie Database