:41:00
I had this whole idea
of what she should be like,
:41:02
and I thought it would be very funny.
:41:04
So I passed that along,
and Mr Hitchcock wouldn't hear of it.
:41:08
So I was very thrilled.
I came back to town to do Family Plot.
:41:12
Incompetent bastard. He blew it.
:41:14
Now, we'll have to eliminate
these two ourselves.
:41:18
- Ourselves?
- That's right.
:41:21
Tomorrow night.
Right after we return our guest.
:41:27
- Oh, I can't.
- You must!
:41:31
(Kazanjian)
Hitchcock wanted Bill Devane,
:41:33
but Bill Devane was not available.
:41:36
So, his second choice was Roy Thinnes,
:41:39
and we cast Roy Thinnes and began
shooting the picture with Roy.
:41:44
I believe it was five days or six days
after we were shooting with Roy
:41:49
that Mr Hitchcock found out that
:41:52
William Devane was available and so
he made the switch during production.
:41:56
Now, that meant we had to go back
and reshoot some of the material.
:42:00
I think it's always horrible
when any actor is dismissed or fired.
:42:04
I think it's worse when you're not fired
for any particular reason
:42:08
other than you were the second choice
:42:11
and the first choice is now available.
:42:14
I believe it was
that very same evening
:42:17
when Hitchcock was having dinner
:42:20
at Jack's restaurant in San Francisco
:42:24
that Roy Thinnes
walked up to his table
:42:28
and said something to the fact,
"You've dismissed me,"
:42:32
or, W hy did you dismiss me?"
or, "You did wrong."
:42:35
And he just stared him down,
and Hitchcock was speechless
:42:39
and in a very difficult situation
and didn't like being there.
:42:45
And they just looked at
each other for a long while,
:42:48
and then eventually Roy Thinnes left.
:42:52
(Choir Singing)
:42:56
After Roy Thinnes left, we had to go
back to Grace Cathedral and shoot