Family Plot
A charismatic spiritualist teams up with her taxi‑driving boyfriend to locate a vanished heir, only to discover they’re tangled in the deadly game of a pair of ruthless kidnappers.
“There's no body in the family plot.”
Synopsis
Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her taxi-driving boyfriend follow a missing heir through California, only to come across a pair of serial kidnappers.
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Principal cast & crew: 20
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Craft leads on file
Edited by J Terry WilliamsShot by Leonard J SouthScored by John WilliamsDesigned by Henry Bumstead
Box Office
1976 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 2.9× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$13.2M
Also known as
- Familiengrabde
- Complot de famillefr
- Complotto di famigliait
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Cast & Crew
20 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Karen Black
as Fran
Bruce Dern
as George Lumley
Karen Black Nm0000947
as Fran
Barbara Harris
as Blanche Tyler
William Devane
as Arthur Adamson
Barbara Harris Nm0364455
as Blanche Tyler
Ed Lauter
as Maloney
Cathleen Nesbitt
as Julia Rainbird
Katherine Helmond
as Mrs. Maloney
Warren J Kemmerling
as Grandison
Edith Atwater
as Mrs. Clay
William Prince
as Bishop
Directors
1Writers
2Other crew
5Parents Guide
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