{"product_id":"criss-cross-the-making-of-hitchcocks-dazzling-subversive-masterpiece-strangers-on-a-train-hardcover","title":"Criss-Cross: The Making of Hitchcock's Dazzling, Subversive Masterpiece Strangers on a Train - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Rebello\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTake a deep dive into the shadows and light of one of the most subversive, corrosively funny, and beloved suspense thriller masterworks as author Stephen Rebello unravels for the very first time the tense and drama-filled story of the making Alfred Hitchcock's \u003ci\u003eStrangers on a Train\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As entertaining as it is to watch \u003ci\u003eStrangers on a Train\u003c\/i\u003e, so too is the previously untold backstory that packs all the suspense, drama, and twists of a thriller. After all, what are the hallmarks of a great Hitchcock movie? A larger-than-life, complex cast of characters, each with something to prove, lose, or hide. Check. Tremendous risk, outsized conflict, and emotion as those men and women confront challenges off the set. Check. Feuds, deceptions, unlikely alliances, and double-crosses. Check. Coming off a 5-year-string of flops, Alfred Hitchcock gambled big on adapting Patricia Highsmith's debut novel, which critics called \"preposterous\" and \"unconvincing,\" in addition to \"unsavory,\" and \"sick\" (1950s code words for \"gay\" and \"perverted\"). Each step of the production was fraught with battles, but Hitchcock masterfully stayed two steps ahead of his opponents as he fought to bring his vision to life. \u003ci\u003eStrangers on a Train\u003c\/i\u003e became not only a creative high-water mark and box-office smash for Hitchcock, but also kicked off his unmatched decade of classics including \u003ci\u003eDial M for Murder, Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePsycho. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Richly documented, meticulously researched, and stylishly written, \u003ci\u003eCriss-Cross\u003c\/i\u003e is more than an authoritative film book. It is a portrait of an especially politically paranoid, misogynistic, and homophobic era in America, a time of dramatic transition in the entertainment industry, and a day of reckoning for Alfred Hitchcock and a few other talents with whom he made a dark, resonant, and prescient work of art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Rebello\u003c\/b\u003e is a screenwriter and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAlfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDolls! Dolls! Dolls!: Deep Inside Valley of the Dolls, the Most Beloved Bad Book and Movie of All Tim\u003c\/i\u003ee. He has written screenplays for Disney, Paramount, Focus Features, and others. He has written for \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMovieline\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHollywood Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStatement\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMore\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in southern New England, he is a longtime resident of southern California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 9.2 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978247733549,"sku":"9780762486397","price":28.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/5CSCbC-Gf69780762486397.webp?v=1775801246","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/criss-cross-the-making-of-hitchcocks-dazzling-subversive-masterpiece-strangers-on-a-train-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}