Joseph Stefano (Writer)
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Works
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
Interviews and archival footage weave together to tell the story of the Master of Suspense, one of the most influential and studied filmmakers in the history of cinema.
Release Date: 2021-05-02
Character: Self
Vote Count: 19
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
This historical and critical look at slasher films, which includes dozens of clips, begins with Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Prom Night. The films' directors, writers, producers, and special effects creators comment on the films' making and success. During the Reagan years, the films get gorier, budgets get smaller, and their appeal wanes. Then, Nightmare on Elm Street revives the genre. Jump to the late 90s, when Scream brings humor and TV stars into the mix.
Release Date: 2006-10-13
Character: Self
Vote Count: 88
The Making of 'Psycho'
A retrospective on the entire movie, from start to finish. There are interviews with many of the principle cast and crew (including Janet Leigh and Joseph Stefano), who all talk openly and lovingly about entire process of making the film. The sessions with Janet Leigh are particularly involving, and she talks a great deal about shooting the now infamous shower scene.
Release Date: 2005-10-26
Character: Self
Vote Count: 24
Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic
A retrospective look at Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train.
Release Date: 2004-09-07
Character: Self
Vote Count: 1
Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield
Documentary about the real life inspiration behind "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre," serial killer Ed Gein.
Release Date: 2004-09-07
Character: Himself
Vote Count: 7
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
Documentary tracing the rise of the 'slasher' movie.
Release Date: 2000-10-28
Character: Self
Vote Count: 1
The Trouble with 'Marnie'
This hour long documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's "Marnie" incorporates the usual melange of contemporary interviews with surviving participants and liberal helpings of film clips and production shots. It also presents a nice selection of script pages and memos as well. In the former category we find cast members 'Tippi' Hedren, Diane Baker, and Louise Latham, rejected screenwriters Joseph Stefano and Evan Hunter, final screenwriter Jay Presson Allen, daughter Pat Hitchcock O'Connell, production designer Robert Boyle, makeup artist Howard Smit, unit manager Hilton Green, Hitchcock historian Robin Wood, composer Bernard Herrmann biographer Steven C. Smith, and Hitchcock fan/filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich. An entertaining account of the film's production, the participants offer loads of valuable information and anecdotes. Highly enjoyable for Hitchcock fans and the film's growing number of admirers.
Release Date: 2000-05-30
Character: Self
Vote Count: 5
Psycho
A young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own.
Release Date: 1998-12-04
Department: Writing
Job: Screenplay
Vote Count: 991
Two Bits
It's a hot summer day in 1933 in South Philly, where 12-year old Gennaro lives with his widowed mom and his ailing grandpa, who sits outside holding tight to his last quarter, which he's promised to Gennaro and which Gennaro would like to have to buy a ticket to the plush new movie theater. But grandpa's not ready to pass on the quarter or pass on to his final reward: he has some unfinished business with a woman from his past, and he enlists Gennaro to act as his emissary.
Release Date: 1995-10-22
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 61
The Outer Limits
Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows.
Release Date: 1995-03-26
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 213
Psycho IV: The Beginning
When he hears talk radio host Fran Ambrose discussing the topic of matricide, Norman calls in under a false name to tell his story.
Release Date: 1990-11-10
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 271
Swamp Thing
Swamp Thing: The Series, is a science fiction, action/adventure television series based on the DC Comics character Swamp Thing. It debuted on USA Network on July 27, 1990 and lasted three seasons for a total of 72 episodes. It was later shown in reruns on the Sci Fi Channel.
Release Date: 1990-07-27
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 4
Vote Count: 13
Blackout
A young girl returns to her hometown in search of her father, gradually her childhood memories returns; a childhood with incest and violence.
Release Date: 1988-10-29
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 3
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.
Release Date: 1987-09-28
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 1569
The Kindred
Amanda's deathbed request to her son, John, was for him to destroy all the lab notes etc. from her last experiment. She also blurts out he had a brother. At the funeral John meets Melissa, who claims to be his mother's biggest fan. Together with some of John's friends they go to Amanda's house, but none are prepared for what they find there.
Release Date: 1987-01-09
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 71
Snowbeast
A skier and his wife visit a friend's ski resort during a man beast's rampage, and must hide from the impending danger.
Release Date: 1977-04-28
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 40
Aloha Means Goodbye
A young woman who is battling a rare blood disease must also fight against a greedy doctor who needs a heart-transplant donor, and has her in mind.
Release Date: 1974-10-11
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Home for the Holidays
An ailing man summons his four daughters home for Christmas and asks them to kill his new wife, who he suspects is poisoning him.
Release Date: 1974-07-13
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 25
Live Again, Die Again
After being cryogenically frozen for more than 30 years, a woman wakes to find her husband an old man and her children older than she is. Her daughter has also developed a psychotic obsession with her and may be out to kill her.
Release Date: 1974-02-16
Department: Writing
Job: Teleplay
Vote Count: 2
The Magician
The Magician is an American television series that ran during the 1973–1974 season. It starred Bill Bixby as stage illusionist Anthony "Tony" Blake, a playboy philanthropist who used his skills to solve difficult crimes as needed. In the series pilot, the character was instead named Anthony Dorian. The name change was due to a conflict with the name of a real life stage magician.
Release Date: 1973-10-02
Department: Writing
Job: Story
Vote Count: 12
A Death of Innocence
A mother travels to New York to see her daughter who is awaiting trial for murder. The mother is totally convinced of her daughter's innocence and does all she can to help her. As the trial progresses however, the mother begins to have doubts.
Release Date: 1971-11-26
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 1
Revenge!
A deranged mother avenges herself on the man she thinks seduced her daughter by imprisoning him in a cage in her basement.
Release Date: 1971-11-06
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 8
Futz
Sexual satire about a young farmer who has had many bad experiences with women. He showers love and affection upon his pet pig, Amanda, saying she alone is worthy to be his wife. His "marriage" to Amanda causes a scandal in the community, almost mass hysteria.
Release Date: 1969-11-16
Department: Writing
Job: Screenplay
Vote Count: 4
Eye of the Cat
A man and his girlfriend plan to rob the mansion of the man's eccentric but wealthy aunt. However, the aunt keeps dozens of cats in her home, and the man is deathly afraid of cats.
Release Date: 1969-06-18
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 39
The Unknown
After two women poison the blackmailer who has been tormenting them, they wind up at the house of a blind man whose eccentric guest believes he has built a working time machine. Soon, the blackmailer is back to torment them all.
Release Date: 1964-05-04
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 1
The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre
Terrified of being buried alive, a woman installs a phone in her crypt. A few days after her death, the phone suddenly rings and paranormal investigator Nelson Orion is brought in to probe the case.
Release Date: 1964-01-01
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Vote Count: 19
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits is an anthology tv series of self-contained sci-fi-horror stories, sometimes with a plot twist at the end.
Release Date: 1963-09-16
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 12
Vote Count: 149
The Naked Edge
Five years after George Radcliffe was the chief witness in a high profile murder case, his wife receives a blackmailing letter accusing him of the crime.
Release Date: 1961-06-28
Department: Writing
Job: Screenplay
Vote Count: 29
Psycho
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
Release Date: 1960-06-22
Department: Writing
Job: Screenplay
Vote Count: 10342
Startime
Startime is an anthology show of drama, comedy, and variety, and was one of the first American television shows broadcast in color. The program was aired Tuesday nights in the United States on the NBC Television network in the 1959-60 television season.
Release Date: 1959-10-06
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 3
The Black Orchid
An aging widower fights family disapproval when he falls in love with a gangster's widow.
Release Date: 1959-02-12
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 26
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
Release Date: 1955-10-02
Character: Self - Screenwriter, Psycho
Vote Count: 232