From the 1970s onwards, many filmmakers tried to become Hitchcock after Hitchcock, with Brian De Palma arguably being the most successful in those efforts. De Palma, however, lacked the humour – one of the main ingredients of Hitchcock’s formula. That was the main emphasis of the works of another aspiring Hitchcockian, Gordon Higgins, in his 1978 directorial debut, *Foul Play*. The protagonist, played by Goldie Hawn…