Jamaica Inn (film) far-removed from the darker characters and sinister inn and coastline depicted in the book. Today it is considered one of Hitchcock's worst films. Hitchcock himself was disgusted with the film even before it was finished and stated that it was a "completely absurd" idea. However, the film still garnered a large profit (US$3.7 million, a huge success at the time) at the box office. Daphne du Maurier was also not pleased with the finished production and for a while she considered withholding the film rights to "Rebecca". In 1978, film critic Michael Medved gave "Jamaica Inn" a place in his
Bedelia Du Maurier post-credits scene, sitting at a table and being served her own leg, in a similar manner to Lecter's previous victim Abel Gideon (Eddie Izzard). She hides a sharp fork in her lap and as the camera zooms out, it is revealed that the table is set for three. Bryan Fuller stated in an interview with "The A.V. Club" that he was inspired to name the character "Bedelia" after a character in "Creepshow", and because it has "a classic, old-world style to it". Fuller, an Alfred Hitchcock fan, said that he named character "Du Maurier" after Daphne du Maurier, the author