Psycho

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Psycho
Directed by	Alfred Hitchcock
Produced by	Alfred Hitchcock (uncredited)
Written by	Joseph Stefano (screenplay) Robert Bloch (novel)
Music by	Bernard Herrmann
Cinematography	John L. Russell
Editing by	George Tomasini
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	June 16, 1960
Running time	109
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$806,950 (estimated)
IMDb profile

Psycho is a 1960 horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It is mostly noted for the killing of a main character early in the movie. Hitchcock also did something like that in Vertigo. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Robert Bloch, which was in turn inspired by the crimes of Wisconsin serial killer Ed Gein.

The film depicts the encounter between Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), a secretary who is in hiding at a motel after embezzling from her employer, and Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), the motel's lonely owner. It initially received mixed reviews but outstanding box-office returns, prompting a re-review which was overwhelmingly positive and led to four Academy Award nominations.

It's most famous line is "A boy's best friend is his mother." said by Norman Bates. In 2005, it ranked 56 on AFI's list of the one hundred most popular quotes of all time. In 1997, it was the 18th most popular movie on the AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies list.

[change] Plot summary

Marion Crane is a Phoenix, Arizona working girl who is unhappy and frustrated with the way life is treating her. She has to sneak away during lunch breaks to meet her lover Sam Loomis, and they cannot get married because Sam has to spend most of his money on alimony. Marion is trusted by her employer to bank $40,000 in cash at the real estate office where she works as a secretary. Desperate to make a change in her life, she packs up and heads for California with the money in her purse, determined to start a new life with Sam at his hardware store. Exhausted from her long drive and caught in a storm, Marion decides to spend the night at the Bates Motel where she meets Norman Bates, a troubled young man who seems to be dominated by his invalid mother. After Norman fixes a light dinner, Marion goes back to her room for a cleansing shower...

[change] Main cast

Actor	Role
Anthony Perkins	Norman Bates
Janet Leigh	Marion Crane
Vera Miles	Lila Crane
John Gavin	Sam Loomis
Martin Balsam	Detective Milton Arbogast
John McIntire	Sheriff Al Chambers
Simon Oakland	Dr. Fred Richmond