{"id":33433,"date":"2023-08-09T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=33433"},"modified":"2023-08-03T11:15:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T15:15:24","slug":"psycho-1960-directed-by-alfred-hitchcock-z-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=33433","title":{"rendered":"“Psycho” (1960) directed by Alfred Hitchcock \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Psycho <\/em><\/strong>(1960)<\/span><\/p>\n

Director: Alfred Hitchcock<\/strong><\/p>\n

Screenplay: Joseph Stefano <\/strong>based on Psycho<\/a> by Robert Bloch<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stars: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam, John McIntire, Simon Oakland, Frank Albertson, Patricia Hitchcock, Vaughn Taylor <\/strong>and John Anderson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Tagline:\u00a0 The picture you MUST see from the beginning… Or not at all!… For no one will be seated after the start of… Alfred Hitchcock’s greatest shocker Psycho.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Plot\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marion Crane (Leigh) in a moment of weakness steals $40,000.00 from her boss.\u00a0 She packs her bags and heads off to meet her lover (who has no idea of what she has done).\u00a0 It’s a long drive so Marion decides to spend the night at the Bates’ Motel.\u00a0 The motel is located off the main road in a remote location.\u00a0 There’s no one else staying there.\u00a0 The place is run by mild mannered Norman Bates who takes care of his invalid mother who lives in the house on the hill.<\/p>\n

She should be safe for one night…<\/p>\n

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

After reading the Robert Bloch novel, Hitchcock bought the rights to the book and lobbied Paramount Pictures to get the film made.\u00a0 The studio didn’t have faith in the material.\u00a0 They agreed to a small budget ($800,000) if Mr. Hitchcock would defer his salary ($250,000) and instead take 60% of the gross.\u00a0 It worked out well since Hitchcock ended up making about $15 million!<\/p>\n

I love that the movie starts out as a crime film and turns into a horror movie.\u00a0 What other movie has the “lead” actress killed off about an hour in?\u00a0 The top billed actor, Anthony Perkins, doesn’t even appear until about 30 minutes into the film.<\/p>\n

Hitchock loved the score by Bernard Herrmann so much that he reportedly doubled Herrmann’s salary.\u00a0 Hitchcock also planned to have the shower scene appear as a silent sequence.\u00a0 After seeing it with the score Herrmann created, Hitch decided it worked better with music.<\/p>\n

Anthony Perkins gives a master class in acting when questioned by Martin Balsam.<\/p>\n

Simon Oakland shows up for one scene and it’s impact reminded me of Alec Baldwin’s in Glengary Glen Ross<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Psycho<\/em> is another of Alfred Hitchcock’s classics.<\/p>\n

Psycho <\/em><\/strong>(1960) rates 5 of 5 stars.<\/span><\/p>\n

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