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Psycho (1960)

109 min  -  Horror | Mystery | Thriller  -   8 September 1960 (USA)
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A young woman steals $40,000 from her employer's client, and subsequently encounters a young motel proprietor too long under the domination of his mother.

Director:

Alfred Hitchcock

Writers:

Joseph Stefano (screenplay), Robert Bloch (novel)
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Anthony Perkins Anthony Perkins ...
Vera Miles Vera Miles ...
John Gavin John Gavin ...
Janet Leigh Janet Leigh ...
Martin Balsam Martin Balsam ...
John McIntire John McIntire ...
Simon Oakland Simon Oakland ...
Frank Albertson Frank Albertson ...
Patricia Hitchcock Patricia Hitchcock ...
Caroline (as Pat Hitchcock)
Vaughn Taylor Vaughn Taylor ...
Lurene Tuttle Lurene Tuttle ...
John Anderson John Anderson ...
Mort Mills Mort Mills ...
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Storyline

Phoenix officeworker Marion Crane is fed up with the way life has treated her. She has to meet her lover Sam in lunch breaks and they cannot get married because Sam has to give most of his money away in alimony. One Friday Marion is trusted to bank $40,000 by her employer. Seeing the opportunity to take the money and start a new life, Marion leaves town and heads towards Sam's California store. Tired after the long drive and caught in a storm, she gets off the main highway and pulls into The Bates Motel. The motel is managed by a quiet young man called Norman who seems to be dominated by his mother. Written by Col Needham <col@imdb.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Motel | Money | California | Shower | Alimony  | See more »

Taglines:

The master of suspense moves his cameras into the icy blackness of the unexplored! (window card) See more »

Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$806,947 (estimated)

Gross:

$50,000,000 (Worldwide) (January 2004)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Shamley Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

To ensure the people were in the theaters at the start of the film (rather than walking in part way through) the studio provided a record to play in the foyer of the theaters. The album featured background music, occasionally interrupted by a voice saying "Ten minutes to Psycho time," "Five minutes to Psycho time," and so on. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: When Marion pulls into the motel during the rain and sees the office, she drives over to it and stops. In the next shot two lights on a stand can be seen to the immediate left of the office, left by the crew. See more »

Quotes

Norman Bates: Are you sure you wouldn't like to stay just a little while longer? Just for talk?
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Connections

Referenced in My Voyage to Italy (1999) See more »