78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene (2017)

An unprecedented look at the iconic shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960), the "man behind the curtain", and the screen murder that profoundly changed the course of world cinema.

Director:

Alexandre O. Philippe

Writer:

Alexandre O. Philippe

Stars:

Marli Renfro, Alfred Hitchcock, Tere Carrubba

1 win & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marli Renfro	...	Herself
Alfred Hitchcock	...	Himself (archive footage)
Tere Carrubba	...	Herself
Alan Barnette	...	Himself
Richard Stanley	...	Himself
Elijah Wood	...	Himself
Bret Easton Ellis	...	Himself
Leigh Whannell	...	Himself
Karyn Kusama	...	Herself
Peter Bogdanovich	...	Himself
Scott Spiegel	...	Himself
Daniel Noah	...	Himself
Mick Garris	...	Himself
Stephen Rebello	...	Himself
Marco Calavita	...	Himself

Storyline

An unprecedented look at the iconic shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960), the "man behind the curtain", and the screen murder that profoundly changed the course of world cinema.

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Plot Keywords:

hitchcock | alfred hitchcock | psycho | editing | cinema | 

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Taglines:

78 Shots & 52 Cuts That Changed Cinema Forever

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 October 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,738, 15 October 2017, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$37,664, 16 November 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Exhibit A Pictures, ARTE, Milkhaus

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Marli Renfro, the body double for Janet Leigh, was also an original Playboy bunny and was featured on the cover of the September 1960 issue.

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Connections

Features All That Heaven Allows (1955)

User Reviews

Extremely investing analysis but underwhelming commentary to a beloved classic

A 91-minute analysis of the famous shower scene from Hitchcock's 'Psycho' and how it changed the course of cinema. The first of its kind, a feature length documentary on one scene. The film gets its name '78/52' from 52 shots in a 78 second sequence. It's very entertaining and incredibly rich with goodies you never considered went into the making of the famous scene. I loved the archival Hitchcock commentary they recovered. Though, as I personally feel the movie horror scene has drastically changed (you can decide for the better or for worse), to have young horror film makers (of some damn awful films) and irrelevant actors interviewed to share their thoughts in quite enthusiastic ways suggests that Hitchcock's achievement is less pioneering than the film makes it seem. That aside, I'm surprised they pulled it off, you can tell the director (who is obviously a massive Hitchcock nerd) adores the content and it really shows.