Psycho (1960 film)
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| - | '''''Psycho''''' is a [[1960 in film|1960]] [[Thriller (genre)|suspense]]/[[horror film]] [[film director|directed]] by [[List of auteurs|auteur]] [[Alfred Hitchcock]] from the [[screenplay]] by [[Joseph Stefano]] about a psychotic killer. It is based on the [[Psycho (novel)|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 a secretary, Marion Crane ([[Janet Leigh]]), who is in hiding after [[Embezzlement|embezzling]] from her employer, at a [[motel]] run by the lonely [[Norman Bates]] ([[Anthony Perkins]]). "The Shower Scene" has been studied, discussed, and referenced countless times in print and in film courses with debate focusing on why it is so terrifying and how it was produced, including how it passed the censors and who directed it. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] | + | '''''Psycho''''' is a [[1960 in film|1960]] [[Thriller (genre)|suspense]]/[[horror film]] [[film director|directed]] by [[List of auteurs|auteur]] [[Alfred Hitchcock]] from the [[screenplay]] by [[Joseph Stefano]] about a psychotic killer. It is based on the [[Psycho (novel)|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 a secretary, Marion Crane ([[Janet Leigh]]), who is in hiding after [[Embezzlement|embezzling]] from her employer, at a [[motel]] run by the lonely [[Norman Bates]] ([[Anthony Perkins]]). "The Shower Scene" has been studied, discussed, and referenced countless times in print and in film courses with debate focusing on why it is so terrifying and how it was produced, including how it passed the censors and who directed it. {{GFDL}} |
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Psycho is a 1960 suspense/horror film directed by auteur Alfred Hitchcock from the screenplay by Joseph Stefano about a psychotic killer. It 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 a secretary, Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), who is in hiding after embezzling from her employer, at a motel run by the lonely Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins). "The Shower Scene" has been studied, discussed, and referenced countless times in print and in film courses with debate focusing on why it is so terrifying and how it was produced, including how it passed the censors and who directed it.
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