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Mood:
- AtmosphericSuspensefulScaryTense
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Plot:
- SlasherSplit PersonalityPsychologicalWoman in DangerCrimesDangerDeadlyMind and Soul more...
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Genres:
- HorrorThrillerIndependent
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century50s
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Place:
- Arizona
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- Award WinnerBlockbusterClassicControversialCritically AcclaimedEssentialMasterpiece
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Style:
- Twists and TurnsVoice Over
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Based on:
- Based on Book
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Score:
- Orchestral
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Look:
- B&W
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Flag:
- Brief NudityViolent Content
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Psycho , 1960
English
USA
Profile of Psycho
The mood of Psycho is tense, atmospheric, and scary. The plot centers around a character with a split personality, a woman in danger, and a slasher. It is an independent, thriller, and horror movie. Stylistically, Psycho includes a voice over and involves twists and turns. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The setting is Arizona. Psycho happens in the 1950s. Visually, it is black and white. The musical score is orchestral. Psycho is based on a book. The movie is known for being controversial, a classic, and essential viewing. Note that it includes brief nudity and violent content.
Summary of Psycho
Credited with inventing the genre of the modern horror film, PSYCHO has had its share of sequels and imitators, none of which diminishes the achievement of this shocking and complex horror thriller. Alfred Hitchcock's choreography of elements in PSYCHO is considered so perfect it inspired a shot-by-shot remake by Gus Van Zant in 1998. However, Hitchcock's black-and-white original, featuring Anthony Perkins's haunting characterization of lonely motel keeper Norman Bates, has never been equaled. Bates presides over an out-of-the-way motel under the domineering specter of his mother. The young, well-intentioned Bates is introduced to the audience when Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), a blonde on the run with stolen money, checks in for the night. But Momma doesn't like loose women, so the stage is set for this classic tale of horror--and one of the most famous scenes in film history. PSYCHO was initially received by audiences with shock and amazement--and it still terrifies today. Though it is now considered prototypical Hitchcock, its setting, pace, and emphasis on terror were major departures for the director at the time, coming after the more classically grand NORTH BY NORTHWEST.
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| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 16 June 1960 |
| Runtime: | 108 min |
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as Norman Bates
as Marion Crane
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I was pretty underwhelmed by this movie. Of course those who have not seen it simply know about the shower scene, and unfortunately, that was the climax of the terror in Psycho. Besides that scene, the movie runs too long, there is not enough horror...
- 22.March.2009
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- by: Matthew
- Matthew rated this movie6/10Okay
