Why is psycho famous

November Film director Alfred Hitchcock is at his commercial and critical peak after the successes of Vertigo and North by Northwest So what does he do next? But it is really two films, glued together by the most iconic scene in cinema history. Part one is a run-of-the-mill morality tale. Guilt-stricken, she pulls into a deserted motel and chats with the owner, Norman Bates Anthony Perkins.

He seems friendly enough — he makes her sandwiches and talks fondly about his mother — and Marion resolves to return the money. And it was even more shocking back in Janet Leigh was one of the biggest stars in Hollywood at the time. Her character was set up as the protagonist. Thrillers rarely come as perfectly packaged as this.

Ben Sherlock is a writer, comedian, and independent filmmaker. He's currently in pre-production on his first feature, and has been for a while because filmmaking is expensive. Trying to anticipate the violence was for me nerve-racking.

This demonstrated to me the skill of Hitchcock. Most Popular Now 56, people are reading stories on the site right now.

BBC News. News Front Page. E-mail this to a friend Printable version. Most of the film was shot quickly with a crew from television, but the plus shots for this second scene took a week to film. To get the scene past the censors Hitchcock claimed the knife never touched the victim, but studies have since suggested it does. Chocolate sauce was used for blood, and the hand holding the knife in some shots is Hitchcock's.

Janet Leigh said she avoided taking showers for the rest of her life after filming Psycho. Mummy's boy - Bates' character was meant to draw viewers' sympathy. Don't give away the ending - it's the only one we have!

To keep secret the film's final twist, Psycho was not screened for critics or cinema-owners before release. Unusually for the time, cast and crew had been made to sign non-disclosure agreements preventing them speaking about the film. No-one was allowed into the cinema once the film had started - enforced by uniformed guards, this was an extraordinary measure in an era when people were used to coming and going during theatres' continuous programmes.

The great director - Hitchcock put much of his own money into the film. In today's Magazine. Ghost town. The guerilla plant. Walking away. Printable version. How Psycho changed cinema. THE SHOWER SCENE Most of the film was shot quickly with a crew from television, but the plus shots for this second scene took a week to film To get the scene past the censors Hitchcock claimed the knife never touched the victim, but studies have since suggested it does Chocolate sauce was used for blood, and the hand holding the knife in some shots is Hitchcock's Janet Leigh said she avoided taking showers for the rest of her life after filming Psycho Source: Story of the Scene by Roger Clarke.

Psycho promotional slogan. RELEASE OF PSYCHO To keep secret the film's final twist, Psycho was not screened for critics or cinema-owners before release Unusually for the time, cast and crew had been made to sign non-disclosure agreements preventing them speaking about the film No-one was allowed into the cinema once the film had started - enforced by uniformed guards, this was an extraordinary measure in an era when people were used to coming and going during theatres' continuous programmes.

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