Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Writers – Joseph Stefano (Screenplay) Robert Bloch (novel)
The Story - The film is about Marion Crane stealing $40,000 and planning to run away with her boyfriend Sam with the money. She stops at Bates’ Motel and is greeted by Norman Bates who seems to come across as a confusing and strange character .Later that night ,whilst in the shower ,Marion is murdered by who we believe to be Norman’s mother;Mrs Bates. Norman protects his mother and covers up the murder and hides all the evidence in the swamp. It appears he got away with it all until a private detective turns up questions Norman on the whereabouts of Marion. And once again Mrs Bates appears and kills the detective. Following these events we soon see Marion’s boyfriend and sister turn up to the motel to talk to Mrs Bates, and they are astonished by their findings.
Psycho will be known by many for its infamous shower scene. This scene includes 77 different camera angles and approximately 50 cuts, altogether. Psycho has its fast paced and frequent actions scenes but does well to build up suspense and tension in the end seen where Marion’s sister is searching the house and finds the supposedly alive mothers dead corpse.
Psycho will not only be remembered for the shower scene but also for its memorable discordant music, which tries to imitate that of a psycho.