"Psycho"
What is Psycho about?
A young woman runs off with $40,000, which she stole from her employer's client. She got caught in a storm whilst driving to her boyfriend's store in California, so she stopped at The Bates Motel and only planned to stay for the night. A young man managed the motel business but seemed to be dominated by his elderly mother.
Who helped with the making of this film?
The Director: Alfred Hitchcock
The Writer: Joseph Stefano (screenplay) and Robert Bloch (novel)
The Stars: Anthony Perkins starred as Norman Bates
Vera Miles starred as Lila Crane
John Gavin starred as Sam Loomis
Janet Leigh starred as Marion Crane
A cliffhanger used in Psycho would be near the end of the film, when the audience assume that Sam won't recover from the bash on the head by villain with a split personality Norman Bates.
Sam Loomis and Lila Crane had to use their initiatives to find out what happened to Marion Crane. Whilst trying to find clues they had to use their brains and think of ways to overcome the villain and not get caught sneaking around.
Norman Bates mislead the audience into thinking that his mother was alive, this is otherwise known as a Red Herring.
The MacGuffin was used in this film. I noticed that the real reason of the plot of the story was the $40,000 that Marion Crane stole from her employer's client and that she planned to start a new life with her boyfriend Sam Loomis. However this gets over shadowed by the death of Marion and everyone forgets about the $40,000 as they want to know who Marion's killer is.
Suspense is built up throughout Psycho, as Alfred Hitchcock does a good job of keeping his audience guessing. An example would be how the audience thought Norman's mother existed, when she didn't.
Thrillers are fast paced this is shown through the famous shower scene, the link is on the bottom of this page, why not have a look!
Facts:
A young woman runs off with $40,000, which she stole from her employer's client. She got caught in a storm whilst driving to her boyfriend's store in California, so she stopped at The Bates Motel and only planned to stay for the night. A young man managed the motel business but seemed to be dominated by his elderly mother.
Who helped with the making of this film?
The Director: Alfred Hitchcock
The Writer: Joseph Stefano (screenplay) and Robert Bloch (novel)
The Stars: Anthony Perkins starred as Norman Bates
Vera Miles starred as Lila Crane
John Gavin starred as Sam Loomis
Janet Leigh starred as Marion Crane
A cliffhanger used in Psycho would be near the end of the film, when the audience assume that Sam won't recover from the bash on the head by villain with a split personality Norman Bates.
Sam Loomis and Lila Crane had to use their initiatives to find out what happened to Marion Crane. Whilst trying to find clues they had to use their brains and think of ways to overcome the villain and not get caught sneaking around.
Norman Bates mislead the audience into thinking that his mother was alive, this is otherwise known as a Red Herring.
The MacGuffin was used in this film. I noticed that the real reason of the plot of the story was the $40,000 that Marion Crane stole from her employer's client and that she planned to start a new life with her boyfriend Sam Loomis. However this gets over shadowed by the death of Marion and everyone forgets about the $40,000 as they want to know who Marion's killer is.
Suspense is built up throughout Psycho, as Alfred Hitchcock does a good job of keeping his audience guessing. An example would be how the audience thought Norman's mother existed, when she didn't.
Thrillers are fast paced this is shown through the famous shower scene, the link is on the bottom of this page, why not have a look!
Facts:
- The film was released on the 8th September 1960
- Psycho made $500,000,000 on Box Office worldwide
- The production company used to produce this film was Shamley Productions
- The approximate running time of the film is 109 minutes
- It was a huge box office hit
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