"Psycho (1998 film) Psycho is a 1998 American horror film produced and directed by Gus Van Sant for Universal Pictures and starring Vince Vaughn, Julianne Moore, Viggo Mortensen, William H. Macy and Anne Heche in leading and supporting roles. It is a modern remake of the 1960 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, in which an embezzler arrives at an old motel run by an insane killer named Norman Bates. Both films are adapted from Robert Bloch's 1959 novel of the same name. Although this version is in color, features a different cast, and is set in 1998, it is closer"
"1998 remake of the original film in which virtually every camera angle and line of dialogue was duplicated from the original. It starred Vince Vaughn as Bates and Anne Heche as Marion Crane. It was reviled by critics and performed poorly at the box office. The Hitchcock version of the film is rated number one on the American Film Institute's list of one hundred most thrilling films. Psycho (novel) Psycho is a 1959 thriller novel by American writer Robert Bloch. The novel tells the story of Norman Bates, caretaker at an isolated motel who struggles under his domineering mother and"
"American Psycho (film) American Psycho is a 2000 Canadian-American satirical black comedy psychological horror film co-written and directed by Mary Harron, based on Bret Easton Ellis's 1991 novel of the same name. It stars Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Josh Lucas, Chloë Sevigny, Samantha Mathis, Cara Seymour, Justin Theroux, Guinevere Turner, and Reese Witherspoon. Producer Edward R. Pressman purchased the film rights to the novel in 1992. After discussions with David Cronenberg fell through, Harron was brought on to direct and cast Bale in the lead role. Lionsgate acquired worldwide distribution in 1997 and temporarily replaced Harron and Bale"
"drafts; subsequently, Rebello wrote additional uncredited drafts that shifted the story's focus away from Ed Gein and instead toward the complex personal and professional relationship of Hitchcock and his wife, Reville, during the filming of ""Psycho"". Much of the film's casting was announced in March 2012. On March 1, 2012, Scarlett Johansson and James D'Arcy were announced to play the stars of ""Psycho"", Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins. Later that month Jessica Biel was cast as Vera Miles. Following, additional cast members were announced that included Toni Collette as the director's trusted assistant, Danny Huston as screenwriter-playwright Whitfield Cook, Michael"
"the film's 50th anniversary, featuring yet another different cover. The film is also included on two different Alfred Hitchcock Blu-ray boxsets from Universal. The following publications are among those devoted to the production of ""Psycho"": Psycho (1960 film) Psycho is a 1960 American psychological horror film directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, and written by Joseph Stefano. It stars Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, John Gavin, Vera Miles, and Martin Balsam, and was based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert Bloch. The film centers on an encounter between a secretary, Marion Crane (Leigh), who ends up at"
"American Psycho 2 American Psycho 2 (also known as American Psycho II: All American Girl) is a 2002 American black comedy horror film and a stand-alone sequel to Mary Harron's 2000 film adaptation of ""American Psycho"". It is directed by Morgan J. Freeman and stars Mila Kunis as Rachael Newman, a driven criminology student who is drawn to murder. The film also features William Shatner as her professor. The film was adapted from a script titled ""The Girl Who Wouldn't Die"", and was originally conceived as a thriller with no association with ""American Psycho"". It was not until production began"
"Angela Bettis Angela Marie Bettis (born January 9, 1973) is an American film and stage actress, film producer, and director best known for her lead roles in the 2002 TV adaptation of the Stephen King novel ""Carrie"", the title character in ""May"" (2002), and in ""Girl, Interrupted"" as an anorexic psychiatric patient Janet Webber. In addition to her work in film, Bettis also starred in two Broadway productions: ""The Father"" in 1996 with Frank Langella, and as Abigail Williams in a 2002 revival of Arthur Miller's ""The Crucible"" alongside Liam Neeson and Laura Linney. Bettis was born in Austin, Travis"
"and kill her. To save her, he urges her to leave and never come back. She drives away with the money to begin a new life, while Sam who came to the motel to find her is killed by Norman as Sam takes a shower. Marion Crane Marion Crane (known in the original novel as Mary Crane), also under the alias Marie Samuels, is a fictional character created by American author Robert Bloch in his 1959 thriller novel ""Psycho""; portrayed by Janet Leigh in the 1960 version of ""Psycho"" directed by Alfred Hitchcock. She is also portrayed by Anne Heche"
"debut of R&B music star Rihanna as Marion Crane, the role Janet Leigh played in the original film Psycho. Cuse himself appeared in a cameo role as a highway patrol officer who pulls over and questions Marion Crane during her escape. TV Guide wrote that ""Bates Motel… remains one of the defining shows of the content-deluged era we're living in…It was based on a well-established franchise (Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho) that was being updated for a modern audience... It's maintained a high level of quality throughout its run and used its source material in creative and surprising ways... It's a master"
"appeared in Francis Ford Coppola's 1962 film ""Tonight for Sure"". During the filming of ""Psycho"", Janet Leigh also had a stand-in to check lighting. Her name was Myra Davis, also known as Myra Jones. In 1988 Davis was raped and murdered by her neighbor and handyman Kenneth Dean Hunt. Possibly due to fascination with the shower scene, sections of the media confused Davis's role and published that she had been Leigh's body double. The BBC went further and not only asserted that Davis was Leigh's body double, but also that Davis was the voice of Norman Bates' mother, although this"
"Psycho (1960 film) Psycho is a 1960 American psychological horror film directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, and written by Joseph Stefano. It stars Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, John Gavin, Vera Miles, and Martin Balsam, and was based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert Bloch. The film centers on an encounter between a secretary, Marion Crane (Leigh), who ends up at a secluded motel after stealing money from her employer, and the motel's owner-manager, Norman Bates (Perkins), and its aftermath. ""Psycho"" was seen as a departure from Hitchcock's previous film ""North by Northwest"", having been filmed"
"a Memorial Day version of this sketch that featured Spacey as Jack Lemmon, Wiig as Carol Channing, and Sanz as Alfred Hitchcock in a commercial for ""Psycho"", but the sketch was cut for the live episode. The dress rehearsal for the October 28, 2006, episode, hosted by Hugh Laurie, featured a Halloween 1960 version of the sketch, but was also cut for the live episode. Kristen Wiig plays a nerdy, dowdy, rather dim middle-aged woman, who is extremely proud to be a Target cashier. She has an awestruck reverence for her employer, although she struggles to comprehend some basic facts,"
"also panned the film and advised any potential viewers to avoid the movie as it was ""the original movie minus all of the good stuff"". Single White Female 2: The Psycho Single White Female 2: The Psycho is a 2005 direct-to-video thriller film and a sequel of the 1992 film ""Single White Female"". Directed by Keith Samples, it stars Kristen Miller, Allison Lange and Brooke Burns. In New York, PR colleagues and roommates Holly Parker (Kristen Miller) and Jan Lambert (Brooke Burns) are disputing a promotion in their agency. The unethical Jan deceives Holly and sends her to Chicago. Meanwhile,"
"1960 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. In the updated version, she took on the role originally played by Janet Leigh, Marion Crane, an embezzler who arrives at an old motel run by serial killer Norman Bates (played by Vince Vaughn in their second collaboration). ""Psycho"" earned mediocre reviews, and despite a US$60 million budget, it made a lukewarm US$37.1 million worldwide. In an otherwise negative review of the film, Janet Maslin of ""The New York Times"" felt that Heche was ""refreshingly cast in Marion's role"", while noting that her portrayal was ""as almost as demure as Ms. Leigh's, yet she's"
"and Lila were actually murdered by Norman's psychiatrist, Dr. Adam Claiborne, who assumed Norman's identity. Lila appears in the 1992 three-issue comic book adaptation of the 1960 film ""Psycho"", released by Innovation Publishing. Lila Crane/Loomis was portrayed by Vera Miles in the 1960 film ""Psycho"" and its 1983 sequel, ""Psycho II"". Julianne Moore portrayed the character in the 1998 remake. Lila is one of three characters from the original film to return in the sequels, the others being Norman Bates and the voice of Mother. Lila Crane Lila Loomis (née Crane) is a fictional character created by American author Robert"
"Janet Leigh Janet Leigh (born Jeanette Helen Morrison; July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004) was an American actress, singer, dancer, and author. Raised in Stockton, California, by working-class parents, Leigh was discovered at age eighteen by actress Norma Shearer, who helped her secure a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Leigh had her first formal foray into acting appearing in radio programs before making her film debut in ""The Romance of Rosy Ridge"" (1947). Early in her career, she appeared in several popular films for MGM which spanned a wide variety of genres, including ""Act of Violence"" (1948), ""Little Women"" (1949), ""Angels"
"won an Independent Spirit Award, a Satellite Award, and a Sierra Award for her performance. Following ""Boys Don't Cry,"" Sevigny had a supporting role in ""American Psycho,"" based on the controversial 1991 novel by Bret Easton Ellis. Sevigny plays the office assistant of Patrick Bateman, played by Christian Bale, a 1980s Manhattan yuppie-turned-serial killer. The film, as was its source novel, was controversial because of its depiction of graphic violence and sexuality in an upper-class Manhattan society. In addition, she reunited with ""Kids"" writer and ""Gummo"" director Harmony Korine for the experimental ""Julien Donkey-Boy"" (1999), playing the pregnant sister of"
"Lila Crane Lila Loomis (née Crane) is a fictional character created by American author Robert Bloch in his 1959 thriller novel ""Psycho""; portrayed by Vera Miles in the 1960 version of ""Psycho"" directed by Alfred Hitchcock. She is also portrayed by Julianne Moore in the 1998 version of ""Psycho"". She is the sister of slain victim Marion Crane. Additionally, Lila appears in Bloch's 1982 sequel novel ""Psycho II"", and the unrelated 1983 sequel film of the same name, in which she serves as an antagonist. Lila Crane is the younger sister of Marion Crane (Janet Leigh). After Marion steals $40,000"
"the series from horror fans. On April 13, 2012, production started on a film adaptation of Stephen Rebello's non-fiction book ""Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho"", which follows the complex relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and wife Alma Reville during the filming of ""Psycho"" in 1959. The film is directed by Sacha Gervasi and stars Anthony Hopkins as director Alfred Hitchcock, Helen Mirren as his wife Alma Reville, Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leigh, Jessica Biel as Vera Miles, and James D'Arcy as Anthony Perkins. Produced by The Montecito Picture Company and distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures, the film was released"
"filming, she travels throughout North America and works with organizations around the globe to educate, demonstrate, speak, protest, build habitats, transport and rescue. In 2012 she founded The Pet Matchmaker, an organization dedicated to celebrating and inspiring the rescue, foster and adoption of homeless pets everywhere. She serves on the board of Stray Rescue of St. Louis as well as the US chapter of No to Dog Meat. Elaine Hendrix Katherine Elaine Hendrix (born December 28, 1970) is an American actress, model, producer, singer, dancer, and activist. She is best known for her roles in the 1998 remake of ""The"
"changed to Marion in the film because of a then real life Mary Crane residing in Phoenix, Arizona. In the novel, she is Norman's first victim; in the film, Norman had murdered two young girls prior. ""Psycho""'s first sequel, 1983's ""Psycho II"", starts off with a flashback to the shower scene. Marion's sister, Lila Crane (Vera Miles), now Lila Loomis, is on a crusade to keep Norman locked up. The film introduces Mary Loomis (Meg Tilly), Lila's daughter with Sam and Marion's niece. Both are killed in the film; Lila is stabbed by a woman who looks like him in"
"of learning that Jamie Lee was the daughter of ""Psycho"" actress Janet Leigh: ""I knew casting Jamie Lee would be great publicity for the film because her mother was in ""Psycho""."" Curtis was cast in the part, though she initially had reservations as she felt she identified more with the other female characters: ""I was very much a smart alec, and was a cheerleader in high school, so [I] felt very concerned that I was being considered for the quiet, repressed young woman when in fact I was very much like the other two girls."" Another relatively unknown actress, Nancy"
"after completion of the film, and since Janet Leigh was no longer available for filming, Hitchcock had Vera Miles don a blonde wig and scream loudly as he pulled the shower curtain back in the bathroom sequence of the preview. Since the title, """"Psycho"""", instantly covers most of the screen, the switch went unnoticed by audiences for years. However, a freeze-frame analysis clearly reveals that it is Miles and not Leigh in the shower during the trailer. The film was so successful that it was reissued to theaters in 1965. A year later, CBS purchased the television rights for $450,000."
"stepmother of Christian Bale, who played Bateman in the film. This coincidence is mentioned in Ellis' mock memoir ""Lunar Park"". Phil Collins, whose solo career is referenced in the book, recalled: ""I didn't read it. At the time, I just thought, 'That's all we need: glorifying all this crap. I'm not interested.' Then the film came out and I thought it was very funny."" In 2000, writer Guinevere Turner and writer/director Mary Harron adapted ""American Psycho"" into a dark, comic film released by Lions Gate Films. This screenplay was selected over three others, including one by Ellis himself. Bateman is"
"by working nude, Renfro was hired as the body double for the actress Janet Leigh in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film ""Psycho"". She was paid $500. The shower scene in ""Psycho"" is considered one of the most famous scenes in cinema history. It features more than 50 camera cuts in three minutes and took six days to film. Although nudity is implied in the rapid cuts, none is seen. Hitchcock and Leigh initially maintained that only Leigh appeared in the shower. Only later did Hitchcock acknowledge that when Leigh's face is seen it is her, otherwise it is Renfro. Renfro subsequently"
"Brentwood, Los Angeles. Janet Leigh Janet Leigh (born Jeanette Helen Morrison; July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004) was an American actress, singer, dancer, and author. Raised in Stockton, California, by working-class parents, Leigh was discovered at age eighteen by actress Norma Shearer, who helped her secure a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Leigh had her first formal foray into acting appearing in radio programs before making her film debut in ""The Romance of Rosy Ridge"" (1947). Early in her career, she appeared in several popular films for MGM which spanned a wide variety of genres, including ""Act of Violence"" (1948), ""Little"
"the Chocolate Factory"", ""Throw Momma from the Train"", ""Scary Movie"" and more have referenced the film. Many critics and filmmakers have cited ""Psycho"" as the film that modernized the horror genre. Horror writer David. J. Schow stated (in ""The Psycho Legacy"") ""It brought the idea that the killer in a horror film was not a mutant, didn't have dents in his head; he could look like that nice young boy from next door"". The film also brought in a new level of acceptable violence and sexuality in movies. Both Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh spent the rest of their careers"
"and co-stars Henry Thomas, Olivia Hussey and CCH Pounder. The film was written by Joseph Stefano, who also wrote the screenplay of the original film. The musical score was composed by Graeme Revell and the title theme music by Bernard Herrmann from the original film was used. ""Psycho IV: The Beginning"" world premiered on Showtime on November 10, 1990 as part of a ""Psycho"" retrospective hosted by Janet Leigh. A once-again rehabilitated Norman Bates is now married to a psychiatrist named Connie and is expecting a child. Norman secretly fears that the child will inherit his mental illness, so he"
"themes of voyeurism and sexualized violence, whose release happened to precede Psycho's by a few months. However, due to Peeping Tom's critical drubbing at the time and short lifespan at the box office, Psycho was the far more widely known and influential film. ""Psycho"" has been referenced in other films numerous times: examples include the 1974 musical horror film ""Phantom of the Paradise""; 1978 horror film ""Halloween"" (which starred Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh's daughter, and Donald Pleasence's character was named ""Sam Loomis""); the 1977 Mel Brooks tribute to many of Hitchcock's thrillers, ""High Anxiety""; the 1980 ""Fade to Black"","
"direct the remake. In December, America Olivo and Morgane Slemp were cast, alongside previously announced Nora Arnezeder and Genevieve Alexandra. On January 31, 2012, in an interview with Arnezeder, she discussed the remake using POV shots and Elijah Wood's character as half-angel/half-devil. Arnezeder described her role in the film as an artist who develops a friendship with Wood's character. She declined to reveal more but hinted at a different take on the original. She said she was drawn to the concept of the film as a psychological horror, stating it would not be that interesting if the movie was just"
"Hussey. Vera Miles also reprised her role of Lila Crane in ""Psycho II"". The sequels received mixed reviews and were universally considered inferior to the original. ""Psycho"" has been rated and re-rated several times over the years by the MPAA. Upon its initial release, the film received a certificate stating that it was ""Approved"" (certificate #19564) under the simple pass/fail system of the Production Code in use at that time. Later, when the MPAA switched to a voluntary letter ratings system in 1968, ""Psycho"" was one of a number of high-profile motion pictures to be retro-rated with an ""M"" (Mature"
"Hayley Lovitt Hayley Lovitt (born December 26, 1986) is an American actress and production coordinator. She is known for her portrayal as younger Janet van Dyne / The Wasp in ""Ant-Man"" and its sequel ""Ant-Man and the Wasp"" and for her portrayal as Sage on ""The Gifted"". Lovitt was born in Oklahoma and moved to North Carolina when she was in middle school. Her love for acting came about throughout her youth. She attended and graduated at University of North Carolina at Wilmington. She initially majored in Communication Studies and Psychology and considered becoming an attorney. She began to work"
"water to communities around the world. Leigh and her family live in Los Angeles. Chyler Leigh Chyler Leigh West (pronounced ; born Potts; April 10, 1982), known professionally as Chyler Leigh, is an American actress, singer and model. She is known for portraying Janey Briggs in the comedy film ""Not Another Teen Movie"" (2001), Lexie Grey in the ABC medical drama series ""Grey's Anatomy"" (2007–2012), and Alex Danvers in the DC Comics superhero series ""Supergirl"" (2015–present). Leigh was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. She is the daughter of Yvonne Norton and Robert Potts. Leigh was raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia,"