Psycho (1998 film)
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| Psycho | |
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 Original film poster |
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| Directed by | Gus Van Sant |
| Produced by | Gus Van Sant Brian Grazer |
| Written by | Joseph Stefano |
| Starring | Vince Vaughn Anne Heche Julianne Moore Viggo Mortensen William H. Macy |
| Music by | Bernard Herrmann |
| Cinematography | Christopher Doyle |
| Editing by | Amy E. Duddleston |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 4, 1998 |
| Running time | 120 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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Psycho is a 1988 film remake of the Alfred Hitchcock 1960 version produced and directed by Gus Van Sant for Universal Pictures. Both films are based on the novel Psycho by Robert Bloch.
This version is in color and features a different cast, but aside from this it is virtually a shot for shot remake that copies Hitchcock's camera movements and editing. A few small changes are introduced to make the content more explicit, compared to the original movie's sexual subtext, and the murder sequences are intercut with surreal dream images.
Anne Heche plays Marion Crane, with Vince Vaughn as Norman Bates, William H. Macy as Arbogast, Viggo Mortensen as Sam Loomis, Julianne Moore as Lila Crane, and Robert Forster as the psychiatrist. Bassist Michael "Flea" Balzary from the Red Hot Chili Peppers also has a small part in the movie.
This version of Psycho received mixed reviews, and was awarded a Golden Raspberry Award.
[edit] External links
- Psycho at the Internet Movie Database
- Essay defending Van Sant's Psycho, Offscreen.com.
- Essay reassessing Van Sant's Psycho, Offscreen.com.
- In-depth essay on the potential value of Van Sant's Psycho, Offscreen.com.
| Movies of Gus Van Sant |
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| Mala Noche • Five Ways to Kill Yourself • My New Friend • Ken Death Gets Out of Jail • Drugstore Cowboy • Fame '90 • Thanksgiving Prayer • My Own Private Idaho • Under The Bridge • Even Cowgirls Get the Blues • To Die For • Four Boys in a Volvo • Good Will Hunting • Ballad of the Skeletons • Psycho • Finding Forrester • Gerry • Elephant • Last Days • The Time Traveler's Wife |
| Psycho Series |
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| Films: Psycho | Psycho II | Psycho III | Psycho IV: The Beginning Psycho (1998) |
| Robert Bloch's novels: Psycho | Psycho II | Psycho House |
| Other: Bates Motel | Robert Bloch's Psychos |
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