Director ……………… Alfred Hitchcock Screenwriter ….…….. Joseph Stefano Based on novel ……. Robert Bloch Editor …………………. George Tomasini Music ……………….... Bernard Herrmann Cinematography ….. John L. Russell Costume …………….. Rita Riggs Pictorial Consultant… Saul Bass
Norman Bates ……… Anthony Perkins Marion Crane ……… Janet Leigh Lila Crane …………... Vera Miles Sam Loomis ………… John Gavin Milton Arbogast …… Martin Balsam Sher. Al Chambers… John McIntire Dr. Fred Richmond... Simon Oakland Caroline …………….. Pat Hitchcock
Formalist Psychological Thrillers Reoccurring Characters & Themes: wrongly accused man cool blondes surprising violence suspicion/doubt Virtuoso Editing Droll Humor
Nine Death Masks 10 Women’s Heads 4 Noses Human Skin Chairs Skull Bowls Skulls on Bedposts
Best Selling Issue until Princess Diana’s Death 14 th Most Interesting Person of the Year (1991)
Women 8 of 10 times killed by person they know ½ women killed by husbands/boyfriends Only about 20 serial killers/year killing 200 ppl (15, 000 by others) More likely to catch malaria or leprosy
$11,200,000 Highest Grossing Hitchcock film Broke records: China, Japan, France, Britain, Canada, South America, U.S. One of the top grossing black and white films of all time
Mixed reviews—eventually re-reviewed Nominated for 4 Academy Awards Leigh won Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress 1992—selected for preservation in National Film Registry #14 on AFI’s 100 Best Movies list
2 sequels: Psycho II (1983), Psycho III (1986) 1 prequel: Psycho IV (1990) screenwriter- Joseph Stefano All 3 starring Anthony Perkins 1 remake (1998) Graphic Novel Series
1978 horror classic Halloween 1977 High Anxiety, 1980 Fade to Black, 1980 Dressed to Kill, Invader Zim, Hoshi no Kaabii, 2003 live-action/animated Looney Tunes: Back in Action.
montage 3 minutes 50 cuts extreme close-ups few medium shots 7 days to shoot casaba melon chocolate syrup music: all strings— “The Murder”
MUSIC Bernard Herrmann, composer *Citizen Kane to Twilight Zone *Team Hitchcock all strings stark How important is it?