Psycho
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Director:Alfred Hitchcock
Studio:Universal Studios
Rating:4.5
Rated:R
Date Added:2008-06-11
Purchased On:2008-11-06
ASIN:0783225849
UPC:9780783225845
Price:19.98
Genre:Thrillers
Location:0236
Duration:109
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
Features:Black & White
DVD-Video
Letterboxed
Custom 1:Copied
Alfred Hitchcock  ...  (Director)
  ...  (Writer)
 
Anthony Perkins  ...  
Janet Leigh  ...  
Martin Balsam  ...  
Vera Miles  ...  
John Gavin  ...  
Summary: At last--a great American movie available on video for the first time in its original aspect ratio. For all the slasher pictures that have ripped off Psycho (and particularly its classic set piece, the "shower scene"), nothing has ever matched the impact of the real thing. More than just a first-rate shocker full of thrills and suspense, Psycho is also an engrossing character study in which director Alfred Hitchcock skillfully seduces you into identifying with the main characters--then pulls the rug (or the bathmat) out from under you. Anthony Perkins is unforgettable as Norman Bates, the mama's boy proprietor of the Bates Motel; and so is Janet Leigh as Marion Crane, who makes an impulsive decision and becomes a fugitive from the law, hiding out at Norman's roadside inn for one fateful night. Psycho gets the masterpiece treatment it deserves on DVD, with extras including newsreel footage surrounding the making and release of the movie; an archive of production stills; the special trailer in which Hitchcock (acting as one of the original Universal Studio tour guides) himself leads viewers around the Bates place; credit designer Saul Bass's original "shower scene" story boards; posters and advertising materials for the movie's William Castle-like publicity campaign (No One Will Be Seated After the Feature Begins!);and a 90-minute documentary on the making of the film! What more could any movie fan possibly want? --Jim Emerson