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Psycho is a 1960 American horror film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The screenplay, written by Joseph Stefano, was based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert Bloch. The film stars Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin, and Martin Balsam.
Jun 15, 2016 · He then forms a creepy smile… The film closes with you feeling completely creeped out and kind of dirty. Well that is how it ended for me. Psycho is a great film and deserves its spot at number 10 on my all-time list and I expect it to make an appearance on the Horror Syndicate’s Top 100 this fall. It did not make the list for years, but I ...
- Norman’s Smile. “Psycho” (1960) What could very well be the horror genre’s most iconic image is not a killer wielding a knife or a ghost haunting a family, but a handsome man smiling into the camera.
- Regan Taunts the Priests. “The Exorcist” (1973) A legendary horror film that more than lives up to its reputation, “The Exorcist” is full of haunting makeup work and masterful acting.
- Starling Meets Lecter. “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991) Regarded by some as the greatest movie villain of all time, Anthony Hopkins’s Hannibal Lecter is an icon of pop culture, and what an introduction he was given.
- Pennywise. “It” (2017) There’s no getting around it - clowns are terrifying. Between Pennywise and (xref) Art the Clown from “Terrifier,” we’ve seen enough made-up smiles to last us a lifetime.
Psycho: Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Janet Leigh. A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.
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- Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Alfred Hitchcock
- 1960-09-08
Hitchcock takes it to the extreme at the end of the movie when Norman smiles into the camera—a smile that almost exactly mimics Marion’s mad smile at the beginning when she drives away with the money.
Oct 25, 2011 · The three best are The Fall Of The House Of Usher (1960), The Pit And The Pendulum (1961) and The Masque Of The Red Death (1964), although horror-comedy The Raven (1963) is also worth checking out ...
Sep 25, 2023 · What is the greatest movie twist ever? We make a case for it being in Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 seminal thriller starring Janet Leigh.
