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- It is a modern remake of Alfred Hitchcock 's 1960 film of the same name, in which an embezzler arrives at an old motel run by a mysterious man named Norman Bates; both films are adapted from Robert Bloch 's 1959 novel.
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Jun 22, 2022 · “Psycho” had the rare quality sequel with 1983’s “Psycho II” and even the “Bates Motel” reboot TV series that ran for four seasons. In 1998 Hollywood thought indie director Gus Van Sant had lost his mind when he released a remake of the beloved classic.
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Jun 22, 2017 · What made Van Sant's stab at Psycho so unique, however, was that he didn't just want to remake the film, he wanted to recreate it almost scene-for-scene, shot-for-shot. This was something...
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Psycho. In Gus Van Sant's remake of Alfred Hitchcock's classic, young female bank employee Marion Crane steals money from her boss in Phoenix, flees town, and arrives at Fairvale, California's rundown Bates Motel, which has secrets of its own.
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- Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Gus Van Sant
- 1998-12-04
Gus Green Van Sant Jr. is an American filmmaker, painter, screenwriter, photographer and musician from Louisville, Kentucky who is known for directing films such as Good Will Hunting, the 1998 remake of Psycho, Gerry, Elephant, My Own Private Idaho, To Die For, Milk, Last Days, Finding Forrester, Promised Land, Drugstore Cowboy and Mala Noche.
- January 1, 1
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- Louisville, Kentucky, USA
In an somewhat exaggerated comparison, "Elephant" feels a little like Van Sant's remake of "Psycho," shot for shot. Here is a film which is an attempt at a recreation of something like that which happened at Columbine in the course of one day, without the media and social baggage that came afterward.
Jan 1, 2004 · In this scene, Van Sant’s film becomes a genuinely discomfiting experience, and underlines how bold Van Sant’s notion of a shot-by-shot remake of Psycho really was, doomed to failure though it may have been. The film world since has seen several impassioned works of pastiche art.
It is a modern remake of Alfred Hitchcock 's 1960 film of the same name, in which an embezzler arrives at an old motel run by a mysterious man named Norman Bates; both films are adapted from Robert Bloch 's 1959 novel.
