Synopsis
Check in. Relax. Take a shower.
A young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own.
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Psycho
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Director
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Original Writer
Casting
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Cinematography
Assistant Directors
Executive Producer
Lighting
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Production Design
Art Direction
Set Decoration
Rosemary Brandenburg Kristen Davis Kelly Berry Jay Smith Nicole Koenigsberger Glenn H. Roberts Steven Ladish Victoria Ruskin Edward J. Protiva Tim Beach Kris Fuller
Special Effects
Title Design
Stunts
Patricia M. Peters Eliza Coleman Tabby Hanson Mickey Giacomazzi Jack Carpenter Janae Louise Marsh Stephanie Reaves Robin Bonaccorsi
Composer
Sound
Kelley Baker Ron Judkins Richard Moore Marnie Moore Ben Conrad Rick Kline Frank Rinella Margie O'Malley Chris Carpenter Patrick Winters Leslie Shatz Michael "Gonzo" Gandsey Patti Tauscher Jim Pasque
Costume Design
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Hairstyling
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Alternative Titles
Psychose, 98惊魂记, Психо, Psycho (Psicosis), 惊魂记, Psicose, פסיכו, Sapık, 싸이코, Psicosis, サイコ, Ψυχώ, Psychol, ไซโค
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Theatrical
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USAR
07 Jan 1999
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Germany12
08 Jan 1999
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Ireland15
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UK15
27 Jan 1999
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France12
28 Jan 1999
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Czechia12+
30 Jan 1999
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South Korea18
04 Feb 1999
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Hungary16
23 Apr 1999
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Italy
Releases by Country
Czechia
28 Jan 1999
- Theatrical12+
France
27 Jan 1999
- Theatrical12
Germany
07 Jan 1999
- Theatrical12
Hungary
04 Feb 1999
- Theatrical16
Ireland
08 Jan 1999
- Theatrical15
Italy
23 Apr 1999
- Theatrical
South Korea
30 Jan 1999
- Theatrical18
UK
08 Jan 1999
- Theatrical15
USA
04 Dec 1998
- TheatricalR
Popular reviews
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A random conversation:
"Oh my god! Look, I painted the Mona Lisa!"
"No you didn't, you idiot. You copied it."
"Oh. What's the difference?"
"In order for you to have created something, you need to have had an idea, a concept, heck, a thought first."
"Ah, I see. In that case it's a tribute!"
"No, you moron. It is not. If it's a tribute, a cover an homage, whatever you want to call it, you need to add your voice, make it yours, embrace it with love and passion."
".....really?"
"Really. It's like that Psycho remake by van Sant. A xeroxed copy made by people who don't have enough talent to emulate the masterpiece that is the original."
"They remade Psycho?"
"Yep."
"Idiots."
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Unfortunately this disproves my theory that any classic film would be better if it included a scene of Vince Vaughn jerking off.
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Gus Van Sant literally shot for shot remade Psycho but with Vince Vaughn that’s the funniest shit I’ve ever heard
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Say what you will about the staff, the water pressure in the Bates Motel shower looks really solid. There’s nothing worse than a hotel shower that feels like you’re standing under a drippy garden hose.
Okay, maybe there are some things that are worse...
To me, Gus Van Sant’s Psycho is a fascinating if failed experiment, and a huge missed opportunity. Because one of the things Hitchcock’s Psycho did that was so revolutionary was the way it shocked audiences by killing the character everyone assumed was its lead, Marion Crane, about 40 minutes into the movie. That’s part of what made the shower scene so effective in 1960. It wasn’t just the violence, it was that the violence was aimed…
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if anyone can actually give me a reason this movie is bad u can have a gold star (saying it didn't need to be made doesn't count and also i'm gonna disallow "it had bad performances" because a) the performances aren't bad, they're just based in exploitative genre-movie values but also b) all the performers knew they couldn't live up to the original so performed a camp psycho. cool.)
Anyway: Anne Heche is p. gorgeous, I love that Van Sant/Doyle totally utilize the fact that their Psycho remake //is actually in color wow!// and somehow make the story move even faster than it already did.
I'm also certain that there are Brechtian values in this film unexplored - the fact…
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Van Sant’s camp recreation of Psycho is commonly criticized for not adding anything to Hitchcock’s film. But this criticism overlooks the fact that we must be knowing audience members for it to be true, which is a fact Van Sant readily anticipates. To me, this always felt more like a camp recreation of Psycho than a remake, despite its fidelity to the source. I would argue it works entirely because we know Hitchcock’s film inside and out; it’s clear from the final shot of Marion’s excavation juxtaposed with the title “In Memory of Alfred Hitchcock” that this film does not intend to bury its predecessor. Psycho 98 is merely another step in our relationship with the original film (see Thomas…
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Let me just say, the fact that Vince Vaughn was chosen to play the role that was previously filled by Anthony Perkins should be the biggest question about this film. I mean, what would possess Gus Van Sant to think that it was a brilliant idea to cast a virtual unknown at the time who has zero acting talent, in one of the most iconic roles in cinematic history?
And don't get me started on the camerawork. The very fact that this "homage" to the 1960 classic was only a shot-for-shot blatant ripoff should'nt have made it past the other producers and Universal Pictures in general! Brian Grazer should be ashamed of this abomination. They even dragged Julianne Moore and…
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What was the point of making a full-color copy? This is among the greatest insults to cinema history, and since it's basically the same story with the same characters, the same length, the same shots, the same dialogues, the same opening sequence and the same ending, I'll just give ONE point for existing. That's as generous as I can get. Blasphemy at its maximum capacity.
1/100
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If getting stabbed in my shower by a schizo in drag meant this film would no longer exist, I would strip naked right now and sprint to the bathroom.
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[at Universal]
GUS VAN SANT
"Hey guys, I got this AMAZING idea.Let's pull a shot-for-shot remake of one of the greatest movies ever made.
But catch this, IN COLORS!!!!!!
Not regular colors though, that would suck, I'm gonna put some Singin' in the fucking Rain, Amélie, Wes Anderson super-saturated shit in this bitch!
What was that??? You guys don't see how that would fit a film with a story dark as fuck as Psycho??? Man fuck y'all, it's 1998 for crying out loud, who the fuck watches black & white pictures anymore.
Well, the property is yours... But I know exactly what gifted young actor from this generation would fit right in that ridiculously tough role... He's Oscar material for…
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One of the most important art projects in American cinema. An experimental critique of studio-led capitalistic filmmaking and purely just filmmaking itself. Gus Van Sant's Psycho is an extraordinarily special film, and while Hitchcock's original is obviously brilliant, I find myself very drawn to this pop art curiosity. I've found myself thinking about this film a lot recently, even before watching it for the first time. I am so fascinated by the nature of this picture and I heavily enjoy reading whatever I can about it.
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"The first customer of the day is always the most trouble."
I didn't sleep well at all last night, but I also fell asleep on a chair at one point. Today is the 1 year anniversary of my father's death, so I feel like I should write. I was thinking about the movie The Holdovers a lot last night, and how Paul Giamatti's character keeps a box of Marcus Aurelius' Meditations nearby to give to people as semi-thoughtless gifts. I thought, and still think, that this is the funniest thing in the entire film. In fact I bought a copy myself just to keep around in case I needed a gag gift. I haven't read the book. It stares at…
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