#Psycho 1998 dvd unboxing series#

When Arbogast learns that Marion had spoken to Norman's mother, Arbogast asks to speak to her, but Norman refuses to allow it. He examines the guest register and discovers that Marion spent a night at the motel. Arbogast stops at the Bates Motel and questions Norman, whose nervous behavior and inconsistent answers arouse his suspicion. A private investigator named Arbogast approaches them, saying that he has been hired to retrieve the money. He denies knowing anything about her disappearance. Marion's sister Lila arrives in Fairvale a week later, tells Sam about the theft, and demands to know her whereabouts. Soon afterward, Norman's anguished voice is heard from the house yelling 'Mother! Oh God, Mother! Blood! Blood!' Norman cleans up the murder scene, puts Marion's body, belongings and the hidden cash in her car, and sinks it in a swamp. As Marion showers, a shadowy figure appears and stabs her to death. Marion decides to drive back to Phoenix in the morning and return the stolen money. Norman discusses his hobby as a taxidermist, his mother's 'illness' and how people have a 'private trap' they want to escape. Norman returns with a light meal and apologizes for his mother's outbursts. After Norman returns to his house, Marion overhears Norman arguing with his mother about Marion's presence. Proprietor Norman Bates descends from a large house overlooking the motel, registers Marion under an assumed name, and invites her to dine with him. Marion stops for the night at the Bates Motel, located off the main highway, and hides the stolen money inside a newspaper. Marion returns to work, steals a cash payment of $40,000 entrusted to her for deposit and sets off to drive to Sam's home in Fairvale, California.Д®n route, Marion hurriedly trades her car, arousing suspicion from both the car dealer and a California Highway Patrol officer. 8.1 Subversion of romance through ironyДuring a Friday afternoon tryst in a Phoenix hotel, real-estate secretary Marion Crane and her boyfriend Sam Loomis discuss their inability to get married because of Sam's debts.In 1992, the Library of Congress deemed the film 'culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant' and selected it for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

#Psycho 1998 dvd unboxing series#

Often ranked among the greatest films of all time, it set a new level of acceptability for violence, deviant behavior and sexuality in American films, and is widely considered to be the earliest example of the slasher film genre.ДЄfter Hitchcock's death in 1980, Universal Pictures produced follow-ups: three sequels, a remake, a made-for-television spin-off, and a prequel television series set in the 2010s. It has been praised as a major work of cinematic art by international film critics and scholars due to its slick direction, tense atmosphere, impressive camerawork, a memorable score and iconic performances. Psycho is now considered one of Hitchcock's best films, and is arguably his most famous work. Psycho was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actress for Janet Leigh and Best Director for Hitchcock. The film was initially considered controversial and received mixed reviews, but audience interest and outstanding box-office returns prompted a major critical re-evaluation. Psycho was seen as a departure from Hitchcock's previous film North by Northwest, as it was filmed on a lower budget in black-and-white by the crew of his television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents. The plot centers on an encounter between on-the-run embezzler Marion Crane (Leigh) and shy motel proprietor Norman Bates (Perkins) and its aftermath, in which a private investigator (Balsam), Marion's lover Sam Loomis (Gavin), and her sister Lila (Miles) investigate the cause of her disappearance. The film stars Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin and Martin Balsam. The screenplay, written by Joseph Stefano, was based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert Bloch. Psycho is a 1960 American psychological horror thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock.