Here a few of my favorite facts from the movie, Psycho!
πͺ Mother is voiced by three different people, Paul Jasmin, Virginia Gregg, and and Jeanette Nolan
πͺPsycho is the first American film to show a toilet
πͺ Psycho is Alfred Hitchcock’s most successful film. It made thirty two million dollars at the North American Box office and it also gave Hitchcock his fifth and final Oscar nomination for best director. He didn’t win, in fact he never won and Oscar. Janet Leigh was nominated for best supporting actress, and John L. Russell was nominated for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White.
πͺ Walt Disney thought Psycho was a “disgusting” movie. For this, Alfred Hitchcock was not allowed to film Disneyland for a later project.
πͺ The film is loosely based on a novel by Robert Bloch. The novel is loosely based on grave robber and murderer Ed Gein.
πͺ It can be argued that Psycho is a Christmas movie. It takes place in December and there are Christmas decorations at the beginning of the movie. π
πͺ The movies line “ A boy‘s best friend is his mother.” was voted as the 56th movie quote by the American film Institute.
πͺ Anthony Perkins with later direct and star in Psycho Three. He would later acknowledge he was typecasted because of playing Norman Bates, but he had no regrets.
πͺThe blood in the film is actually Hershey’s syrup!
πͺ Norman Bates’ love of candy corn was improvised by Anthony Perkins.
πͺ Psycho was Alfred Hitchcock‘s first horror movie.
πͺ The film has three sequels, a terrible remake, and A prequel television series.
πͺIn 1992, the US Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry. It’s considered by many to be the greatest horror film of all time.
πͺPsycho is the first American film to show a toilet
πͺ Psycho is Alfred Hitchcock’s most successful film. It made thirty two million dollars at the North American Box office and it also gave Hitchcock his fifth and final Oscar nomination for best director. He didn’t win, in fact he never won and Oscar. Janet Leigh was nominated for best supporting actress, and John L. Russell was nominated for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White.
πͺ Walt Disney thought Psycho was a “disgusting” movie. For this, Alfred Hitchcock was not allowed to film Disneyland for a later project.
πͺ The film is loosely based on a novel by Robert Bloch. The novel is loosely based on grave robber and murderer Ed Gein.
πͺ It can be argued that Psycho is a Christmas movie. It takes place in December and there are Christmas decorations at the beginning of the movie. π
πͺ The movies line “ A boy‘s best friend is his mother.” was voted as the 56th movie quote by the American film Institute.
πͺ Anthony Perkins with later direct and star in Psycho Three. He would later acknowledge he was typecasted because of playing Norman Bates, but he had no regrets.
πͺThe blood in the film is actually Hershey’s syrup!
πͺ Norman Bates’ love of candy corn was improvised by Anthony Perkins.
πͺ Psycho was Alfred Hitchcock‘s first horror movie.
πͺ The film has three sequels, a terrible remake, and A prequel television series.
πͺIn 1992, the US Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry. It’s considered by many to be the greatest horror film of all time.
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