Psycho was filmed in 1960. We can attribute this movie to the genre:
Actors: |
Lurene Tuttle Patricia Hitchcock John Anderson Mort Mills Janet Leigh Jonathan Demme Thomas Harris Ted Tally Jodie Foster Anthony Hopkins Scott Glenn Anthony Heald |
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Director(s): | Thelma Ritter | |
IMDB Rating: | 8.7 out of 10 (155766 votes) |
Plot Summary:
Phoenix officeworker Marion Crane is fed up with the way life has treated her. She has to meet her lover Sam in lunch breaks and they cannot get married because Sam has to give most of his money away in alimony. One Friday Marion is trusted to bank $40,000 by her employer. Seeing the opportunity to take the money and start a new life, Marion leaves town and heads towards Sam's California store. Tired after the long drive and caught in a storm, she gets off the main highway and pulls into The Bates Motel. The motel is managed by a quiet young man called Norman who seems to be dominated by his mother.