Psycho
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
Audience Sentiment
The shocking shower scene
The psychiatric explanation
The dramatic drop from the masterful cellar revelation (9.3) to the awkward psychiatric exposition scene (6.8) that closes the film
Psycho maintains consistently high audience appreciation throughout most of its runtime, peaking with the legendary shower scene and building to the shocking cellar climax. The film only stumbles at the very end with an over-explanatory psychiatric scene that reviewers found awkward, though this minor flaw doesn't diminish the overall masterpiece status.
Full cast
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Anthony Perkins
Norman Bates
Janet Leigh
Marion Crane
Vera Miles
Lila Crane
John Gavin
Sam Loomis
Martin Balsam
Milton Arbogast
John McIntire
Al Chambers
Simon Oakland
Fred Richman
Frank Albertson
Tom Cassidy
Patricia Hitchcock
Caroline
Vaughn Taylor
George Lowery
Lurene Tuttle
Mrs. Chambers
John Anderson
California Charlie
Mort Mills
Highway Patrol Officer
Fletcher Allen
Policeman on Steps (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Church Member (uncredited)
Kit Carson
(uncredited)
Francis De Sales
Alan Deats (uncredited)
George Dockstader
(uncredited)
George Eldredge
James Mitchell (uncredited)
Harper Flaherty
(uncredited)
Crew
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