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![]() With financing in place, Hitchcock commissioned the first draft of the screenplay from James P. Hitchcock acquired rights to the novel for $9,500 and personally financed Psycho through his own Shamley Productions, if Paramount would merely distribute and waived his usual $250,000 fee for 60% of the profits. Desperate, Lila and Sam decide to stay at the Bates Motel themselves to solve the mystery, but discover a shocking, twisted truth they never expected!Īdapted in part from the 1959 bestselling book by Robert Bloch - who in turn was inspired by the real life murderer and body snatcher Ed Gein, who had been arrested two years before - Psycho was recommended to Hitchcock as a possible film idea by his longtime assistant Peggy Robertson (Robertson being one of a trusted few people who chose prospective material) after she read Anthony Boucher's positive review of the novel. ![]() Norman, as the dutiful son, covers up his Mother's murderous crime from Marion's searching sister, Lila (Vera Miles), boyfriend, Sam Loomis (John Gavin) and the dogged attention of private detective Milton Arbogast (Martin Balsam) his investigation not ending so well as he also meets Mother. Reaching a catharsis of sorts, Marion retires to her room for the night and has her fatal encounter with Mother in the shower. Spending the evening chatting and having supper, Marion learns of the complex relationship Norman has with his Mother - a clinging, demanding woman, who takes every opportunity to belittle her son. Caught in a rain storm, Marion pulls into the Bates Motel for the night, befriending the odd but like-able owner, Norman Bates (a career performance for Anthony Perkins). ![]() ![]() On her way to Fairvale, Crane encounters a number of disturbing characters - a gruff yokel car salesman, "California" Charlie (John Anderson) and a stern suspicious Highway Patrolman (Mort Mills) - but none as disturbing as she is about to meet. Desperate to help her deeply in debt lover, Marion Crane (played to perfection by Janet Leigh) spontaneously steals $40,000 from her boss's property company, and flees town. ![]()
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