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In the case of Stefano it is important to realise that he was never totally happy with the restrictions of censorship in the 1960 Psycho.. When approached by Van Sant who asked for the rights to use his script for the 1998 cover version Stefano asked Van Sant if he would put the restricted scenes in.. "No" was the hasty reply from Van Sant.. Some changes have been made and this page will attempt to document them. These changes are mainly contextual. Other horror under STEFANO are "the Kindred", "Psycho IV: the beginning", "revenge" and "The Outer Limits" television series.
The master of the "THRILLER" genre... Other than Psycho
his major horror works are The Birds and the grizzly Frenzy.
A Prolific director with 60 films to his credit and a television series..
His reputation as a critically acclaimed Director in the new contemporary
Hollywood cinema was enough to sell his films.. The word 'Hitchcock' on
a film poster ensured the film would be of the greatest 'quality'. Hitchcock
himself noted this, "Even my failures make money and become classics
a year after I make them".. He showed us that "There is
no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.".. Insight
into Hitchcocks dark sense of humour and technical brilliance can be found
through further research at www.alfred-hitchcock.com
.ON Psycho other than the line in the promotionional video "This
is where it happened.." (SHOWER SCENE).. Hitchcock also said, "To
me Psycho was a big comedy. Had to be.".
Not his first Cover Version.. The last thing he updated for the kiddies was Shakespeare, something he called "My Own Private Idaho".. Some call the "Cover Version" of Psycho without seeing it a complete and utter piece of sacralidge.. Van Sant must have figured this when he thought of "covering" the film.. Because instead of remaking the film, he is going to cover it. Shot for Shot, with a few small contextual differences and pray tell some nudity in the shower scene?? Is it possible to make a film again shot for shot without the original cast.. Is there anyway it is possible that the cattle can move within the framing robotically to match Van Sants vision.. Will the cattle just move in there own way. Will Van Sant appear in the background of any shots???
Won an Academy award for his effort in this film. Trully a master
of the frame.
Born in Australia.. Say no more the guy knows what he is doing.. Getting paid..$$$.
The worlds greatest dialogue fairies blessed Norman with more than enough great lines to fill a film. Perkins played Norman with a coy edge. Perkins as an actor has played other horror role even Jack the Ripper.. But his role as Norman Bates is what we will all remember him for.. My favourite line "I think I must have one of those faces you can't help believing.".
Vaughn has had a quick impact on the industry since his big feature
breakout film "swingers'. His first horror film was "Lost World"...
And has played a deranged fellow in "Clay Pigeons". This film
will be his biggest career gamble, if it pays of he'll be around forever..
If not it's lights out.. Vaughn is definately Norman, not David Duchovny
as once rumored, David looks to much like Perkins..Since the release
of the film the reviews I have read have been unfavorable of the performance
of Vaughn. He has been seen as too sinister from the first time we see him..
He is not portrayed as a victim of schizophrenia but a Psycho who uses schizophrenia
as his excuse. He actually laughs when he dumps the car.
The slasher scream queen because of a certain shower scene. Marion as a character is distracted by her dishonesty in the above shot. A thief on the run. Janet hasn't finished with acting, she was recently in H20 with her daughter. At the premiere for H20 she was asked about the "cover", she seemed excited about it proclaiming something about the way it will be interesting to see two versions (one thinks if it was her daughter she would have nulled any film ever made that she wasn't in generally depromoting with personal attacks rather than open minded commentary).. Anyone notice the car she drove in H20 was the same as the one in Psycho and Beltrami threw in some Herman to add to the mood.
We all know what Anne Heche "did last summer" and she is
hooking us all again this summer (depending on your hemisphere) but this
time she is a thief... And an actress who will have all eyes on the screen
with her maybe more revealing shower scene.. But the critics are drooling
over how she compares to Leigh in the frame states.. Will she have the same
prescence, will her prescence fit in with the film. Initial review have
been favorable toward the talent of Heche in the role of Marion. Not as
if it was a role written for her, but a role that she could portray in a
way befitting of the film. Even when she had to try and keep up with Vaughn's
weird timing in the canary sequence (pre-shower) she did so and extremely
convincingly as well. All and all making Vaughn look even worse.
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 still open for comment on performance. |
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 Looked to be having to much fun in the role.. And some say loose the hat. |
The amount has been changed from $40,000.00 to $400,000.00.. It seems that $40,000.00 was enough to be classed as a heist in 1998 terms. Also we see a naked butt close to the start and while Marion is in the car we get an alternate camera angle to the one Hitchcock uses, this could be due to the car which is in some oopinions not satisfactory (the car, not the shot).
Will there still be 12 rooms 12 vacancies???
The eerie scene that is written like filmic honey with lines that pour from the cattles mouthes like so much originality. Vaughn races through these classic lines with his tongue far to much on the hard pallete of his mouth making his voice more a snicker, then the soothing reassurance Perkins gave it.
The scene so often ripped off because of its brilliance.. The heat is on to "cover" this scene without making it funny. Some pictures to spark the memory. Is it me or is the new peep hole more of a window. Okay so we knew some thing would chnage in this sequence.. Norman is now clearly Masturbating while peeping, giving him a more deviant side rather than the curiosity that we get from the original. We see bits of Marion we never have seen before, there is more blood less cuts and shots during the stabbing.. Icing on the cake is added clouds in the sky during the scene and we see stab wounds on Marion (with a knife supplied by John Woo like we care.. hmm well it'll be on Sale of the Century one day I'm sure). After Norm cleans up he dumps the car and offers us an evil laugh <why?>.
Will the lead up to the resolve be the same.. Will Lela be a lesbian as rumoured (If she is it will ruin the chance of a shot for shot sequel:). Will Arbogast be less discrete.. Will Norman have a believable face?? When Arbogast is killed we get some more unusual cuts one of a naked woman and another of a bovine creature from what I hear..
In the last few months there have been rumors of a different twist at the end.. Is this twist forthcoming.. only time will tell. Haven't heard of any changes to the end.
The 'cover' is not the only controversial thing about the new Psycho.. The poster is in at least one US state classed as "to revealing".. After 9 complaints, down they came.
1998/2I prefer the original poster.. It mocks a certain scene from a certain
Box office hit about a boat that sunk.. What is Van Sant hinting at?? There
are more than just the one poster for the original.. Email them to me if
you have a scan..
When the film is released it seems we are invited to "Check in. Unpack. Relax. Take a shower." This slogan is clever in the way it plays on an acquired knowledge that the audience of the original has.. That with the invitation to relive the nightmare.. Is clearly not targeting an audience that is full of newbies to the genre.. But grasping for those who have seen the original..
Original- Cost- $800,000.00 Gross in the US. $32 million |
The Cover- Cost- $20 million Gross in the US. $21 million still rising (but not much). |
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