Psycho

On the data. One famous film and a great deal that followed it. Paramount would not fund it properly, so Hitchcock made it in black and white using the crew from his television series, and paid for much of it himself in exchange for a large share of the profits. It was the most profitable thing he ever did. The release was unusual and set a habit the industry still has: Hitchcock refused to let anybody enter the cinema after the film had started, which was then unheard of, and bought up copies of Robert Bloch's novel to keep the ending quiet. The sequels are better than their reputation. Anthony Perkins returned for all three and directed the third. Psycho IV was written by Joseph Stefano, who wrote the 1960 film. The 1998 remake is an experiment rather than a film. Gus Van Sant reproduced the original almost shot for shot, in colour, with a new cast and the same script. It is widely regarded as a failure and it is the only serious attempt anybody has made at that idea. Bates Motel is a prequel set in the present day. It never explains the anachronism and is better for not trying. It ran fifty episodes and ends by retelling the 1960 film on its own terms.

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