Psycho (1998 film)
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| Directed by | Gus Van Sant |
| Produced by | Gus Van Sant Brian Grazer |
| Screenplay by | Joseph Stefano |
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Psycho by Robert Bloch |
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| Music by |
Bernard Herrmann Danny Elfman (adapting) |
| Cinematography | Christopher Doyle |
| Edited by | Amy E. Duddleston |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $60 million |
| Box office | $37.1 million |
Psycho is a 1998 American horror film produced and directed by Gus Van Sant for Universal Pictures, a remake of the 1960 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Vince Vaughn, Julianne Moore, Viggo Mortensen, William H. Macy and Anne Heche. The film is about an embezzler who arrives at an old motel run by an insane killer named Norman Bates. Both films are adapted from Robert Bloch's 1959 novel of the same name, which was in turn inspired by the crimes of Wisconsin murderer Ed Gein.
Although this version is in color, features a different cast, and is set in 1998, it is closer to a shot-for-shot remake than most remakes, often copying Hitchcock's camera movements and editing, and Joseph Stefano's script is mostly carried over. Bernard Herrmann's musical score is reused as well, though with a new arrangement by Danny Elfman and recorded in stereo. Some changes are introduced to account for advances in technology since the original film and to make the content more explicit. Murder sequences are also intercut with surreal dream images. The film received negative reviews and was both a commercial and critical failure. It was nominated for three Golden Raspberry Awards and won two, the film for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off, or Sequel, Van Sant for Worst Director, and Heche was nominated for Worst Actress.
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