Psycho
Summary: A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.
Runtime: 1 h 49 min
MPAA: R
Production: Shamley Productions
Movie budget: $ 806,947
Domestic: $ 32,000,000
International: $ 52,925
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1960s20th century literature on screenabandoned houseaffairafialimonyall knowing psychiatristalone in housealternate personalityambitious womanamerican crime literature on screenamerican literature on screenapartment buildingarizonaarizona desertautomobilebad motherbased on ed geinbased on novelbasementbathbathroombathtubbedridden motherbirdblack brablack comedyblockbusterbloodbody countbody dumped in a swampbrabra removingbreaking and enteringbreaking the fourth wallbroken engagementbutcher knifecaliforniacarcar dealershipcar in watercar journeycareer womancarrying a dead bodycash paymentcellarchange of protagonistcharacter's point of view camera shotcharacters murdered one by onechurchclassic horrorcleaningconfronting a murderercontroversycorpsecountrysidecovering a dead bodycrime literature on screencross dressingcult classiccult filmcurtaindatingdead bodydead motherdead woman on floordead woman with eyes opendeathdeath of girlfrienddeath threatdeceased motherdeceptiondeeply disturbed persondesertdirector cameodisguisedisposing of a dead bodydissociative identity disorderdivorcedivorced mandomineering motherdragging a dead bodydrive in classicdriving a cardriving at nightdriving in the rainembezzlementenvelopeevilevil manextortioneyeglassesfade to blackfaintingfalling down stairsfalse accusationfalse accusation of murderfamily relationshipsfamous linefamous opening themefamous scenefamous scorefamous twistfearfemale nudityfemale rear nudityfirst of seriesfirst partflashbackflyfollowingfordford carford mainlineford motor vehicleforty thousand dollarsfriendfruit cellarfuneralgash in facegetting rid of evidencegiving in to temptationgood versus evilgoregothicgrindhouse filmguilthallucinationhardware storehatred against motherhearing voiceshidden corpsehidden moneyhighway patrolhighway patrolmanhole in the wallhomicidal maniachorror iconhorror movie remadehouse of horrorshuman monsteridentity crisisimpersonationimpostorimpotenceindependent filminsane maninsanityinterviewjailjealousykillerkillingknifelead character dies in the middle of the storylicense platelifting a female into the airlifting an adult into the airlifting someone into the airlistening to classical musicliterature on screenlong takelooking at oneself in a mirrorlooking through a windowloss of sistermacguffinmale objectificationmale police officermaniacmarriagematricidemeetingmental illnessmirrormislaid trustmissing personmissing womanmistaken identitymoneymotelmotel clerkmotel guestmotel ownermother son relationshipmotor vehiclemummified bodymurdermurder of a nude womanmurder suspectmurder threatmurder weaponmurdered in a showermurdered with a knifemutilationmysterious manmysterious strangernational film registryneon signnervous breakdownnervousnessoedipal complexold dark houseold womanolder woman younger man relationshipone word titleoverhead camera shotpart of trilogypartial female nuditypeepholepeeping tomphoenix arizonaphone boothphotographplot twistpolicepolice carpolice officerposing as husband and wifeposing as married couplepremarital sexpressure from motherprivate detectiveprivate eyeprivate investigatorproto giallopsychiatristpsycho killerpsycho next doorpsychological horrorpsychological thrillerpsychopathpsychoticpsychotic killerpsychotic murdererpsychotronic filmrainrainstormreal estate agencyrealtorreclusered herringremaderoad triproadside motelrole reversalrotting corpserural settingsafe sexscared by mirror imagescreamscreamingscreaming in fearscreaming in horrorsecretsecretaryserial killerserial murdersex scenesheriffshowershower curtainshower curtain ringshower murdershower scenesilhouettesister sister relationshipskullslashersleeping in carslip the undergarmentsmall townsplit personalityspurned womanstabbed in the cheststabbed in the showerstabbed to deathstabbed with a knifestabbingstairwellstealing moneystolen moneysubjective camerasurprise endingsuspenseswampsweeping floorswinging lighttalking to oneselftaxidermytelephone calltemptationterrortheftthiefthreatened with a knifetimeframe 1960stitle same as booktoilettraptrysttwist endingu.s. carunderwearundressingunited statesunited states of americaunreliable employeeunrequited loveused car dealerused car lotvictimvictim invited to dinnervillainvillain arrestedvillain as protagonistviolencevoice over narrationvoyeurvoyeurismwidowwidowerwife leaves husbandwitnesswoman in a showerworking out
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