A young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own.
Vince Vaughn
Norman Bates
Anne Heche
Marion Crane
Julianne Moore
Lila Crane
Viggo Mortensen
Samuel 'Sam' Loomis
William H. Macy
Milton Arbogast
Robert Forster
Dr. Simon
Philip Baker Hall
Sheriff Chambers
Chad Everett
Tom Cassidy
Rance Howard
Mr. Lowery
Rita Wilson
Caroline
James Remar
Patrolman
James Le Gros
Car Dealer
Flea
Bob Summerfield
Gus Van Sant
Man Talking to Man in Cowboy Hat (uncredited)
Director
Gus Van Sant
Novel
Robert Bloch
Screenplay
Joseph Stefano
October 22, 2020
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Horror fans really should thank Gus Van Sant for his experimental "copy exactly" approach to re-making the horror classic Psycho. Filmmakers have learned that just modernizing the original with a bigger budget takes no creativity and falls into tedium and redundancy which most horror fan's hate. Gus Van Sant's Psycho remake, where nearly every scene is "copied exactly," is a perfect example of this.
It was simply BORING. Even for those that never saw this first, the pacing is just too slow for the high-octane generations of the 90's and beyond. For a re-make to resonate with an audience that knows the original by heart, it has to deliver a new and different version while staying within the bounds of the original framework. We should be thankful because no director will try this again. For the secret formula to successful horror re-makes, watch 2012's The Evil Dead, 2004's Dawn of the Dead or David Cronenberg's The Fly (1986).
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$60,000,000.00
Revenue:
$37,100,000.00