

Macy ( Fargo 1996, Shameless TV series) took on the role of the private investigator, Mr. Viggo Mortensen ( Lord of the Rings trilogy, A History of Violence 2005) played Marion’s boyfriend, Sam Loomis, while William H. Moore ( Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997, The Big Lebowski 1998) was eventually cast as Lila Crane, Marion’s sister. Nicole Kidman, Drew Barrymore, Julianne Moore, and Laura Linney were considered for the role of Marion Crane (Linney turned it down to do The Truman Show (1998), but the part ended up going to Anne Heche ( Wag the Dog 1997, Six Days, Seven Nights 1998). Several familiar faces were tagged to be cast in Psycho, including Tobey Maguire, Christian Bale, Joaquin Phoenix, Henry Thomas, Robert Sean Leonard, and Jeremy Davies in the role of Norman Bates, but Vince Vaughn ( Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 2004, Wedding Crashers 2005) won out in the end.

Psycho was filmed at Universal Studios as well as on location in Phoenix, Arizona and both Los Angeles and Gorman, California. Both movies also share the same score, which was composed by Academy Award winner Bernard Herrmann ( Citizen Kane 1941, Taxi Driver 1976), although the music for the 1998 film was re-recorded by Danny Elfman and Steve Bartek ( Good Will Hunting 1997, Chicago 2002), who used vintage microphones to retain a retro feel. Jason‘s (2003) Erick Brennan.īoth the original 1960 film and this 1998 remake were based on the eponymous novel by Robert Bloch, who based his own version of Norman Bates on Wisconsin serial killer Ed Gein. Streett ( Waterworld 1995, Men In Black 1997) and Freddy vs. The special effects team for Psycho was led by J.D. This remake of the 1960 Hitchcock classic was directed by Gus Van Sant ( Good Will Hunting 1997, Milk 2008) and co-produced by Van Sant and Emmy and Oscar Award winner Brian Grazer ( A Beautiful Mind 2001, 24 TV series). This week in Horror movie history, Psycho was released on Decemthrough Universal Pictures.
