Psycho [Collector's Edition]

Director: Gus Van Sant Gus Van Sant

Overview

"Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece of suspense and horror gets a highly respectable release on DVD in this Collector's Edition. The quality of the 1.85:1 widescreen transfer is superb, and though the print shows some signs of age, the overall effect is that one is viewing moving, high-contrast, black-and-white photographs. The audio is also first-rate. Bernard Herrman's sinister, punishing score is scarier than ever here. All in all it's a technically masterful digital presentation; the movie has never seemed more chilling. The bonus materials are enlightening and thorough. The ""Making of Psycho"" documentary is one-and-a-half hours of juicy behind-the-scenes nuggets. Interviews with Janet Leigh, writer Joseph Stephano, and other cast and crew members are edited together with scenes from the movie for a historical, entertaining look at the modern classic. The theatrical trailer is nearly seven minutes in length; it's the tongue-in-cheek, bizarre, and now quite famous tour of the Bates Motel, with Hitchcock as the tour guide. ""Production Notes"" and ""Cast & Filmmakers"" provide the usual static images, brief biographies, talent filmographies, and movie trivia information. This Collector's Edition DVD of Psycho consistently stuns and shocks, allowing the full impact of Hitchcock's creepy opus to unnerve and distress future generations of unsuspecting viewers."

Product Details

Release Date:	06/08/1999
UPC:	0025192053825
Original Release:	1998
Rating:	R
Source:	Universal Studios
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:44:00
Sales rank:	39,381

Special Features

Psycho Path [the making of Psycho]; Feature commentary with director Gus Van Sant, Anne Heche and Vince Vaughn; Production notes; Cast & filmmakers; Theatrical trailer; Universal web links; Screen savers

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Anne Heche	Marion Crane
Vince Vaughn	Norman Bates
Viggo Mortensen	Sam Loomis
William H. Macy	Milton Arbogast
Julianne Moore	Lila Crane
Robert Forster	Dr. Simon
Chad Everett	Tom Cassidy
Rance Howard	Mr. Lowry
Philip Baker Hall	Sheriff Chambers
Anne Haney	Mrs. Chambers
Rita Wilson	Caroline
James Remar	Patrolman
James LeGros	Car Dealer
Steven Clark Pachosa	Police Guard
O.B. Babbs	Mechanic
Flea	Bob Summerfield
Marjorie Lovett	Woman Customer
Ryan Cutrona	Chief of Police
Ken Jenkins	District Attorney
Roy Brocksmith	Alfred Hitchcock (uncredited)
Bernard Herrmann	Composer

Technical Credits

Joseph Stefano

Gus Van Sant	Director,Producer
Joseph Stefano	Screenwriter
Erick Brennan	Special Effects
Howard Feuer	Casting
Mickey Giacomazzi	Stunts
Brian Grazer	Producer
Dany Wolf	Executive Producer,Producer
Peter Appleton	Sound Effects
Charles Cooley	Special Effects
Ron Judkins	Sound/Sound Designer