Psycho (1960)

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The film centers on the encounter between a secretary, Marion Crane (Leigh), who ends up at a secluded motel after embezzling money from her employer, and the motel's disturbed owner-manager, Norman Bates (Perkins), and its aftermath.

Taxidermy (from the Greek for arrangement of skin) is the art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals (especially vertebrates) for display (as hunting trophies) or museum display or for other sources of study (like species identification) or simply the preservation of a beloved pet.

Embezzlement is the act of dishonestly withholding assets for the purpose of conversion (theft) of such assets by one or more individuals to whom such assets have been entrusted, to be held and/or used for other purposes.

Dissociative identity disorder (DID), previously known as multiple personality disorder (MPD), is a mental disorder on the dissociative spectrum characterized by at least two distinct and relatively enduring identities or dissociated personality states that alternately control a person's behavior, and is accompanied by memory impairment for important information not explained by ordinary forgetfulness.

Matricide is the act of killing one's mother.

Psycho (1/12) Movie CLIP - The Bates Motel (1960) HD

This is Marion. Driving up US 99 during the rainy night, she imagines conversations in her mind of her boss and the client discussing the stolen money, and becomes increasingly nervous. After accidentally taking a wrong turn, she drives up to the Bates Motel, a remote lodge that has recently lost business due to a diversion realignment of the main highway.

A Boy's Best Friend - Psycho (2/12) Movie CLIP (1960) HD

This, Marion and Norman...

“What do you running away from?” (Norman)

“Why do you ask that?” (Marion shock)

“No... People never runaway from anything.”

We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes - Psycho (3/12) Movie CLIP (1960) HD

Norman talks about his daily life and his hobby, taxidermy and discloses that his mother Norma is mentally ill, but he becomes agitated when Marion suggests his mother be institutionalized.

Psycho (4/12) Movie CLIP - Peeping on Marion (1960) HD

Upon returning to her cabin, Norman, looking through a hole he had made in the parlor wall long ago, sees her undress, and returns to his house behind the motel.

The Shower - Psycho (5/12) Movie CLIP (1960) HD

The burden now lifted from her conscience, she takes a relaxing shower. While showering, a shadowy figure of an elderly woman quietly enters the bathroom, shoves back the shower curtain, and proceeds to stab her repeatedly to death with a large kitchen knife. The figure then leaves the cabin with the shower still running with Marion laying on the floor dead.

Psycho (6/12) Movie CLIP - Norman Finds the Body (1960) HD

Psycho (7/12) Movie CLIP - Sinking Marion's Car (1960) HD

He puts Marion's wrapped body in the trunk of her car, along with all her possessions and, unknowingly, the money, and sinks it in a nearby swamp.

Psycho (8/12) Movie CLIP - People Just Come and Go (1960) HD

A private detective named Arbogast confirms Marion is suspected of having stolen $40,000 from her employer. Arbogast eventually finds the Bates Motel. Norman's evasiveness and stammering arouse his suspicions; when Norman mentions that Marion had met his mother, Arbogast demands to speak to her but Norman refuses.

Psycho (9/12) Movie CLIP - I'm Not Capable of Being Fooled (1960) HD

Psycho (10/12) Movie CLIP - Arbogast Meets Mother (1960) HD

From a payphone, Arbogast calls Lila and Sam to tell them about his encounter with Norman, and that he intends to return to the motel to attempt to speak to Bates' mother. He would call Lila and Sam again in an hour. Upon entering the Bates' residence, looking for Norman's mother, a figure emerges from her room and murders Arbogast on top of the staircase.

The Truth About Mother - Psycho (11/12) Movie CLIP (1960) HD

Lila, spotting Norman approaching, hides in the cellar and sees Mrs. Bates sitting in a rocking chair, her back to Lila. She calls out to the woman, getting no reply; Lila taps Mrs. Bates' shoulder, the chair then rotates to reveal the desiccated corpse of Mrs. Bates, shocking Lila into screaming with fear. A figure enters the basement, wearing a dress and wig while wielding a large knife, revealing Norman to be the murderer all along. Sam then enters behind Norman, just managing to overpower Norman.

Psycho (12/12) Movie CLIP - She Wouldn't Even Harm a Fly (1960) HD

Conclusion... Who kill Marion and Arbogast? Is that Norma?