Psycho (1998 film)

Psycho is a 1998 American slasher film produced and directed by Gus Van Sant for Universal Pictures, a remake of the 1960 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Both films are adapted from the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert Bloch, which was in turn inspired by the crimes of Wisconsin serial killer Ed Gein.
Although this version is in color, features a different cast, and has been set in a contemporary timeframe, it is closer to a shot-for-shot remake than most remakes, often copying Hitchcock's camera movements and editing. Bernard Herrmann's musical score is reused as well, though with a new arrangement by Danny Elfman and recorded in stereo. Some changes are introduced to account for advances in technology since the original film and to make the content more explicit. Murder sequences are also intercut with surreal dream images. The film was both a commercial and critical failure in comparison to its 1960 counterpart which was successful in both fields.

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Directed by	Gus Van Sant
Produced by	Gus Van Sant Brian Grazer
Screenplay by	Joseph Stefano
Based on	Psycho by Robert Bloch
Starring	Vince Vaughn Julianne Moore Viggo Mortensen Anne Heche William H. Macy Philip Baker Hall
Music by	Bernard Herrmann Danny Elfman (adapting & conducting)
Cinematography	Christopher Doyle
Editing by	Amy E. Duddleston
Studio	Imagine Entertainment
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	December 4, 1998
Running time	109 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$20–60 million
Box office	$37,141,130