Synopses & Reviews
Stephen Rebello's groundbreaking book offers the complete inside story on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's original Psycho, now seen as the forerunner of all modern horror thrillers. Rebello takes us behind the scenes for every step in the creation of this cinematic masterpiece-from the story's original inspiration to the controversy surrounding the creation of the famous shower scene. Drawing on new in-depth interviews as well as Hitchcock's private files,
Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho is an eye-opening portrait of the artist at work.
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"Essential...I've learned so much from reading this book." Gus Van Sant
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"Meticulously researched and irresistible...required reading not only for Psycho-philes, but also for anyone interested in the backstage world of movie-creation." Anthony Perkins
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"We are indebted to Stephen Rebello's labor of love. He sweats the details as much as Hitchcock at his most compulsive." Philadelphia Inquirer
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"Meticulously researched and irresistable...required reading not only for Psycho-philes, but also for anyone interested in the backstage world of movie-creation." --Anthony Perkins
"Meticulous history. . .helps the reader comprehend the original shock of the film." --The New York Times Book Review
""Rebello talked with virtually every surviving participant in the filmmaking. The result is a book that will inform cineastes and indulge Psychomanes." --The Washington Post Book World
"We are indebted to Stephen Rebello's labor of love. He sweats the details as much as Hitchcock at the most compulsive." --Philadelphia Inquirer
"One of the best accounts of the making of an individual move we've ever had." --Richard Schickel
Description
Filmography: p. 203-204. Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-211) and index.
About the Author
Stephen Rebello is the author of
Reel Art: Great Posters from the Golden Age of The Silver Screen; he recently interviewed Gus Van Sant, the creator of the new
Psycho, for
Movieline, and is currently at work with Dan Auiler on an account of the making of
North by Northwest. He lives in Santa Monica, California.