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Line 34: '''''Psycho''''' is a 1960 American [[horror film]] <!-- Please do not alter the genre without discussing on the Talk page-->produced and directed by [[Alfred Hitchcock]]. The screenplay, written by [[Joseph Stefano]], was based on the [[Psycho (novel)|1959 novel of the same name]] by [[Robert Bloch]]. The film stars [[Anthony Perkins]], [[Janet Leigh]], [[Vera Miles]], [[John Gavin]] and [[Martin Balsam]]. The plot centers on an encounter between on-the-run embezzler [[Marion Crane]] (Leigh) and shy motel proprietor [[Norman Bates]] (Perkins) and its aftermath, in which a private investigator (Balsam), Marion's lover Sam Loomis (Gavin), and her sister [[Lila Crane|Lila]] (Miles) investigate her disappearance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/24944/Psycho/full-synopsis.html|title=Psycho (1960) - Full Synopsis|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=June 16, 2018|archive-date=June 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616053629/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/24944/Psycho/full-synopsis.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Psycho'' was seen as a departure from Hitchcock's previous film ''[[North by Northwest]]'', as it was filmed on a lower budget in black-and-white by the crew of his television series ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]''. ''Psycho'' is now considered one of Hitchcock's best films,{{refn|group=N|''Psycho'' is the top listed Hitchcock film in ''The 100 Greatest Movies of All Time'' by ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', and the highest Hitchcock film on [[AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies]].}} and is arguably his most famous work.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theconversation.com/psycho-turns-60-hitchcocks-famous-fright-film-broke-all-the-rules-140175|title=Psycho turns 60 – Hitchcock's famous fright film broke all the rules|website=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]]|date=June 15, 2020|access-date=January 22, 2021|archive-date=December 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217142643/http://theconversation.com/psycho-turns-60-hitchcocks-famous-fright-film-broke-all-the-rules-140175|url-status=live}}</ref> It has been praised as a major work of cinematic art by international film critics and scholars After Hitchcock's death in 1980, [[Universal Pictures]] produced follow-ups: three [[Psycho (franchise)|sequels]], a [[Psycho (1998 film)|remake]], a [[Bates Motel (film)|made-for-television spin-off]], and a [[Bates Motel (TV series)|television series]] set in the 2010s. In 1992, the [[Library of Congress]] deemed the film "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and selected it for preservation in the United States [[National Film Registry]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Complete National Film Registry Listing |url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/|website=Library of Congress|access-date=May 8, 2020|archive-date=October 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031213743/https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Marx|first1=Andy|last2=Wharton|first2=Dennis|date=1992-12-04|title=Diverse pix mix picked|url=https://variety.com/1992/film/news/diverse-pix-mix-picked-101808/|access-date=2020-08-04|work=Variety|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804173846/https://variety.com/1992/film/news/diverse-pix-mix-picked-101808/|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||