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Independent film director Gus Van Sant attempts a first in American film history: a shot-by-shot remake of the classic 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film Psycho. With a few minor, modern-day changes (including filming it in color), his version is essentially the same film with a different cast and the same Bernard Hermann music. Psycho was and still is the story of Marion Crane (previously played by Janet Leigh and now by Anne Heche), an adulterous woman who steals a stack of money from her boss and ... More

R, 1 hr. 40 min.
Mystery & Suspense, Horror
Directed By: Gus Van Sant
Written By: Joseph Stefano
In Theaters: Dec 4, 1998 Wide
On DVD: Jun 8, 1999
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Cast
Vince Vaughn
Vince Vaughn
Norman Bates
Anne Heche
Anne Heche
Marion Crane
Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore
Lila Crane
Viggo Mortensen
Viggo Mortensen
Sam Loomis
William H. Macy
William H. Macy
Milton Arbogast
Robert Forster
Robert Forster
Dr. Simon
Philip Baker Hall
Philip Baker Hall
Sheriff Chambers
Anne Haney
Anne Haney
Mrs. Chambers
Chad Everett
Chad Everett
Tom Cassidy
Rance Howard
Rance Howard
Mr. Lowery
Rita Wilson
Rita Wilson
Caroline
James Remar
James Remar
Patrolman
James LeGros
James LeGros
Car Dealer
Flea
Flea O.B. Babbs
O.B. Babbs Steven Clark Pachosa
Steven Clark Pachosa James Le Gros
James Le Gros
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