marion got killed in the shower in psycho.
who gets killed in the shower in psycho?
marion
there are varying accounts whether leigh was in the shower the entire time or a body double was used for some parts of the murder sequence and its aftermath. in an interview with roger ebert and in the book "alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho", leigh stated she was in the scene the entire time and hitchcock used a stand-in only for the sequence in which norman wraps marion's body in a shower curtain and places it in the trunk of her car. the 2010 book "the girl in alfred hitchcock's shower" by robert graysmith contradicts this, identifying marli renfro as leigh's body double for some of the shower scene's shots. graysmith also stated that hitchcock later acknowledged renfro's participation in the scene. rita riggs, who was in charge of the wardrobe, claims it was leigh in the shower the entire time, explaining that leigh did not wish to be nude and so she devised strategic items including pasties, moleskin, and bodystockings, to be pasted on leigh for the scene. riggs and leigh went through strip tease magazines that showed all the different costumes, but none of them worked because they all had tassels on them. riggs says that this is when she and leigh became very acquainted.
psycho (1960 film)
"psycho" has become one of the most recognizable films ever made. the shower scene alone has become one of the most iconic cut scenes in cinematic history. "psycho" is frequently referenced, given homage to or spoofed in television shows such as "the simpsons", "south park", "american dad!", "the mary tyler moore show" and more. films such as "scream 2", "charlie and the chocolate factory", "throw momma from the train", "scary movie" and more have referenced the film. many critics and filmmakers have cited "psycho" as the film that modernized the horror genre. horror writer david. j. schow stated (in "the psycho legacy") "it brought the idea that the killer in a horror film was not a mutant, didn't have dents in his head; he could look like that nice young boy from next door". the film also brought in a new level of acceptable violence and sexuality in movies. both anthony perkins and janet leigh spent the rest of their careers being typecasted by the film. even alfred hitchcock's films began to decline in critical and financial popularity after the release of "psycho". hitchcock film scholars argue that for the rest of his career, hitchcock's films were constantly being compared to "psycho". the "psycho" films still maintain a very large fanbase. various websites dedicated to the franchise such as "the psycho movies.com" have appeared on the internet. books detailing the making and impact of the film such as "alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho", "the moment of psycho", janet leigh's "psycho: behind the scenes of the classic thriller" have been published over the years. two retrospective documentaries have been released detailing the making of all four films including "the making of psycho" (1997) and "the psycho legacy" (2010). the film also spawned the show "" at universal studios florida, with part of the show detailing how the shower scene was filmed. in 1992, "psycho" was added to the national film registry by the library of congress.
psycho (franchise)