Psycho Steelbook (4K/Blu-ray) OOP

Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho receives a new 4K release, and fortunately for cinephiles, it’s a brand-new steelbook edition! The anticipated Psycho release joins a new edition of another Hitchcock great—The Birds.

Psycho Steelbook

Release Date: May 25, 2021

Price: $22.99

Format: 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray

Purchase Link: eBay

UPC: 191329162316

Psycho Movie Summary

When he released Psycho in 1960 and permanently altered the form and tone of the screen thriller, Alfred Hitchcock was already well-known as the maestro of suspense on the big screen (and maybe the most well-known film director in the whole world).

In its opening scene, an unmarried couple struggles to balance pleasure and guilt during a lunchtime liaison in a budget hotel (hardly a typical scene in a major studio production in 1960); Psycho made it clear that it would take the audience to new places, and what came next would hardly disappoint on that front.

Janet Leigh’s character, Marion Crane, is dissatisfied with her position as a real estate agent in Phoenix, Arizona, and with her relationship with Sam Loomis (John Gavin), the manager of a hardware shop.

Marion receives $40,000 in cash one afternoon to deposit at the bank. After a few minutes, impulsiveness takes over, and Marion flees with the money in an attempt to permanently leave Phoenix and begin a new life with her stolen savings.

When paranoia and exhaustion start to take hold 36 hours later, Marion decides to stop at the Bates Motel for the night. The jittery but affable innkeeper Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) cheerfully remarks that she is the first guest in weeks before regaling her with intriguing tales about his mother.

There are plenty of unforgettable moments throughout this movie, even though most moviegoers are aware of what occurs next. The shower scene is perhaps the most prominent part of it.

The first of many sequels came out in 1983, and in 1998, Gus Van Sant’s contentious remake starring Vince Vaughn and Anne Heche was released.