Psycho (franchise)
Psycho is an American horrorthriller media franchise consisting of six films loosely based on the Psycho novels by Robert Bloch, namely Psycho, Psycho II, Psycho III, Bates Motel, Psycho IV The Beginning, the 1998 remake of the original film, and additional merchandise spanning various media. The first film, Psycho, was directed by filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock. Subsequently, another film related to the series was made an Alfred Hitchcock biopic. Also, an independent documentary called The Psycho Legacy was released on October 19, 2010. It mostly focused on Psycho II, Psycho III and Psycho IV The Beginning, but did cover the impact and legacy of the original film. A TV series, Bates Motel, premiered on AampE on March 18, 2013, being a prequel to the first film but in a modernday setting. It stars Freddie Highmore as a teenaged Norman Bates and Vera Farmiga as his mother Norma Bates.
In need of money to marry her boyfriend Sam Loomis, Marion Crane steals 40,000 from her employer and flees Phoenix, Arizona by car. While en route to Sams California home, she parks along the road to sleep. A highway patrol officer awakens her and, suspicious of her agitation, follows her. When she trades her car for another at a dealership, he notes the new vehicles details. Marion returns to the road but, rather than drive in a heavy storm, decides to spend the night at the Bates Motel.Owner Norman Bates tells Marion he rarely has customers because of the motels disconnection from a new interstate, and mentions he lives with his mother in the house overlooking the motel. He invites Marion to supper. She overhears Norman arguing with his mother about letting Marion in the house, and during the meal she angers him by suggesting he institutionalize his mother. He admits he would like this, but does not want to abandon her. ........
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