Directed by:
Alfred Hitchcock

Starring:
Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates
Vera Miles as Lila Crane
John Gavin as Sam Loomis
Martin Balsam as Detective Milton Arbogast
John McIntire as Sheriff Al Chambers
Simon Oakland as Dr. Richmond
Vaughn Taylor as George Lowery
Frank Albertson as Tom Cassidy
Lurene Tuttle as Eliza Chambers
Patricia Hitchcock as Caroline (as Pat Hitchcock)

• The blood in the infamous shower scene is actually chocolate syrup.

• Janet Leigh refused to take a shower like the one in the movie, ever again, after she did the famous shower scene. - Vic Cherubini

• During the shower scene, the man dressed up as norman's mother was not Anthony Perkins, it was one of the last shots of the movie and he was already gone for another film shoot. - Jesse F.

• In the shower scene of the film, the reason the actress is so scared and surprised is that she actually is! For added effect, Hitchcock apparently turned the water in the shower to freezing cold when "Mrs. bates" attacks her. That is supposedly why she feared a similar shower again. - casamann
  • Correction: Well, that's what they claim at Universal Studio's Tour, but I believe Janet Leigh on the newest DVD extras. She outright denies those claims of using cold water since Hitchcock was a considerate and gentle man - he looked out for her comfort on the set. However, she did admit to 'Hitch' testing mother's final appearance on Janet by surprising her in the dressing room. He picked the one we see in the film based upon her reactions. - Andrew

• In the famous shower scene neither Anthony Perkins or Janet Leigh were there. This was the last scene to be shot and Anthony Perkins had left to do stage work and Janet Leigh refused it. The actual person who kills Janet Leigh's character was Mrs. Bates or the woman who did the voice for her and the woman who was killed was the body double. So the two who were supposedly behind the most famous shower scene ever weren't even there. - pat
  • Correction: Perkins didn't appear in the shower scene, but Janet Leigh was certainly there. Again, on the newest edition of the DVD, I think they made it pretty clear that she was involved for the majority of that scene. They did have a model do some of the angles that were more exposing than others, but Leigh was certainly abundant. - Andrew
  • Correction: Actually the person holding the knife in the shower scene is actually Hitchcock making one of his trademark cameos! Cool or what! - Alex Rock
    • Comment: Hitchcock may have been holding the knife for his 'Cameo' but I don't think it was him because his 'Cameo" was when she was leaving town with the money Hitchcock was standing on the corner and crossed the street in front of her. I am not aware of Hitchcock doing 2 cameos. (Source: Memory) - Retro
    • Correction: My Correction: Alex Rock you idiot! Hitchcock himself did not stab the woman in the shower. Not only do I not know how you heard this, it is completely wrong. Hitch filmed the shower scene on an overhead crane over the "shower". Also, the body of the attacker and Hitchcock are totally different. I will assume you know that Hitchcock was a very overweight man, unlike the skinny attacker of the scene. (Source: TV special) - oldfilmlover
• Apparently Psycho was the first time the public saw a toilet in the bathroom on the screen (big or small) - and flushed at that! - Andrew

• When Perkins is being held in the interview room, a young policeman is sent to stand by the door and guard him. The young cop is actor Ted Knight, who will later be known to the world as "Ted Baxter" from the Mary Tyler Moore show. - Kieth Moreland

• When Marion enters her office in the beginning of the film, outside you can spot a man in a cowboy hat with his back to the camera. It's Alfred Hitchcock. - Nate

• Hitchcock's infamous 'Psycho' is the reason that we don't have motels in the UK, instead road side hotels are still called hotels! - Crayola whore

• The sound of the knife in 'that' shower scene is created from somebody stabbing a melon! - Crayola whore

• In the beginning, when the lady is sitting on her bed in a black bra, this was the first movie to reveal a woman wearing nothing on top but her bra. (Source: Friend) - Melissa

• At the beginning of the movie when Marion goes into her place of work the woman sitting at the other desk is Alfred Hitchcock's daughter Pat. (Source: DVD) - Eliza

• When we see Marion in her white bra and white slip, this is to symbol the good side. later when she is getting dressed after she has left work she is in a black bra and slip, symbolizing the dark side. (Source: Dial H For Hitchcock: The Genius) - Danielle