78/ 52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene

Seventy-eight set-ups, 52 edits, 3 minutes...that’s what it took for Janet Leigh’s Marion Crane to meet her horrifying fate in one of shock cinema’s most iconic sequences. This absorbing consideration of Hitchcock’s "Psycho" fully and fascinatingly deconstructs its signature moment, as well as providing insights regarding the film’s immediate and enduring impact on the medium from filmmakers, fans, and even some who were on set; Jamie Lee Curtis, Guillermo del Toro, Peter Bogdanovich, Danny Elfman, Mick Garris and many others contribute. 91 min. Widescreen: Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English, Spanish. Two-disc set.