Psycho (remake)

Written by:
Robert Bloch (novel)
Joseph Stefano (screenplay)

Directed by:
Gus Van Sant

Made in:
USA in 1998

Actors:
Vince Vaughn .... Norman Bates
Anne Heche .... Marion Crane
Julianne Moore .... Lila Crane
Viggo Mortensen .... Samuel 'Sam' Loomis
William H. Macy .... Milton Arbogast

Plot:
In this remake of Alfred Hitchcock's materpiece, Anne Heche takes over Janet Leigh's role of Marion Crane, a young secretary whose boyfriend, Sam Loomis (Viggo Mortensen), has troubles paying off a debt and his wife's alimony. One day, a rich client of her boss buys a house with $400,000 in cash. To fix her problems, Marion steals the money and heads out to California to live her dream life with Sam. But she gets lost in a bad storm and stops at the Bates Motel, where the proprietor, Norman Bates (Vince Vaughn), lives a very troubled life with his dominating mother, whom he lives with in their house on the hill next to the motel. A week later, Marion has vanished and no one can find her or the stolen money, not even Sam, her sister, Lila (Julianne Moore), or a private detective (William H. Macy) who has been hired to find Marion and the money. But a deadly secret is waiting to be discovered inside the Bates house. IMDB

Review:
Not the original. I'm not really fond of this remake. There are subtle changes here and there and I really dislike them. :/ I don't like some of the cast choices, either.

I prefer the original, of course, but it is okay to throw this in the DVD player to waste some time. :)