Hitchcock Page #2

It takes place in the motel bathroom.

"Mary started to scream.

"And then the curtains parted farther...

and a hand appeared,

holding a butcher's knife."

"lt was the knife that, a moment later,

cut off her scream..."

"and her head."

Charming.

Doris Day should do it as a musical.

That is nothing but low-budget,

horror movie claptrap.

really good made a horror picture?

Just think of the shock value.

Killing off your leading lady

halfway through.

I mean, you are intrigued,

are you not, my dear?

Admit it.

Actually, I think it's a huge mistake.

You shouldn't wait till halfway through.

Kill her off after 30 minutes.

Well.

Peggy, I want you to

summon your minions.

Minions?

Certainly. And who might they be?

Get them started

by buying copies of Psycho.

How many do you need?

All of them. Every copy, nationwide.

Scour every bookshop, every library.

And I mean everywhere.

Psycho is going to be my next movie,

and I don't want

anyone to know the ending...

until they see it in the theater.

Look at that.

Are you sure about this?

It's just so unlike you.

That is exactly the point, my dear.

- Ladies and gentlemen of the press.

Good afternoon.

I see you've all been devouring

the article on Mr. Ed Gein.

Violent chap...

and the real-life inspiration

behind Psycho.

All of us

harbor dark recesses of violence...

and horror.

Fascinating, isn't it?

When the Wisconsin Police Department

raided Mr. Gein's farm...

they opened the door, and voil.

They discovered 10 female heads

with the tops sawn off.

Pass these around, would you?

And have a look.

- Masks of human skin...

a pair of lips on a draw string

for a window shade.

Oh, yes, and a jar containing

human noses and other...

Is this really going to be your next

picture, Mr. Hitchcock?

Well, that is my intention. Yes, Madam.

My only wish is that Ed Gein...

looks a little more like William Holden

instead of Elmer Fudd.

Oh, by the way, try the finger sandwiches.

They're real fingers.

Now, don't pretend you're not upset

he hasn't read it.

I'm not. I'm a big boy, I can take it.

Well, I loved it.

It must have been great fun to research.

Do you really think he will read it?

- Ah...

Speak of the devil. Hitch...

I ran all over town trying to find a copy

of Psycho, but I simply cannot find one.

I wonder how that could have happened.

Yeah.

Don't stop looking on my behalf.

Hitch, I think you should come.

I've seen happier faces

on a school bus going over a cliff.

But they can't stop looking, can they?

Audiences want to be shocked, Barney.

They want something differensp-wAPOind a new

Every time you want to do

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