Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3
Its director stated on the record that "psycho was the biggest joke to me, I couldn't make Psycho without my tongue in my cheek, If I'd been doing Psycho seriously, then it would have been a case his…" 1. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 9 of 100 3.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "Psycho was the biggest joke to me. I couldn't make Psycho without my tongue in my cheek. If I'd been doing Psycho seriously, then it would have been a case history told in a documentary manner."Hitchcock on Hitchcock: Selected Writings and Interviews, ed. Sidney Gottlieb source ↗
- 2Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 3Content balanceAdvocacy 9 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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Age: 52 — age-balanced
Quadrant Scores
Audience Representation
Racial audience withheld
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Faithfulness
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Advocacy
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When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
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Advocacy Over Time in Horror
The average advocacy score of Horror titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 3 | 2 |
| 1963 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970 | 6 | 2 |
| 1972 | 1 | 4 |
| 1973 | 3 | 3 |
| 1975 | 4 | 2 |
| 1976 | 0 | 2 |
| 1977 | 3 | 2 |
| 1978 | 0 | 5 |
| 1979 | 10 | 4 |
| 1980 | 4 | 3 |
| 1981 | 1 | 4 |
| 1982 | 0 | 4 |
| 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| 1985 | 3 | 2 |
| 1987 | 0 | 3 |
| 1988 | 2 | 2 |
| 1990 | 0 | 2 |
| 1992 | 0 | 2 |
| 1995 | 2 | 3 |
| 1996 | 3 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 6 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 5 |
| 2000 | 1 | 5 |
| 2001 | 0 | 9 |
| 2002 | 1 | 8 |
| 2003 | 4 | 5 |
| 2004 | 2 | 10 |
| 2005 | 2 | 9 |
| 2006 | 3 | 9 |
| 2007 | 1 | 7 |
| 2008 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3 |
| 2016 | 8 | 3 |
| 2017 | 14 | 2 |
| 2018 | 12 | 2 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3 |
| 2020 | 26 | 3 |
| 2022 | 12 | 10 |
| 2023 | 8 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 18 |
| 2026 | 4 | 26 |
| This title (1960) | 9 | 1 |
● This title (1960): advocacy 9 · explore Horror →
Cast & Crew
Alfred Hitchcock (director) · Hilton A. Green (director)
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