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Writer 1922 - 2006

Joseph Stefano

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Filmography

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8 titles
Psycho

Psycho

Gus Van Sant 1998 1h 44m 6.6

A remake of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, the film is about Marion Crane, who after stealing $40,000 cash, leaves town and ends up at the Bates Motel where she meets the troubled Norman Bates who seems to be dominated by his mother.

Two Bits

Two Bits

James Foley 1995 1h 25m 6.0

It's a hot summer day in 1933 in South Philly, where 12-year old Gennaro lives with his widowed mom and his ailing grandpa, who sits outside holding tight to his last quarter, which he's promised to Gennaro and which Gennaro would like to have to buy a ticket to the plush new movie theater.

Psycho IV: The Beginning

Psycho IV: The Beginning

Mick Garris 1990 1h 36m 7.6

Norman Bates recalls his childhood with his abusive mother on a radio show about boys who commit matricide.

The Kindred

The Kindred

Stephen Carpenter, Jeffrey Obrow 1987 1h 33m 6.0

A geneticist takes his assistants to his old family home to locate the deadly product of his late mother's revolutionary research into rapid human evolution--his monstrous, tentacled baby brother--before a mad scientist gets to him first.

Snowbeast

Snowbeast

Herb Wallerstein 1977 1h 26m 4.0

A Colorado ski resort is besieged by a sub-human beast that commits brutal murders on the slopes.

Eye of the Cat

Eye of the Cat

David Lowell Rich 1969 1h 42m 6.0

A man and his girlfriend plan to rob the mansion of the man's eccentric but wealthy aunt. However, the aunt keeps dozens of cats in her home, and the man is deathly afraid of cats.

The Naked Edge

The Naked Edge

Michael Anderson 1961 1h 40m 7.0

Michael Anderson's 1961 suspense thriller stars Deborah Kerr as a London wife who suspects her wealthy husband (Gary Cooper) might be a murderer. The cast also includes Eric Portman, Diane Cilento, Hermione Gingold and Michael Wilding. This was Gary Cooper's last film.

Psycho

Psycho

Alfred Hitchcock 1960 1h 49m 8.7

Psycho is one of the most famous masterpieces from Hitchcock and for it’s time was unparalleled in it’s horror effect. A chilling score sets the pace for an introverted killer and a mystery thriller case of multiple dimensions. The credits for the film directed by Saul Bass were revolutionary for their time.

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