78/52
2017 · Movie · 91 min · ★ 7.2 · 82% critics
This documentary explores the making and lasting impact of an iconic movie shower sequence, breaking down how it was planned, shot, and assembled. Through interviews and behind-the-scenes details, it looks at why a brief moment became a cultural touchstone and influenced generations of filmmakers and audiences.
Also known as 78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene · 78 52 · Hitchcock's Shower Scene: 78/52 · 78 52 Hitchcock's Shower Scene
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-10-13
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Critic score
- 82/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (148 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you love classic film history, obsessive deep-dives, and hearing many voices unpack why one scene mattered; Not for you if you want a tight, purely analytical breakdown or dislike chatty docs like Hitchcock/Truffaut.
Pros: fascinating behind-the-scenes trivia; passionate expert interviews; strong cultural context | Cons: can feel overlong; lots of talking heads; not always deep analysis
Themes
- movie business
- behind the scenes
- crime scene
- special effects
- violent death
- filmmaking
- making of
- editing
- documentary filmmaking
- psycho
- cinema history
- cinema performance
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Emilie Germain
as Marion Crane
Osgood Perkins
as Self
Peter Bogdanovich
as Self
Guillermo del Toro
as Self
Eli Roth
as Self
Jamie Lee Curtis
as Self
Aaron Moorhead
as Self
Elijah Wood
as Self
Bret Easton Ellis
as Self
- AB
Alan Barnette
as Self
Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe