| 78/52 | |
| Director: | Alexandre O. Philippe |
| Producer: | Kerry Deignan Roy |
| Cinematography: | Robert Muratore |
| Editing: | Chad Herschberger |
| Music: | Jon Hegel |
| Production Companies: | --> |
| Distributor: | IFC Midnight |
| Runtime: | 91 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Gross: | $46,838[1] |
78/52 is a 2017 American documentary film written and directed by Alexandre O. Philippe. It is about the shower scene in the 1960 horror film Psycho. In the scene, Marion, played by Janet Leigh, takes a shower at the Bates Motel and is stabbed to death. The scene contains 78 camera setups and 52 cuts, which is why the documentary is titled 78/52. It premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and was released on October 13, 2017.[2]
Godfrey Cheshire of RogerEbert.com gave the film three out of four stars and wrote, "Perhaps unsurprisingly, there are no interviewees here who question the value of Psycho or its impact on the culture. That's because it's basically a fan's film, of course. But it's also testament to the power and mastery of a movie that, nearly 60 years on, still feels as modern, complex and cutting-edge as any film released in 2017."[5]