Psycho is a 1960 American horror film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The plot centers on an encounter between on-the-run embezzler Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) and shy motel proprietor Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) and its aftermath, in which a private investigator, Marion's lover Sam Loomis and her sister Lila investigate her disappearance. Initially, the film divided critics due to its controversial subject matter, but audience interest and outstanding box-office returns prompted a