Quotes
“Meticulous history…helps the reader comprehend the original
shock of the film.”
New York Times Book Review
“Rebello talked with virtually every surviving
participant in the filmmaking. The result is a book that will inform cineastes
and indulge Psychomanes.”
Washington Post Book World
“Fascinating.”
Newsweek
“Joyously entertaining.”
Sunday Telegraph (London)
“Meticulously researched and irresistible…Required reading
not only for Psycho-philes but also for anyone interested in the
backstage world of movie creation.”
Anthony Perkins, star of Psycho
“Essential…I’ve learned so much from reading this book.”
Gus Van Sant, award-winning film director
“One of the best accounts of the making of an
individual movie we’ve ever had.”
Richard Schickel, Time film critic
“We are indebted to Stephen Rebello’s labor of
love. He sweats the details as much as Hitchcock at his most compulsive.”
Philadelphia Inquirer
“Garcia’s reading is clipped and precise. When quoting the great filmmaker, Garcia’s voice takes on Hitchcock’s slow, impishly boastful style without trying to imitate it.” AudioFile
“In some ways a groundbreaking film, Psycho has been extensively written about and minutely analyzed…Rebello’s book has added considerable color gained from extensive interviews with Hitchcock and others who worked on the film.”
Library Journal