Of course, Psycho was not all she did. Her career was long, and she appeared in some true classics. Touch of Evil, The Manchurian Candidate, etc.
I came across the following quote this morning, in one of the obits I read. Leigh described her experience filming Touch of Evil, directed by Orson Welles. I like the quote because it shows her generosity, her intelligence. The filming of the movie was a “great experience” for her, and yet she was disappointed with what ended up on the screen. She said:
“Universal just couldn’t understand it, so they recut it. Gone was the undisciplined but brilliant film Orson had made.”
She was 77 years old when she died. Her daughters, Kelly and Jamie Lee Curtis, were both at her side when she died.
Rest in peace, Ms. Leigh. You will not be forgotten.
Isn’t “immortal” really the wrong word to use for the shower scene? :)
Perhaps “unforgettable”?
Wow. excellent point.
Blood streaming down the drain … not quite “immortal”, eh?
Hush! I haven’t seen the movie yet!
Bill, seeing as you are probably the only person in Western civilization who has not seen the movie yet – I really don’t know how to keep the secret from you.
It would be like someone who wasn’t aware that Darth Vader is Luke’s father.
Rent it! Put it on your Netflix list, which I realize now has 3,489 movies on it …
It’s weird – you know that Gus Van Sant did a shot-by-shot remake with Anne Heche in the Janet Leigh part. Anne Heche?? Uh. NO. Sorry. Do not pass Go. Do not collect. No.
Of course, now that I wrote that, somebody is going to comment:
“DARTH VADER IS LUKE’S FATHER???? WHAT???”
Next you’ll be telling everybody Rosebud was a sled. You just have to ruin it, don’t you, O’Malley?
At least you didn’t let on that Norman’s mother was really…(okay, now stop it right there, missy)
Oh … and the gorgeous chick in The Crying Game is actually a man.
DOH
Soylent Green is people!!!!!
And Keyser Soze is really…nope, I won’t do it. How about this one instead? In The Big Fix, Moses Wine actually broke his arm on his son’s skateboard.
I remember a recreation of (hommage to?) the shower scene in the otherwise forgettable Fade to Black. At the end of the scene, the “attacker” (Dennis Christopher) drops the object he was wielding (a fountain pen) into the shower. He retreats, telling the still-screaming but otherwise unhurt showerer (I think it was the Marilyn Monroe like-a-look), “All I wanted was your autograph,” as ink runs down the drain.
I thought it was kind of cute at the time.
And there’s no place like home.
Psst…he’s a ghost.
Instead of a movie quote game, maybe someone should do “guess the spoiler!”
Faye Dunaway: “mother … sister … mother … sister …” whap, whap, whap
Are we playing the game? Because that’s Chinatown.