| NR,1hr 27min Released: January 1, 1961 Distributor:Columbia Pictures Synopsis: Homicidal represents producer/director William Castle's slant on Hitchcock's Psycho. The film concerns a young woman named Miriam Webster (Patricia Breslin) who seemingly has everything a girl could want - including a successful flower shop business, and a handsome beau, Karl (Glenn Corbett), who works as a pharmacist. Events take a turn for the worse, however, when Miriam's half-brother, Warren, returns from Europe - with a rather unpleasant friend in-tow: a blonde named Emily (Jean Arless). Emily ... Full Synopsis
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| William Castle's attempt to capitalize on the success of Psycho lacks the distinctive performances and genuinely unsettling shocks of its model, but remains entertaining thanks to Castle's gift for showmanship. Hitchcock fans may hem and haw over Robb White's script, which lifts a majority of the key plot hooks and set pieces from Psycho, but it is actually a fairly clever pastiche with a few unexpected ... Read Review | |
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