Other directors have had their films remade, but only Alfred Hitchcock made one so monumental that another director, a good one, actually tried to duplicate it, shot by shot.
Nineteen years after his death, he remains as famous as any director in movie history – even Steven Spielberg. Other directors have had their films remade, but only Alfred Hitchcock made one so monumental that another director, a good one, actually tried to duplicate it, shot by shot. Gus Van Sant‘s “ Psycho” (1998) was a bad idea, but it’s the thought that counts.