What's the Difference between Psycho the Book and Psycho the Movie?
In the Book |
In the Movie |
Norman Bates
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Norman Bates
Portrayed by: Anthony Perkins
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Mary Crane
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Marion Crane
Portrayed by: Janet Leigh
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In the Book |
In the Movie |
Mary is beheaded by Bates in the shower. |
She is stabbed repeatedly in the chest. |
Sam is knocked out by Bates with a bottle |
Bates knocks Sam out with a vase
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In the novel, the main character's name is Mary Crane. |
In the movie, the main character's name is Marion Crane. |
In the novel, Norman Bates is shown to be short, fat, middle-aged and not at all likable. |
In the movie, Norman Bates is shown to be young, handsome and sympathetic.
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