# Talk:Psycho (1960 film)

The Legacy section of the article lists a number of films that reference it.  If a suitable reference can be found it might be appropriate to mention the novel Dark in Death, as the story starts with a woman being murdered in a movie theater during the shower scene. JDZeff (talk) 05:45, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

As the title says. Manasbose (talk) 09:03, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

The Night of the Living Dead article explains that Due to an error when titling the original film, it entered the public domain upon release. Belbury (talk) 09:09, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

I've heard on a couple of occasions (including the "making of" featurette on the Blu-ray) that the "shadowy figure" in the shower scene was not Anthony Perkins, who wasn't even in California, let alone on set, at the time the scene was filmed. If a reliable print source can be found, surely this is worth mentioning. What they didn't mention in the featurette is who it was; they only said who it wasn't. —Mahāgaja · talk 10:28, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

Update: I see now that this is mentioned in the "Legacy" section, but perhaps it would be better in the "Shower scene" section. It's not really part of the legacy of the film. —Mahāgaja · talk 12:07, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

Hi! I propose that the shower scene section and all of its relative content be split into an article, perhaps called Psycho shower scene or something along those lines. For one of the most influential scenes and frequently discussed in all of cinema, it's shocking this doesn't already have its own article. If the Tears in rain monologue or Up opening sequence have its own article, I'm sure this qualifies. Let me know what you think! Watagwaan (talk) 04:57, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

I'm not saying it doesn't qualify, but perhaps creating a draft article on the scene itself would be more convincing than "I'm sure it qualifies"? Even if its mostly verbatim from this article, it would probably help. Personally, I do think it would be easy to create such an article, but this would help your argument. Andrzejbanas (talk) 18:45, 18 November 2025 (UTC)
Created a draft here! Draft:Psycho shower scene. It's mostly verbatim from the article, but I can expand later. Watagwaan (talk) 23:45, 18 November 2025 (UTC)
No issue with a split due to abundant coverage focused on the scene. I do wonder if it's possible to have a video clip of the scene? It's been analyzed so much that I think to show the clip would be fair use. American Beauty (1999 film) has a one-minute-long clip with less analysis. Erik (talk | contrib) 16:07, 19 November 2025 (UTC)
I definitely could do that @Erik! Should I wait until it comes out of draft to do so, though? When can we move it? Watagwaan (talk) 17:44, 19 November 2025 (UTC)
Yes, you should wait because we can't have non-free content outside of the mainspace.
I don't think there are any particular guidelines about scene-centric articles, but I would probably make sure not to empty the film article of any details related to the shower scene. There could perhaps be a summary section in it per WP:SIZESPLIT, and I would also make sure each relevant section (e.g., Production, Analysis) at least has something brief and links to the scene article. Erik (talk | contrib) 17:52, 19 November 2025 (UTC)
Got it! I will do that when I get some free time, and move it afterwards. Thank you so much for the advice! Watagwaan (talk) 18:35, 19 November 2025 (UTC)