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    What was the first Alfred Hitchcock movie to show a toilet flushing?

    Question #13943. Asked by mdw. (Oct 02 01 2:21 PM)


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    Psycho (1960)
    Filmed during the holiday season of '59, Hitchcock's personal challenge to make an A-list picture on a shoestring budget became a cultural phenomenon and one of the most influential movies of all time. The spooky tale of Marion Crane and Norman Bates is also a very dark comedy stuffed with hilarious foreshadowing (once you know the plot) and sleight-of-hand.

    Reportedly, the great director lacked confidence in the project while in production. It has been suggested he was drawn to Psycho because of the opportunity to break the American taboo of showing a flushing toilet on screen. Paramount Pictures executives worried more about public reaction to the plumbing than to the violence.

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    Oct 02 01, 3:08 PM


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