Gus Van Sant’s 1998 remake of Psycho is one of the strangest “blank check” type movies from an important American auteur.
Fresh off the breakout success of Good Will Hunting, Van Sant had the clout and resources to realize any dream project, and he chose to remake one of the most important and influential horror films of all time.
While that part isn’t so strange, the fact that he decided to remake the film shot-for-shot in color, and even going as far as to mostly keep the same dialogue has flabbergasted audiences since its release and remains a curiosity (maybe even a novelty) in what is otherwise a nearly flawless career.
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