"Psycho" -1960; The Perkins Role

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Alfred Hitchcock was very fortunate to have cast the young Anthony
Perkins in the leading role of his 1960 chiller "Psycho". At the time there were some other young aspiring actors who might have qualified for
the part, namely: Michael J. Pollard; Jack Nicholson; Bruce Dern; Dean
Stockwell; Victor Buono and Dennis Hopper.
However, it's hard for me to imagine anyone other than Perkins playing
Norman Bates with complete authenticity, it seems the role was simply made
for him and only him. Could you imagine anyone other that Nicholson in the
role of Randall P. McMurphy in "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest", or Dennis
Hopper as Billy in "Easy Rider"? Keep in mind the introverted, insecure
Mama's Boy was not really PSYCOpathic as Hannibal The Cannibal was in
"Silence of the Lambs" - a cold-blooded killer with no conscience - but
rather criminally insane, plagued by schizophrenic delusions and seriously
in need of multiple reality checks.
Anthony Hopkins did a wonderful job as the vicious Hannibal, and also
as Corky, the schizo-killer ventriloquist in "Magic". I think he just might
have pulled off a convincing Norman, but don't believe he was available
back then. Oh well, so much for speculation....Perkins did a great job!

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