Note: It should be noted that when Psycho I was made in 1960 there was a relationship between Norman and his mother that was more than mother and son. I believe that I may have mentioned this in the earlier blog. 1960 couldn't take this so the lines that referred to this were removed. Steven Ribello mentions this in his narration of Psycho in the collectors edition DVD.
On hot and humid days Norman's mother would have Norman blot her body with orange blossom liquid starting at her feet and working up. In the movie when he got above her knees she started to giggle and they both fell off the bed onto the floor and started rolling around and laughing as they tumbled around. She felt him getting aroused and "pretended" to be very angry, smearing his face with lipstick, making fun of his maleness, putting a dress on him and locking him in a closet for a while. This emasculation seemed to be almost enjoyable to him and her. It almost seemed as they were acting out parts in a play. I was surprised that they allowed this carrying-on to be part of the movie. This seemed to have a reflection on the script writer/s almost as if they were drawing on their own experiences.
Once, at the bottom of the stairs leading to the mansion, Norman was beating a rug when his mother came down and started hitting him with a newspaper. He asked why, and she responded, "Who else can I hit?" The paper mentioned that they were building a new main highway which would divert traffic away from their motel and thus ruin their business. This turned out to be only half true as time went on.
About then Norman got a visit from Mrs. Lane, a next-door neighbor saying his line was busy, busy, busy.
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