Scott Andrew Hutchins asks: > Is there a story behind the MPAA 'R' for _Psycho_? Didn't it pass the (relaxed) production code? If so, how could it have earned an R? I do know that it received an M upon reissue--such a poster can be seen on one of the earliest VHS releases, but again, unless it was being shown at a grindhouse, didn't it have to pass the production code? Perhaps since it was before _Blood Feast_ it didn't cross the line? Are you talking about the original release or reissues? The original pre-dated the rating system (and is considered by some to be one of the final nails in the old Production Code's coffin). Jack Valenti's own account of the change can be found at: http://www.mpaa.org/movieratings/about/content.htm Stephen Rebello discusses Hitchcock's go-rounds with the censors in his book ALFRED HITCHCOCK AND THE MAKING OF PSYCHO Don Larsson ----------------------------------------------------------- Donald F. Larsson, English Department, AH 230 Minnesota State University Mankato, MN 56001 ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu