'78/52' trivia and fun facts

Uncompleted scene

Although it is endlessly analyzed and dissected (and portions of it are shown forward, backward and in slow motion) the complete, uncut original "shower scene" this film is ostensibly about is never actually seen in its entirety here.

Playboy

Marli Renfro, the body double for Janet Leigh, was also an original Playboy bunny and was featured on the cover of the September 1960 issue.

Modern Black & White

All the modern-day interviews were filmed in black-and-white, to match the black-and-white excerpts from '[PSYCHO]'.

Explication for the title

The shower scene in '[PSYCHO]' (1960) consists of 78 camera setups and 52 cuts, hence the documentary's title.