Follow

    Marion Crane

    Character » Marion Crane appears in 11 issues.

    Marion Crane is a main character in the Psycho franchise. She is the girl Norman Bates killed in the famous shower scene.

    Short summary describing this character.

    Marion Crane last edited by fables87 on 01/04/22 06:37PM View full history

    Psycho

    Marion Crane
    Marion Crane

    In the famous Alfred Hitchcock film Psycho, Marion is the unhappy girlfriend of Sam Loomis. In her job Marion steals $40,000 and goes on the run. She arrives at the Bates Motel, where she meets the proprietor Norman Bates. They had a dinner together and a little chat. After that, Marion felt guilty and was planing to return the money. She took a shower and is then when she is killed y Norma Bates, who really was Norman Bates in disguise.

    In Popular Culture

    Marion's death (the "shower scene") is the most famous death in films. This scene and its iconic sceeching violins have been parodied in many films and TV shows like Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, Looney Toones: Back in Action, and The Simpsons. It has parodies in comic books like Child´s Play.

    The Halloween character Marion Whittington is based on Marion Crane.

    Marion in The Simpsons
    Marion in The Simpsons

    Marion Crane has even had a cameo appearance in The Simpsons comic book with Sideshow Bob. It was like in the beginning of the film.

    sizepositionchange
    sizepositionchange
    positionchange
    positionchange
    positionchange
    bordersheaderpositiontable
    positionchange

    This edit will also create new pages on Comic Vine for:

    Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Make sure this is what you intended. This will likely increase the time it takes for your changes to go live.

    Comment and Save

    Until you earn 1000 points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Comic Vine users. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll send you an email once approved.