Richard Portnow credited as playing...
Barney Balaban
- Alfred Hitchcock: My contract guarantees me final cut.
- Barney Balaban: Your contract also says Paramount isn't required to distribute any film that could cause us embarrassment.
- Alfred Hitchcock: Unlike the last five Martin and Lewis films you're all so proud of.
- Lew Wasserman: We are about to propose a re-structured deal for "Psycho."
- Barney Balaban: I'm listening.
- Lew Wasserman: We finance it, independently. Hitch waives his directorial fee. Paramount *only* distributes it, in exchange for 40% of the profits.
- Barney Balaban: Interesting. But what exactly is Paramount distributing? Is this still a picture about a queer killing people in his mother's dress?
- Lew Wasserman: What this picture is about is the reputation of Alfred Hitchcock.
- Barney Balaban: No one is arguing that.
- Lew Wasserman: Barney, it's very simple. This is Mr Hitchcock's next film. Are you in - or are you out?
- Barney Balaban: Fine. We'll take that deal. If you can get the money.
- Alfred Hitchcock: We already *have* the money, Barney.
- [pulls out his checkbook]
- Alfred Hitchcock: Who do I make it out to?