Janet Leigh, the actress who played Marion, was cast as the big celebrity in the film, so audiences were shocked to see her die so early in the film. Killing off the main protagonist like that was unheard of in those days.
When this movie came out in theaters people weren't allowed to come in after the beginning and were asked not to reveal the ending after they saw it. When I was 10 years old (in 1967) our parents wouldn't let us watch it on TV. I spent the weekend with my grandmother once and we were watching TV. This movie came on at one point and we watched it. The ending scared me so bad and it still gets to me today so many years later even though I know what's going to happen. Back then there weren't so many scary movies as there are today and it scared the s**t out of people.
"Psycho" is a psychological thriller. One of Alfred Hitchcock's best movies. Check out his movie, "The Birds". Anthony Perkins was brilliant as Norman Bates. Janet Leigh was a great actress and a very attractive woman. Her daughter is Jamie Lee Curtis. Cars in the 60s were bigger than they are today.
The funny thing is that if Norman wasn't so child-like minded, he'd have done the smart thing, and just told the detective that Marion did rent a room, used a fake name, paid in cash, and left the next morning without notice. That way the detective wouldn't have suspected Norman in the first place, and he'd go on a wild goose chase. But he lied at first, which got him suspicious in the first place.
Hitchcock is always worth it. And yes, this film changed a lot of things about cinema, and inspired so many others. There's references to that shower scene all over pop culture. You should watch some other Hitchcock movies. Vertigo is my favourite.
This movie was based on a novel, inspired by the real-life serial killer Ed Gein. When Hitchcock bought the rights to make the movie, he went store to store and bought up all available copies of the novel so audiences couldn't read it first and spoil the ending.
I never thought that Marion was a Psycho. However all of the male characters she encounters seem a bit threatening. Like Gary Lee said I thought the cop was going to be the bad guy, too.
@@deckofcards87 I half expected her to crack and become a killer so she could get out of a sticky situation bc everyone is looking for her, and she seemed like she would make a mistake down the line. Even in front of the cop she acted odd. I feel like the movie tried to have us follow her first to mislead us into who the actual Psycho could be
Like a few other people pointed out, this story was inspired by the real-life grave robber and murderer Ed Gein. He did taxidermy too--on human bodies. That was way too extreme for movie audiences at the time. Gein even had a lamp made of human flesh, and instead of wearing his mother's dress, he tried to become her by wearing her skin. He kept the skull of one of his murder victims in a box. He had the same sickness about his mother as Bates, but was older, paunchier and more rural. His story also inspired the more gory Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
The blood in the shower was really chocolate syrup. There are so many good Hitchcock movies. The Trouble with Harry, starring Shirley McLain, is a comedy about a dead guy whose body keeps showing up, Vertigo, Rear Window, so many good movies. And Grace Kelly in Rear Window may be the most beautiful woman I have ever seen.
There were people that got easily scared after watching this film back then. It didn't scare me the first time I watched it, especially after watching CSI episodes, which have way more gore than this movie has. CSI is a crime show with murder scenes. After the murder happens, the CSI team have to figure out how it happened and who committed the murder. So it's a lot like a whodunnit type of thing.
Multiple personalities is now called dissociative identity disorder. I've seen it in my clinical work although some people fake it to give themselves cover for their psychopathic behavior, ascribing it to their "alter". People with mental illness are very sophisticated these days. I saw this when I was a kid, very disturbing. You figured it out very quickly. You should do police work
This was the first true horror film that did not feature the supernatural or science fiction plot as the source of the terror. Just a regular guy that lives next door.
Nice to see people react to Oldie movie. You should watch European films in 50-70s. I think Federico Fellini would suit you because his films are very funny. You should try watching Amarcord (1973) , You’d love it!
Your comments on "Psycho" were the best I've ever seen, Every one was spot on! I have subscribed to your channel and look forward to viewing other reactions on UA-cam!
This is referenced in so many things. My favorite spoof of this is in High Anxiety starring Mel Brooks and Harvey Korman. I don't know if you take suggestions from the comment section. At the moment, I can't afford to be a patron of the sites I have subscribed to.
Very good reaction, BTW, did you know there's a "Psycho 2" and "Psycho 3"? You should react to them, since they're underrated movies, ESPECIALLY in the horror genre.
Janet Leigh as Marion and Anthony Perkins as bipolar psycho Norman Bates are bearing the movie, based on the novel ''Psycho'' of Robert Bloch. Credits to John Stefano for the amazing screenplay and to maestro Bernard Herrmann , for his iconic soundtrack. Alfred Hitchcock rules! By the way Janet Leigh , is Jamie Lee Curti's mother.
When you get through with scaring yourself for Halloween, I'd love to see you react to Come From Away (Apple TV). Don't know if you've done a musical reaction since your great Hamilton vid, and I think you'd be about as successful in trying not to cry with Come From Away - a FANTASTIC show.
I am pretty sure that everyone who has watched your reaction to Psycho has already seen Psycho so we already knew all the characters and what they would do/have done.
Alfred Hitchcock purposely made this in black and white. By the way, Marian's co-worker who took tranquilizers on her wedding night was Alfred Hitchcock's daughter Pat.
that guy plopped down the price for the whole property in cash. When a buyer and seller go into a house contract, the buyer gives money to the settlement company. In the meantime, expections are made, the bank agrees to the price, etc. The reason the buyer gives away that money at the start of the contract is because if buyers change their mind willynilly, the seller loses serious candidates (so instead they keep forfeited money up front). It's usually around $10,000 on $850,000 properties. Once a customer came down to meet my mom a realtor and tried to hand her $20,000 in cash for a contract. She was like 👁️o👁️ errrr check? We don't... process... cash. I should know, I've been an admin. You write the case number on the check and hand it over to be deposited to the settlement companies. Imagine me writing contract info of 1000s of bills...or better yet skidaddling with $10,000. Or better yet skidaddling with $850,000 or $40,000.
You're wrong. My great uncle was diagnosed schizophrenic and he had several personalities, male & female & they had discussions & arguments & they lol together! Distinct male voices that were different from his & female voices. If you stood in the other room & listened to him in his bedroom, you would truly think and believe that there were 3-4 different ppl in his room talking but it was only him! He started doing that in the 50's and 60's & it was a regular event throughout my childhood & teens, until I moved away. He was like that until he died. I thought it was funny back then & thought he was harmless, although, my great grandmother did keep all the knives in the house, hidden from him! His voices were so distinct that he often caused me to check to see, although, I knew that he did this, he continued to fool me. Knowing more now, than I did then, I realize how very dangerous the whole situation was. When he got angry & fussed at 'his other ppl', he was loud & sounded as if he would be violent. We would bang on his bedroom door and tell him to stop fighting & calm down. He would then lower his discussion, but continue, and the rest of 'them' would follow his lead, some whispering but trying to keep it down & not holler! You could hear 'their frustration in their whispered voices '! He was 6'4" tall with a stride that would wear out the fittest. I had to chase him all over town, (all the time), at my memaw's orders because he would take off for a walk & I had to make sure he didn't spook ppl or get into trouble. But I could never catch him. His legs were too long & he was fast. I was always 20 yards behind him & running. I just had to chase him until he turned back around and went home! Lol. He always wore a trench coat & he would duck behind trees, looking around as if someone was following him. Well...yeah.....it was me! Lol.
Dillon watch Vertigo if you haven't yet, starring James Stewart. That's Hitchcock's other famous masterpiece. Unlike Psycho though it's a difficult movie and a bit confusing on initial viewing. It's a grower.
Watch the sequels (for the sake of continuing the story of Norman). To your point about Norman’s illness is a real illness, it is, but psychiatrists disagreed with the actual nature of this particular case. In spite of any mental health experts dismissing this as unlikely, you never can say something is truly impossible when it comes to the human mind and what it can do. Anthony Perkins was a very talented actor.
Your right in 1960 there wouldnt have been anything quite like this its shock aspect, is STILL there to this day, this was the decade of Doris Day, and Jerry Lewis. Psycho would have hit very hard at that time, dealing with issues of- obsession, sexual frustration. loneliness perversion, cross dressing and murder, it is still disturbing, it's easy to think old black & w film, not in any way modern but on the 1st viewing you soon learn your wrong and that this is WAY ahead of it's time
I agree. The sequels are better than the remake because they still involve the original actor Anthony Perkins, and inspite of a few minor errors in continuity/details they make the continuing plot interesting.
Its not even faithful to the original in the shots. Lots of nudity and sexual stuff for no reason (Vince Vaughn staring into the peephole will forever be burned into my mind GROSS). I saw the original when I was 14, the same year the remake was released. Saw the remake a few months afterwards when it was available on VHS and I absolutely hated it. Not to mention the shameless Sony Walkman product placement. Did the director not believe his own movie could stand on its own, and needed a dated, forced, unrealistic necessity for Lila? My sister is missing, better grab my Walkman!
Wicked reaction mate! You have to do 'Psycho II'....its brilliant. Takes place 22 years after this one when Norman comes out of the nuthouse and goes back to the Bates Motel...
This is a great movie and a great reaction channel. I can't wait to watch more of your videos. Regarding the end comments about DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder) the American Psychiatric Society changed the name from MPD (Multiple Personality Disorder), in 1994 to DID and rightfully so. DID is a Dissociation Disorder, (along with DPDR, OSDD, OSDD1A, 1B, ect). Dissociative Disorders are not Psychotic Disorders (losing touch with or having a impaired perception of reality). Movies like this (Split, etc) sensationalize DID. It's unfortunate for people with DID to be linked to these types of movies. Now, I believe serial killer Billy Milligan was diagnosed with DID, but it is very rare for individuals with DID to be dangerous. DID is caused by trauma (often extreme and/or repetitive trauma of a young child), and it is a dissociative coping mechanism to deal with the trauma . DID is not psychotic, psychopathic or sociopathic. People who experience any form of dissociation or multiplicity are often misdiagnosed as psychotic. traumadissociation . com & did-research . org are excellent websites. There's a fantastic video on UA-cam by The CTAD Clinic channel called A visual understanding of how alters / parts are formed by trauma in DID and OSDD. I recommend anyone reading this to watch that short video as DID is often misunderstood and often confused with schizophrenia, psychopathy, etc.
Anthony Perkins, a master actor! Incredible talent.
Absolutely!! He is even better in 'Psycho II' - makes you actually root for him!
@@rnw2739 Us that the one with the shovel scene in the kitchen?
@@heather9857 Yes.
Too bad this role typecast him and stopped his career for a long time.
"I thought this was supposed to be a SCARY movie!" Just wait, buddy; just wait. (chuckle)
Genuinely: Psycho 2 gets a bad rap, but it's a delightful puzzle and Anthony Perkins is, again, amazing in it.
I love the scene when the woman asks for a knife, and Norman says "I just moved in and I haven't unpacked the cu.......tlery"
Janet Leigh, the actress who played Marion, was cast as the big celebrity in the film, so audiences were shocked to see her die so early in the film. Killing off the main protagonist like that was unheard of in those days.
When this movie came out in theaters people weren't allowed to come in after the beginning and were asked not to reveal the ending after they saw it. When I was 10 years old (in 1967) our parents wouldn't let us watch it on TV. I spent the weekend with my grandmother once and we were watching TV. This movie came on at one point and we watched it. The ending scared me so bad and it still gets to me today so many years later even though I know what's going to happen. Back then there weren't so many scary movies as there are today and it scared the s**t out of people.
"Psycho" is a psychological thriller. One of Alfred Hitchcock's best movies. Check out his movie, "The Birds". Anthony Perkins was brilliant as Norman Bates. Janet Leigh was a great actress and a very attractive woman. Her daughter is Jamie Lee Curtis. Cars in the 60s were bigger than they are today.
The funny thing is that if Norman wasn't so child-like minded, he'd have done the smart thing, and just told the detective that Marion did rent a room, used a fake name, paid in cash, and left the next morning without notice. That way the detective wouldn't have suspected Norman in the first place, and he'd go on a wild goose chase. But he lied at first, which got him suspicious in the first place.
Hitchcock is always worth it. And yes, this film changed a lot of things about cinema, and inspired so many others. There's references to that shower scene all over pop culture.
You should watch some other Hitchcock movies. Vertigo is my favourite.
My favorite Hitchcock movie is Lifeboat. 2nd is Psycho, 3rd is The Birds and 4th is Rear Window.
This movie was based on a novel, inspired by the real-life serial killer Ed Gein. When Hitchcock bought the rights to make the movie, he went store to store and bought up all available copies of the novel so audiences couldn't read it first and spoil the ending.
I'm not sure if most people back then knew there was a mental disease like that. Even more terrifying. Love your reaction.
I love how the movie began making you believe SHE was the psycho. She was the only character we were following until the Bates Motel.
I thought the cop was the Psycho, not Marion. She was the most normal.
@@garylee3685 You mean the detective or the highway cop that pulled her over?
I never thought that Marion was a Psycho. However all of the male characters she encounters seem a bit threatening. Like Gary Lee said I thought the cop was going to be the bad guy, too.
@@deckofcards87 I half expected her to crack and become a killer so she could get out of a sticky situation bc everyone is looking for her, and she seemed like she would make a mistake down the line. Even in front of the cop she acted odd. I feel like the movie tried to have us follow her first to mislead us into who the actual Psycho could be
These are few old masterpieces:
Vertigo
Dial M for murder
Rear window
12 angry men
Les diaboliques
Rope
Props to you Dillon, I’ve never seen anyone figure out the ending so quickly. Great reaction.
Director Alfred Hitchcock was hailed as the "Master of Suspense."
Inspired by a true crime. Amazing how many movies have mined the Ed gein case & how they're all tame in comparison to the true story.
this was 1960 so $40k USD then is like $400k USD now.
Like a few other people pointed out, this story was inspired by the real-life grave robber and murderer Ed Gein. He did taxidermy too--on human bodies. That was way too extreme for movie audiences at the time. Gein even had a lamp made of human flesh, and instead of wearing his mother's dress, he tried to become her by wearing her skin. He kept the skull of one of his murder victims in a box.
He had the same sickness about his mother as Bates, but was older, paunchier and more rural. His story also inspired the more gory Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
The blood in the shower was really chocolate syrup.
There are so many good Hitchcock movies. The Trouble with Harry, starring Shirley McLain, is a comedy about a dead guy whose body keeps showing up, Vertigo, Rear Window, so many good movies. And Grace Kelly in Rear Window may be the most beautiful woman I have ever seen.
That was the line from Scream, We all go a little mad sometimes.
The line quoted in Scream.
There were people that got easily scared after watching this film back then. It didn't scare me the first time I watched it, especially after watching CSI episodes, which have way more gore than this movie has. CSI is a crime show with murder scenes. After the murder happens, the CSI team have to figure out how it happened and who committed the murder. So it's a lot like a whodunnit type of thing.
Equating gore to being scared is missing the point of suspense completely.
Alfred Hitchcock did not make horror movies. His movies are “suspense “.
Only a couple of his films were horror. This is one of them. That doesn’t mean there’s no suspense.
The lady that plays Marion is the mother of actress Jamie Lee Curtis. 🙂
Jamie Lee Curtis was considered for the role of Regan in The Exorcist, but her mother declined due to the language and content.
Excellent reaction! I hope you'll do more Hitchcock movies. One of the greatest directors of all time, he made films that are truly one of a kind.
Multiple personalities is now called dissociative identity disorder. I've seen it in my clinical work although some people fake it to give themselves cover for their psychopathic behavior, ascribing it to their "alter". People with mental illness are very sophisticated these days. I saw this when I was a kid, very disturbing. You figured it out very quickly. You should do police work
Anthony Perkins did an absolutely fantastic job.
He was also great in the cult classic Pretty Poison, with the beautiful Tuesday Weld.
His son Oz was in Legally Blonde
This was a Horror film. You have to remember it was 1960. They were not allowed to show what we show now.
This was the first true horror film that did not feature the supernatural or science fiction plot as the source of the terror. Just a regular guy that lives next door.
Nice to see people react to Oldie movie. You should watch European films in 50-70s. I think Federico Fellini would suit you because his films are very funny. You should try watching Amarcord (1973) , You’d love it!
Your comments on "Psycho" were the best I've ever seen, Every one was spot on! I have subscribed to your channel and look forward to viewing other reactions on UA-cam!
This is referenced in so many things. My favorite spoof of this is in High Anxiety starring Mel Brooks and Harvey Korman. I don't know if you take suggestions from the comment section. At the moment, I can't afford to be a patron of the sites I have subscribed to.
Old is gold.
Amazing movie by an amazing director. At the time of release it was pretty controversial as well
The Simpsons is just one of many shows \media that reference the shower scene\ this film in general, such was the impact of this amazing movie
Very good reaction, BTW, did you know there's a "Psycho 2" and "Psycho 3"? You should react to them, since they're underrated movies, ESPECIALLY in the horror genre.
Janet Leigh as Marion and Anthony Perkins as bipolar psycho Norman Bates are bearing the movie, based on the novel ''Psycho'' of Robert Bloch. Credits to John Stefano for the amazing screenplay and to maestro Bernard Herrmann , for his iconic soundtrack. Alfred Hitchcock rules! By the way Janet Leigh , is Jamie Lee Curti's mother.
5:49 Marion keeps the money in her handbag because she's not a very skilled thief, lol.
Love your Carolina shirt!
nice reaction. and as always: the well deserved praise of Perkins. 😊
actor Anthony Perkins' line about "private traps" takes on a lot more heft once you learn he was gay & spent most of his life closeted.
When you get through with scaring yourself for Halloween, I'd love to see you react to Come From Away (Apple TV). Don't know if you've done a musical reaction since your great Hamilton vid, and I think you'd be about as successful in trying not to cry with Come From Away - a FANTASTIC show.
My friend Dorothy's father composed the music for this film.
Is he alive?
@@lightningforesthd3446 passed away in 1975.
Bernard Hermann?
@@HuntingViolets yes.
Enjoying your channel so far and “Psycho” is one of my fave classic horror / thriller movies! I was Norman Bates as his mom one Halloween at 13 😆🚿🔪🩸
I am pretty sure that everyone who has watched your reaction to Psycho has already seen Psycho so we already knew all the characters and what they would do/have done.
Alfred Hitchcock purposely made this in black and white. By the way, Marian's co-worker who took tranquilizers on her wedding night was Alfred Hitchcock's daughter Pat.
that motel and the house you can see it in Universal Studios Hollywood.
Woooo!!! Glad you are finally here!
Back then American cars had big boots (trunks)
that guy plopped down the price for the whole property in cash.
When a buyer and seller go into a house contract, the buyer gives money to the settlement company. In the meantime, expections are made, the bank agrees to the price, etc. The reason the buyer gives away that money at the start of the contract is because if buyers change their mind willynilly, the seller loses serious candidates (so instead they keep forfeited money up front). It's usually around $10,000 on $850,000 properties.
Once a customer came down to meet my mom a realtor and tried to hand her $20,000 in cash for a contract. She was like 👁️o👁️ errrr check? We don't... process... cash.
I should know, I've been an admin. You write the case number on the check and hand it over to be deposited to the settlement companies. Imagine me writing contract info of 1000s of bills...or better yet skidaddling with $10,000. Or better yet skidaddling with $850,000 or $40,000.
Fun Fact - they spent $80 to make a showerhead that would spray around the camera lens and not on it.
Well worth it.
You're wrong. My great uncle was diagnosed schizophrenic and he had several personalities, male & female & they had discussions & arguments & they lol together!
Distinct male voices that were different from his & female voices. If you stood in the other room & listened to him in his bedroom, you would truly think and believe that there were 3-4 different ppl in his room talking but it was only him!
He started doing that in the 50's and 60's & it was a regular event throughout my childhood & teens, until I moved away. He was like that until he died.
I thought it was funny back then & thought he was harmless, although, my great grandmother did keep all the knives in the house, hidden from him!
His voices were so distinct that he often caused me to check to see, although, I knew that he did this, he continued to fool me.
Knowing more now, than I did then, I realize how very dangerous the whole situation was.
When he got angry & fussed at 'his other ppl', he was loud & sounded as if he would be violent. We would bang on his bedroom door and tell him to stop fighting & calm down. He would then lower his discussion, but continue, and the rest of 'them' would follow his lead, some whispering but trying to keep it down & not holler! You could hear 'their frustration in their whispered voices '!
He was 6'4" tall with a stride that would wear out the fittest. I had to chase him all over town, (all the time), at my memaw's orders because he would take off for a walk & I had to make sure he didn't spook ppl or get into trouble.
But I could never catch him. His legs were too long & he was fast. I was always 20 yards behind him & running. I just had to chase him until he turned back around and went home! Lol.
He always wore a trench coat & he would duck behind trees, looking around as if someone was following him. Well...yeah.....it was me! Lol.
Dillon watch Vertigo if you haven't yet, starring James Stewart. That's Hitchcock's other famous masterpiece. Unlike Psycho though it's a difficult movie and a bit confusing on initial viewing. It's a grower.
A real life killer named Ed Gein was the inspiration for Norman Bates and Texas Chainsaw Massacre's Leatherface.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Alfred Hitchcock. Try Rear Window!
Watch the sequels (for the sake of continuing the story of Norman).
To your point about Norman’s illness is a real illness, it is, but psychiatrists disagreed with the actual nature of this particular case. In spite of any mental health experts dismissing this as unlikely, you never can say something is truly impossible when it comes to the human mind and what it can do.
Anthony Perkins was a very talented actor.
Psycho 2 is a decent sequel.
I don't understand why people cringe at taxidermy. Lots of people do that. It's a perfectly legitimate harmless hobby
I keep forgetting that the woman getting killed in the shower is Jamie Leigh Curtis mother
The movie Split has that its a great movie.
Hitchcock was "The Master" filmmaker
bates motel and psycho 4 is good too
Psycho II is the best of the lot by far!
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Your right in 1960 there wouldnt have been anything quite like this
its shock aspect, is STILL there to this day, this was the decade of Doris Day, and Jerry Lewis. Psycho would have hit very hard at that time, dealing with issues of- obsession, sexual frustration. loneliness perversion, cross dressing and murder, it is still disturbing, it's easy to think old black & w film, not in any way modern but on the 1st viewing you soon learn your wrong and that this is WAY ahead of it's time
Split personality i think is what it's called
Hitchcock based this film on the real crimes committed by Ed Geen. You should watch the Hitchcock movie " Rope" based on the leopold and Loeb case.
It's based on a book based on Ed Gein's crimes.
By Robert Bloch.
Until you know what you're talking about, don't talk. "I thought this was supposed to be a terror movie. Where's the terror."?
stay far, FAR away from the remake. nothing more than a shot-for-shot, line for line color remake
I agree. The sequels are better than the remake because they still involve the original actor Anthony Perkins, and inspite of a few minor errors in continuity/details they make the continuing plot interesting.
Its not even faithful to the original in the shots. Lots of nudity and sexual stuff for no reason (Vince Vaughn staring into the peephole will forever be burned into my mind GROSS). I saw the original when I was 14, the same year the remake was released. Saw the remake a few months afterwards when it was available on VHS and I absolutely hated it.
Not to mention the shameless Sony Walkman product placement. Did the director not believe his own movie could stand on its own, and needed a dated, forced, unrealistic necessity for Lila? My sister is missing, better grab my Walkman!
Wicked reaction mate! You have to do 'Psycho II'....its brilliant. Takes place 22 years after this one when Norman comes out of the nuthouse and goes back to the Bates Motel...
A shot for shot remake of Hitchcocks direction was done of this movie with the late Anne Heche and Vince Vaughn in 1998 . It’s good also .
This is a great movie and a great reaction channel. I can't wait to watch more of your videos. Regarding the end comments about DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder) the American Psychiatric Society changed the name from MPD (Multiple Personality Disorder), in 1994 to DID and rightfully so. DID is a Dissociation Disorder, (along with DPDR, OSDD, OSDD1A, 1B, ect). Dissociative Disorders are not Psychotic Disorders (losing touch with or having a impaired perception of reality). Movies like this (Split, etc) sensationalize DID.
It's unfortunate for people with DID to be linked to these types of movies. Now, I believe serial killer Billy Milligan was diagnosed with DID, but it is very rare for individuals with DID to be dangerous. DID is caused by trauma (often extreme and/or repetitive trauma of a young child), and it is a dissociative coping mechanism to deal with the trauma . DID is not psychotic, psychopathic or sociopathic. People who experience any form of dissociation or multiplicity are often misdiagnosed as psychotic. traumadissociation . com & did-research . org are excellent websites.
There's a fantastic video on UA-cam by The CTAD Clinic channel called A visual understanding of how alters / parts are formed by trauma in DID and OSDD. I recommend anyone reading this to watch that short video as DID is often misunderstood and often confused with schizophrenia, psychopathy, etc.