I'm so glad you two didn't know the twist! Great reaction!
@punchfisttop
Жыл бұрын
A timeless masterpiece watched by a mother and son! Glad you guys enjoyed!!!
@jamesalexander5623
Жыл бұрын
A Boy's Berst Friend is His Mother".
@OceanKingNY
6 ай бұрын
"A son is a poor substitute for a lover."
@veggiesarefruits
2 ай бұрын
@@jamesalexander5623 dangit! You stole my comment! 😂
@oldschoolboxing6048
2 ай бұрын
@@OceanKingNY😂😂😂😂
@fynnthefox9078
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, Psycho was a major inspiration for John Carpenter when he was making Halloween. Janet Leigh's daughter playing Laurie Strode, naming Loomis after a character in Psycho. It all comes full circle.
@joshuayeager3686
Жыл бұрын
Alright. If you two are going to do more Hitchcock, Vertigo is an absolute must and I heavily recommend Rope as well. You’ll be fascinated by the almost only one shot used for that film. Needless to say, this was probably one of the best reactions to Psycho seeing a mother and son view it for the first time.
@MsAppassionata
Жыл бұрын
Great choices!
@thebookgeek87
Жыл бұрын
There are some people who like to believe that the Sam Loomis in the Halloween movies is this Sam as an older man. Also in Scream, Billy Loomis quoted a line from Psycho... "we all go a little mad sometimes" & then also mentioned "Anthony Perkins, Psycho"
@joshuayeager3686
Жыл бұрын
John Carpenter named the doctor in Halloween after Sam in honor of Hitchcock. The same was done with Billy getting the same last name.
@Jacks_here
Жыл бұрын
@@joshuayeager3686 Marilyn Monroe plays the conniving Rose Loomis in Niagra from 1953.
@joebloggs396
Жыл бұрын
Vertigo is a good follow up to this, done 2 years earlier and considered by many critics his best film.
@drlee2
Жыл бұрын
Psycho is my favorite Hitchcock film and in my top 5 films of all time. My next two favorite Hitchcock movies that I highly recommend are North by Northwest and Strangers on a Train.
@BCTMarcus
Жыл бұрын
Yeah. Great choices.
@ChrisWake
Жыл бұрын
@ 21:51, possibly THE greatest jumpscare ever put to screen. The eerie silence immediately undercut by those violent Bernard Herrmann strings plus the odd overhead angle... horror done to perfection/
@jamesalexander5623
Жыл бұрын
Chocolate Syrup was never so scary!
@VictorLugosi
Жыл бұрын
30k in 1960 would be like 300k in today’s value.. so it’s more impressive than you think.
@GarthKlein
Жыл бұрын
Here is a tip for figuring out the value of money in older films: They always give you a comparison. The $40,000 that Marion steals is the purchase price of a (presumably up scale) house. Simply figure what such a house would cost today and you have an approximate equivalent in today's currency. This trick saves a lot of needless calculation and works in nearly all older films. For example: In It's a Wonderful Life, the Bailey Building and Loan loans Ernie the taxi driver $5,000 for a house. Later in the movie, Potter offers George $20,000 a year or the equivalent of four houses.
@joel65913
Жыл бұрын
Prime Hitchcock! Some really good places to go next would be Notorious, North by Northwest, Lifeboat and especially Strangers on a Train though there are many other fine movies in his filmography.
@rumham7466
Жыл бұрын
Not sure if anyone has mentioned this, but the show “Bates Motel” is SO good. So well done. Might now be able to do as a reaction, as I’ve seen people have many copyright issues. But if you can watch in general on your own time, it’s just such an amazing show. It’s so underrated. Its one of my top 5 shows.
@meghanmonroe
Жыл бұрын
In Scream, Billy Loomis also quotes Norman by saying "We all go a little mad sometimes."
@anneraasch3016
Жыл бұрын
There is so much foreshadowing in this film but most people don't recognize it. The first time you see Marion in her underwear it's "pure" white and after she steals the money it's black. Also, all of the references to birds. The birds all over the office. Her name is Marion Crane and Norman tells her she eats like a bird. Finally, Norman is into taxidermy. He "preserved" his mother the same way he did the birds. Great reaction!
@tranya327
Жыл бұрын
More references to birds: 1) Marion comes from Phoenix, a fabulous bird of legend. 2) As Sam leaves Lila at the hardware store to go look for Arbogast, for a moment, Lila is juxtaposed against the upside-down rakes at the hardware store. It creates a visual impression of Lila being some kind of giant human peacock, with rakes fanning out around her as if they were her tail-feather-like appendages. ... finally, 3) norman knocks a picture of a bird off the wall in Marion's motel room, when he first discovers the body, as 'norman.'
@veggiesarefruits
2 ай бұрын
For me, it's the line Norman says about his mother: "she's as harmless as one of these stuffed birds". So funny because we later come to find he freakin' stuffed her like a bird! 😂
@DarthKay093
Жыл бұрын
That final smile on ''Mothers'' face and seeing the corpse overlap with Normans was bone chillin' + as you mentioned when they brought up Marion's car you question HOW many more are down there forgotten by time. Anthony Perkins was an amazing in this movie. Had to lock the bathroom door whenever I showered for weeks after I watched it back in 2010 (was 16). This movie opened up my eyes for the older horror/slasher movies 🖤
@MsAppassionata
Жыл бұрын
There are PLENTY of great older films that are not slasher movies. I wish more younger people would watch older films. You have no idea about the great stuff you’re missing. They didn’t call it the golden age of Hollywood for nothing.
@johnfleming6236
11 ай бұрын
Millions of women were afraid to take showers after this movie, just like millions of people wouldn’t go in the ocean after seeing JAWS! This was a first for its time, resulting in slasher movies in the 70’s. 😮
@davidfox5383
Жыл бұрын
Ok, I've seen countless reactions to this but this is the first mother and son reaction... absolutely delightful and I'm so glad you guys didn't know the twist! Vertigo is my favorite Hitchcock film and I really recommend that, as well as North by Northwest. Rope is great, too.
@jillwanlin9558
Жыл бұрын
These three movies would my choices too.
@jamesalexander5623
Жыл бұрын
@@jillwanlin9558 Or 3 of his best Early films, "Rebecca", "Shadow of a Doubt" and "Notorious"!
@catherinelw9365
Жыл бұрын
@@jamesalexander5623 Oh I love those 3! The cinematography of Rebecca is stunning, which won Best Cinematography at the Oscars. I love Teresa Wright in Shadow of a Doubt. Notorious is sizzling with the chemistry between Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman, not to mention a sympathetically portrayal of the "bad guy" by the great Claude Rains!
@lynnie6633
Жыл бұрын
That look on his face at the ending is EVERYTHING!!! Thanks for another great reaction guys!!
@Flix2Us
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! That expression will haunt my dreams for weeks!
@OceanKingNY
6 ай бұрын
You mentioned "It's a Wonderful Life." The actor in "Psycho" who's waving around the $40,000 is Frank Albertson. He also played Sam Wainwright, the guy who says "Hee-Haw" all the time, in "Wonderful Life."
@mildredpierce4506
Жыл бұрын
Everyone always mentioned Janet Leigh as Jamie Lee Curtis' mom but they don't mention that she had a famous father too. He was actor Tony Curtis. He played in Some Like It Hot along with Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe.
@rs-ye7kw
Жыл бұрын
Tony Curtis also starred in one of my favorites "Trapeze" with Burt Lancaster and Gina Lollobrigida, but I'm sure you knew that "Mommie Dearest".
@RiriSkullen
Жыл бұрын
I've watched several different "Psycho" reactions, and it's always kind of a let-down when the reactor knows the twist, so I'm glad the two of you didn't. Also love that you got some of the references ("if it doesn't gel, it isn't aspic") that I don't think I've seen anyone else pick up on. If you want another Hitchcock movie, my vote is for "Rope" (It's loosely based on the real life Leopold & Loeb murders in 1920's Chicago, the whole movie is shot in only 10 shots, and it has Jimmy Stewart), or "Strangers on a Train".
@LarryFleetwood8675
Жыл бұрын
Those two suggestions are great, Rope (1948) being his first color film.
@sanddab
Жыл бұрын
NOTORIOUS (1946) is one of Alfred Hitchcock's best films (IMO). It stars Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant, and Claude Rains.
@MsAppassionata
Жыл бұрын
Great film! I would also recommend “Rebecca”, “The Lady Vanishes”, Strangers On A Train”, and “The 39 Steps” among other films of his.
@parsifal40002
Жыл бұрын
Some people thought "Psycho" was going to be a horror or "slashet" movie. It's actually a psychological thriller. Anthony Perkins was absolutely brilliant as Norman Bates. I love Alfred Hitchcock's movies. Great director!
@Mike-rk8px
Жыл бұрын
My father was an excellent violin player, and he knew my mother only saw “Psycho” once and it terrified her. The first time she took a shower at his apartment he stood in the hallway outside of the bathroom so she couldn’t see him (the door was open) and he played the Psycho shower scene song on his violin. She freaked out and from then on locked the bathroom door. Not that she was afraid of him, but the song just freaked her out too much.
@Flix2Us
Жыл бұрын
That's hilarious!! I imagine your Mom gave him hell over that.
@MsAppassionata
Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂Your father had a wicked sense of humor.
@lucaswilliams4476
2 ай бұрын
The story of how Jen never watched Psycho till now would be as interesting as the movie
@SnabbKassa
Жыл бұрын
We do still use the word transvestite. Not everyone who crossdresses is trans. Why do people expect the "famous scene" to be at the end? The "protagonist" can die 1/3 of the way into the movie, but if she does, then she isn't the protagonist, is she? I'm not sure this movie has a protagonist.
Notice that Norman told the detective that his mother is an invalid, which means that she would be handicapped. How could someone who is not just handicapped, but also elderly, wind up killing anyone? Yet, because of Norman's mental health issue, he truly thought it was his mother that was killing people, all the while thinking she was an invalid. I can't comprehend Norman's mind, and I wouldn't want to. Mental health problems are very sad to be honest, and there are so many people, even nowadays, who aren't as understanding of people with mental health issues as they could be. I can't imagine how scary it is for people with those kinds of issues.
@peteg475
11 ай бұрын
I think part of him claiming she is an invalid, is an excuse - for anyone who asks - as to why she can't come out of the house and can't be seen by anyone. I think Norman actually thought "mother" was capable of murder, and the claim she couldn't get around was a lie, only to be told to others.
@geraldmcboingboing7401
Жыл бұрын
Finally, someone noticed Ted Knight. Great reaction!!!!
@remohio
Жыл бұрын
North by Northwest and Vertigo are must watches at some point.
@Emburbujada
Жыл бұрын
I'd say definitely react to Vertigo, that's my favourite Hitchcock =)
@thomasripley1548
Жыл бұрын
The great a.hitchcock really loved building suspense....
@joecarr5412
Жыл бұрын
Oddly Anthony Perkins wasnt even on the set( or in the state !) for shower scene(see A.Perkins on Johnny Carson / you tube)... & if u like Psycho, see Brian DePalmas 1980- "Dressed To Kill "
@bretalleman9352
7 күн бұрын
first movie where they show a toilet
@rascally44
Жыл бұрын
I think that you and your mom will like "Twelve Angry Men"
@Mr-gg8ek
11 ай бұрын
The prologue gives this movie so much more depth. This film is so far ahead of its time and take so many risks. You generally only see this when directors have full creative control.
@TheSoulwriter88
Жыл бұрын
Yup! It was Dr. Samuel Loomis in Halloween, by John Carpenter. Which starred Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh's daughter. Then, Scream had Billy Loomis... and Scream 5, Billy's daughter... Samantha Carpenter, like John Carpenter or if she took Billy's last name, she would be Sam Loomis. Like Dr. Loomis. 😂 😂 it's a whole horror homage circle. 😂
@MrSJMajer
Жыл бұрын
Rebecca, his first US film. Lifeboat
@jamesalexander5623
Жыл бұрын
"Rebecca" won Best Picture! But Hitchcock never won a "Competative" Oscar! Seriously!
@nicholasjeremy56
11 ай бұрын
ironic how the film is about the son and the mother and now its being reacted by a son and a mother
@macroman52
Жыл бұрын
It was considered safer (and was safer) to get out the passenger side - so you are not opening the door into passing traffic - and with bench seats one could - so it becomes a habit.
@jamesfalato4305
Жыл бұрын
Alfred Hitchcock thought Bernard Hermann's Music was so pivotal to the film that he placed his name in the opening credits where the Producer's name would be, just before the Director's...
@michaelwest8536
3 ай бұрын
Wrong. Credits were placed in order differently in that day and age.
@johnnehrich9601
Жыл бұрын
The house was built on the Universal grounds (along with the motel), based on Edward Hopper's well-known 1925 painting, House by the Railroad Tracks, which was based on a real house at Haverstraw, NY. The motel section was torn down but the house still stands. That and the Munster house, also on the lot, gets used for SO MANY movies and tv shows, including often in Murder She Wrote. Each time, it gets filmed from a different direction, and they place trees and other foliage around it to disguise it. The Bates house was reproduced in HO scale for model railroads by Polar Lights. (I think they also did the Munster house and either they or another company offer a model of the Addams house.)
@handsomestik
Жыл бұрын
Andrew Garfield is fantastic in this
@goodowner5000
5 ай бұрын
He would be great, if blaspheme of all blasphemes they attempted another Gus Van Sant debacle- could act circles around Vince Vaughn!
@clarencewalker3925
9 ай бұрын
The other woman working at the bank is Hitchcock's daughter, Patricia. And, at age ninety-four, Vera Miles is the soul survivor from this film. Bonus: Mrs. Bates is voice by character actress Virginia Gregg.
@сиднипрескотт-щ3л
7 ай бұрын
Vera is literally the final girl
@Niala8419
Жыл бұрын
"A boys best friend is his mother" 🤪🤪🤪
@annettegreen6689
Жыл бұрын
Another vote here for Rope and North by Northwest 😊
@jamesalexander5623
Жыл бұрын
Many critics consider "North by Northwest" the first "Bond" Film! And Grant was actually offerd the part of James Bond.
@mpm1807
Жыл бұрын
Hitchcock movies you should watch: A classic: North by Northwest Hitchcock's favorite: Shadow of a Doubt Often overlooked, but great (in my opinion): Rebecca
@catherinelw9365
Жыл бұрын
I agree on Rebecca. Gothic, suspenseful, full of twists, and the cinematography is gorgeous!
@stevev2492
10 ай бұрын
Anthony Hopkins looks young.
@alanmurray5963
Жыл бұрын
$40,000 in 1960 is worth about $400,000 today.
@ChrisWake
Жыл бұрын
Been waiting for you guys to watch this one since subbing to the channel! I think you're the only mother/son duo to react to this on youtube. Love your reactions and will continue to support.
@Flix2Us
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@007beck9
Жыл бұрын
Need to watch Psycho ll its the best sequel ever
@tyinyvr
Жыл бұрын
The Motel and House are located on the Universal Back Lot in Hollywood. For the A&E series "Bates Motel" the Motel and House were recreated about one hour outside of Vancouver Canada.
@washo2222
Жыл бұрын
GREAT REACTION and I was so glad you didn't get the twist until the right moment. Here's the answer to the question everyone has long awaited for. Why, in the old movies, did actors slide out of the passanger side of the car instead of the driver side? First of all, cras were bigger and roads were narrower than now. Getting out of the car on the driver side would certainly guarante your driver door to be knocked off its hinges and you in the hospital. Another reason is, back in the days, the front car seats, like the back seat, were bench seats. You could slide out easily from the driver side to the passanger side with little effort. Nowadays, cars don't have a front bench seat but have two separate seats with the middle where one can find the autonatic shift or the standard shift. Sliding out via the passanger seat was ideal for Hitchcock because he preferred to continue a shot without moving the camera to either follow the actor or to have the actor walk between the camera and the car.
@kathrynjones9938
Жыл бұрын
Hitchcock’s daughter plays the other girl in the office.
@Flix2Us
Жыл бұрын
Oh that was Pat Hitchcock! Cool!
@stevev2492
10 ай бұрын
$40,000 about $400,000 as at 2023.
@thebookgeek87
Жыл бұрын
This movie did things that no other movie had done before. Showing a woman in her underwear, showing a toilet flushing... yes very scandalous
@MsAppassionata
Жыл бұрын
Showing a couple who are not married (to each other) who, obviously, had sex beforehand.
@BethGoth15
Жыл бұрын
Your faces with the twists! 😂 You might have just earned a subscriber here
@mindime1499
Жыл бұрын
Yes!! My favorite movie of all time, I was waiting for this!
@Megara1989
Жыл бұрын
Have you guys seen the series "feud" about Bette davis and Joan Crawford
@jamesalexander5623
Жыл бұрын
.... "But Ya Are Blanche, Ya Are in that Chair!"
@robertmatthews2009
Жыл бұрын
Watching the two of you watching this movie kind of reminds me of another young man and his mother.
@bluefriend62
Жыл бұрын
I would recommend Vertigo and North by Northwest to be next on your Hitchcock list.
@catherinelw9365
Жыл бұрын
More Hitch!
@HassoBenSoba
5 ай бұрын
Wow.."Psycho" being viewed by a boy and his best friend (Mom); how appropriate. I enjoyed it a lot, since you are very observant, without being TOO picky and over-analytical, which can ruin a film like this. LIKE THIS?? What am I saying?.there ARE no other films like this! I recall my own mother seeing it with her friends in fall of '60 (I was 8) and being stunned. Audiences were expecting another big colorful Hitchcock suspense/thriller with big name stars (which Janet Leigh was), and instead saw a "B' black & white, low-budget pic..elevated by Hitchcock, Stefano (writer), cinematographer, editor, Herrmann (composer) to the status of high art. Very sharp to catch the young Ted Knight as the cop at the end. And yes, the line-reading of mother at the end was fabulous. I believe that was actress Virginia Gregg; in order to further mis-lead the audience Hitchcock use two different actresses for Ma's voice...Ms Gregg and the distinguished Jeanette Nolan (she played Lady MacBeth in Orson Welles' 1948 film), whom I believe did the mother's voice in the first (motel window) scene, and probably the "You think I'm fruity??" scene as well. Ms. Nolan was married in real-life to John McIntyre, who played Sheriff Chambers (but who did not do one of the heavenly voices in "Wonderful Life"..but he sounded very similar). And speaking of "Wonderful Life", NOBODY recognizes actor Frank Albertson (Cassidy w/ the $40K) as Sam "Hee-haw" Wainwright from "Wonderful Life" (though I see it listed here). Anyway, great job...reminding us again of the brilliance of "Psycho" and its continuing ability to shock and amaze us...even after 65 years of cinematic gore that it inspired. Often imitated, NEVER equaled!
@celinhabr1
Жыл бұрын
I hope you guys watch more Hitchcock movies! Many brilliant movies.
@andrewschreiber112
Жыл бұрын
Two other Hitchcock movies you didn't mention but should absolutely watch and react to are North by Northwest and Strangers On A Train.
@TheCamarosBand
2 ай бұрын
The money is the McGuffin, the object we all think everyone is chasing but it only drives the plot. If she never stole the money, she would have never met Norman. Still griping and shocking after 64 years, Hitchcock was a genius!!
@otisroseboro5613
2 ай бұрын
Great Reactions To One Of My All Time Favorite Horror Movie's, Guy's
@tommoncrieff1154
Ай бұрын
The reaction to this innovative film in 1960 was sensational. It was talked about for years and years afterwards. Of course, over 65 years it’s been much copied and mined for Hitch’s genius directorial tricks and games so it just can’t have the same impact for us as we’ve seen these elements all our lives. This was the first time in Hollywood that a toilet bowl was filmed and flushed and Hitch had huge problems getting that past the censor. Also that our sympathies lie with a woman carrying on a lunchtime affair with a married man and that Janet Leigh was a thief seen in her brassiere. The killing off of the star lead 1/3 into the movie had never been done before nor had there been such a grotesque killing of a woman shown at such extended length and in detail. When another visionary British director, Michael Powell, made Peeping Tom which is in not a totally dissimilar genre, it ended his career. Hitchcock was brilliant and because he appeared in his own movies and fronted Alfred Hitchcock Presents on TV in his quirky style he was well known and beloved.
@otisroseboro5613
2 ай бұрын
R.I.P To Some Of The Actor's Who We're In This Movie,Are No Longer With Us Still Miss You All
@Soundofsilence-j4d
3 ай бұрын
Lots scenes been removed since 1972 then 1974 detective scene. Gradually cut all stabbing out. The detective got stab four times in chest and stomach before blood hit his face. Theres over head shot leigh gettin poke by knife we only see struggle. Knife hitten her back in full view of her hit was cut out. Camera pullen out od bathroom seeing blood over floor in splats. And last scene Norman face over tub tryen get mop flushen pool blood in tub. I saw it lot as kid so remember scenes. Its only movie i know were scenes missing. Darn shame they ruin classic it as shocker. Its?been tamed down. The only film i know were there is no recalling that it exzisted. But im glad you and your lovely mom enjoyed. She is lovely person. I miss my days with mom watchen Spycho. Whatever happen to baby jane. Japan flick was her favorite ATTACK OF MUSHROOM PEOPLE. was good one And Black Sabbath so many.
@henrynegro8397
4 ай бұрын
Probably Alfred Hitchcocks most morbid film the of classic Hollywood era. Inspired by real life serial killer Ed Gein who would also influence Texas chainsaw massacre.
@alexfleming266
8 ай бұрын
You have to watch psycho 2 1983 and psycho 3 1986 and Psycho 4 1990 and Psycho 5 2006 remake the deaths in the original sequels are really good 👍🏻 and really scary 😱
@jeffbassin630
Жыл бұрын
Excellent review and comments about the classic Hitchcock film, PSYCHO.
@ronaldwilson6295
7 ай бұрын
The $40,000 in “Psycho” is a MacGuffin. Alfred Hitchcock coined the term MacGuffin to describe an object, device, or event that is necessary to the plot and the motivation of the characters, but insignificant, unimportant, or irrelevant in itself. The MacGuffin is usually revealed in the first act and thereafter declines in importance. It can reappear at the climax of the story but may actually be forgotten by the end of the story.
@rg3388
Жыл бұрын
Speaking of IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, Cassidy in PSYCHO is played by Frank Albertson, who was Sam (“Hee-haw”) Wainwright in the other film, his $25K now inflated to $40K.
@kp22kc
Жыл бұрын
It's hard to go wrong with a Hitchcock movie. Great reaction you guys. It's so great when people don't know the whole story. This is my favorite Hitchcock. My second favorite is Dial M for Murder....good twists in that one too. Vertigo is a must.
@garylee3685
Жыл бұрын
40 k in 1960 equals 374,545 today. You can see the Bates motel, at least the house on the hill on the Universal tour in LA.
@terencejay8845
7 ай бұрын
I have 'Bates Motel' matchbooks from there..
@otisroseboro5613
2 ай бұрын
R.I.P To A Great Director Alfred Hitchcock
@jaygatz4335
11 ай бұрын
Another example of Hitchcock abusing the women in his films. Check out the attack in The Birds, and the murder in Frenzy. One wonders what his demons were.
@brunocarrillo410
Жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorites horror movies!! Amazing reaction guys 😊
@donatogressbautista4843
Жыл бұрын
Very good reaction. BTW, can you guys going to react to "Psycho 2" and "Psycho 3", please? They're underrated movies and need to be acknowledged.
@PhlintheartGloomgold
5 ай бұрын
Ronald Reagan appointed John Gavin as Ambassador to Mexico
@riskey
Жыл бұрын
So jaded are audiences now that it's rarely noted that Psycho was the first time a toilet was flushed in an American film. This was nearly as shocking as the shower scene at the time.
@jamesscanlan6240
Жыл бұрын
Not just flushed. It was the first time a toilet was shown, period.
@MrMousley
3 ай бұрын
@ 2:06 You say ''Given the time this movie came out it might be a bit scandalous for seeing a woman in her underwear'' .. well .. not quite as bad as 12:29 .. seeing a toilet flush !!
@ClassicBob100
11 ай бұрын
watch The Wrong Man by Hitchcock and from his television show The Glass Eye
@michaelschwartz8730
8 ай бұрын
Hindsight is 20/20 but the best ending to this video would have been Nick realizing Jen wasn't real
@kahlodiego5299
Жыл бұрын
It's so much fun to watch people react to this. Could you please watch "Defending Your Life?"
@tranya327
Жыл бұрын
The film is CONSTANTLY playing with you (the viewer) and doing fake-outs, where things are there to throw you off. •It starts out showing Marion and Sam, so Marion obviously has to be the main character, right? (The movie posters advertising the film at the time, also devoted most of their space to Janet Leigh). Except... no: she is NOT the main character. Norman is. (If a viewer was VERY alert, he would notice that 'Antony Perkins's name appears FIRST on the opening credits. If Janet Leigh were the main character, you would expect that HER name would have appeared first. That's a level of detail that most casual film goers wouldn't catch.) •From the beginning, the film constantly throws you visual and verbal clues that Sam is in debt, and that "it's about the money - the $40 thousand." except, nope! •Marion meets one man after another (apart from Sam) who aren't exactly friendly or warm: Her boss Lowry, Cassidy, the Highway Patrol Officer, The used car dealer. So, it's a relief when she encounters Norman: Finally, a warm, young, friendly face, with a warm, friendly unassuming personality to match. He runs the hotel to 'rescue' her from the downpour, and he personally steps out to get her bags and to show her to her room. •After Marion is killed, Norman is perfectly framed (positioned) by the film as the dutiful son with a crazy mother. He's trapped in an impossible situation; He chooses the 'least bad' option to cover up for his bat-shit-crazy one living relative. •The film CONSTANTLY puts you into the shoes of someone who has done something wrong, and you root for them to 'get away with it': •Marion and Sam are having sex outside of marriage (they're not married to each other, even though neither one is now married to someone else). A no-no, at the time... •Marion steals the money, but so what? The guy she stole it from is sort of creepy, and one has the impression he won't need it. Marion & Sam (seemingly) DO need it. •Marion's VERY NERVOUS when confronted by the highway cop: will he discover her secret? •After 'Mother' kills Marion, Norman can't bring Marion back to life, but he CAN protect his mother. Can he clean up the crime scene in time, to do that? •When Norman sinks Marion's car, the car STOPS SINKING for a few moments. It looks like Norman's plan is going to fall apart! He's screwed! We the audience •want the car to sink!• •When Arbogast enters Norman's home, he's 'breaking and entering,' and trespassing. He has no legal right to be there, but so what? We want him to find something! •When Lila enters Norman's home, she's trespassing also... but again, so what? :) •••• I think the deal with characters constantly exiting the car from the passenger side, is an artifact of a bygone era. I'm told that this used to be a common practice: people trained themselves to get out on the passenger side because, if the car were parked on a street, if they instead exited on the driver's side, there'd be a risk of a collision and the door being knocked off. It was possible to slide over, back in the day, when cars had bench seats. When bucket seats became standard, it became less practical to attempt to slide over.
@shwicaz
Жыл бұрын
I LOVED that you hadn't a clue. I didn't the first time I saw it either. MInd blown. Glad you enjoyed.
@gordonhaire9206
Жыл бұрын
I had a cop follow me for several blocks in 1960 when I was 17. He turned when I turned, making it obvious I was being followed. When he stopped following me, I followed him for several blocks. Seven years later, I was a city cop, and had a car follow me. He was an FBI agent with nothing better to do.
@TomReda-m7w
2 ай бұрын
You may have read this already. The shot where the detective gets murdered Hitchcock had Martin Balsam sitting in a chair that they rigged and moved down the staircase while he flailed his arm. Great moment.
@tubularap
Жыл бұрын
Great captivating reaction !! Yes, do more Hitchcock. I'd love to see you watch Rear Window. [Edited to correct myself:] I checked and saw that you already have watched Rear Window.
@mildredpierce4506
Жыл бұрын
Speaking of parodies, you should react to High Anxiety which is an homage to Alfred Hitchcock movies.
@tammyblack2747
2 ай бұрын
Before we had DNA? We couldn’t exist without it.
@Jacks_here
Жыл бұрын
I’m a new subscriber. Just going to watch this now. I’m hoping Nick will wear a wig in the end styled like his mothers. Haha. Just kidding but would be cool! :))
@PhlintheartGloomgold
4 ай бұрын
The reason there were so few bills in the envelope is in 1960 $1000 bills were in circulation.
@rosco-m
Жыл бұрын
One of my top 5 favourite movies. Guys - you MUST check out the Bates Motel series. It’s some excellent tv.
@leslieflood2425
Жыл бұрын
Please, you must see “The Trouble with Harry”. Great Hitchcock film!
@jeremyphillips7827
Жыл бұрын
3:37 $40K in 1960 dollars is about $411K in today's dollars.
@noelleparris9451
Жыл бұрын
Great reaction! Please react to Strangers on a Train, I think you'd would like it very much.
@lloydneal3137
Жыл бұрын
this was great! i highly recommend Strangers On a Train, my personal favourite
@jamesalexander5623
Жыл бұрын
Tidbit : The other Girl working in the Office is Hitch's Daughter Patricia! She has a nice part in "Strangers on a Train"!
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