a lot of people are shocked to find the main character dies halfway through the film. but that's not true. the reality is the main character doesn't appear until halfway through the film. norman bates is the main character. he's the "psycho" mentioned in the title.
$40,000 in 1960 equals $415,000 today. You were right that they were meeting in a motel because it was as if they were having an affair even though they weren't. If he had gone to her house, she would have automatically been labeled a slut, which could have repercussions. Employers wouldn't have a woman with a bad reputation working for them, even if they knew better. I remember the United States as it was then -- totally puritan. Incredibly so.
@@CampCrystalCharlie I enjoyed your reaction. This movie is partially based on the true case of the killer Ed Gein. Besides Psycho, his story influenced a number of horror films, including The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Silence of the Lambs.
I think it was standard road safety teaching in the 1950s to get out on the passenger side, when you could because of bench seats. Don't step into traffic, don't open your door into traffic.
This was the first movie to ever show a toilet flushing on camera. Also, the woman in the office who worked with Marion is Alfred Hitchcock’s daughter. And Marion is Jamie Lee Curtis’ mom. Jamie Lee Curtis as in from Halloween.
I’ve watched countless reactions to this movie. I am dead serious that this has been the best by far. Charlie and his lady need to react to more movies together. This was awesome and so much fun❣️
Fun Fact: When Janet Leigh saw this movie when it was finished and saw the shower scene on the big screen, it terrified her so bad she never took a shower without the bathroom door locked for years. That scene made many people uncomfortable because you don't realize just how vulnerable you are naked and alone in a shower until you see what can happen if someone breaks in on you.
@@CampCrystalCharlie You were underestimating the amount of the cash involved at the beginning. $40,000 would be worth more than 10x that amount, or over $400,000.
@@MsAppassionataIt helps that the movie makes it clear that $40k is enough for a Texas Oil Millionaire type who brags about his wealth to buy a house as a wedding present for his daughter.
Most American cars in those days had straight bench seats. Consequently, some people would slide over to exit on the passenger side if the driver side exit was muddy or otherwise not preferable.
In until the '70s, "bench front seats" were common. "Bucket seats" were considered fancy and sporty, with a "four on the floor" meaning the gear shifter. But bench seats were common with a wide-open floorboard. Why walk all the way around the car when you scan slide 3 feet across and get out from the same door?
By the way, these two flinched in places. Pretending they are oh-so-more sophistically than "1960" makes me laugh AT THESE TWO. They jumped, too. EXACTLY like 1960 audiences, exactly like these sixty years of audiences.
Films were pretty much all in color by 1960. Hitchcock deliberately chose to film the movie in black and white, which I think was brilliant. The lighting used is incredible. And $40,000 in 1960 is worth about $404,000 today!
Alfred Hitchcock is easily one of the best film directors of all time. He is known as the Master of Suspense. There are many great Hitchcock movies to recommend. Try; 1959 North by Northwest (a lot of fun. This movie served as a template for the James Bond Movies.) 1954 Rear Window 1951 Strangers on a Train 1948 Rope (Very twisted story, shot in film reel longing takes.) 1946 Notorious (Awesome spy love triangle) 1943 Shadow of a Doubt
Agree. Also: Dial M for Murder. The Lady Vanishes. As you watch these, you pick up the pure Hitchcock touches but at the same time, the type of story can vary greatly.
@@CampCrystalCharlieits clear she knew the ending. nobody guesses those exact details that early without knowing SOMETHING beforehand. It's whatever its not a big deal i mean its one of the most famous plot twists in history. its like spoiling Empire Strikes Back. people who havent seen the movie know the ending
Tony Perkins was once a 'matinee idol' and a popular singer of wistful love songs of the time. He had a real desire to become a true movie star, and he succeeded there. Appeared in many films by Orson Welles (all watchable), spoke French actually and starred in British/French films - he could change his voice to suit the role (might have done the old lady voice, probably). Janet Leigh was a big star - think Emily Blunt status now - and they both did their best work here, I think. Most likely Hitchcock was portraying the same predicament both Norman and Marion had as two sides of one person: their names are similar, and also Hitchcock used that theme.
I read that the “mother’s” voice was a combination of three people- 2 women and one man who did a lot of voiceover work and was a personal friend of Anthony Perkins. His name is Paul Jasmin is listed on the IMDb credits as “Uncredited” for Norma Bates. The 2 women (also uncredited ) were Jeanette Nolan (a fairly famous actress who was nominated for Emmy awards) and Virginia Gregg who appeared on over 200 tv shows.
I really enjoyed watching both of your reactions..A couple small bits of trivia,, Alfred Hitchcock was so pleased with the musical score of the movie so much,, That Brenard Herrmann (composer/creator) made for him,, that he decided to double his pay for it.. Because of the movie being filmed in black & white,, It was difficult to get the fake blood made to show up very well/look real,, So they ended up using chocolate syrup & it worked great..Finally,, It's very common for people today to question why people in the movie would sometimes get out of the car using the passenger side door,, Which by the way,, Sometimes (not shown in the movie) people would also get in the car on the passenger side..There are 2 reasons for this,, Firstly because back at that time most cars had bench seats (one seat that went from one side to the other) which these type seats made it extremely easy to just slide to one side or the other,, So which ever side of the car was closet to where they were going to,, they could just slide over to that side & get out instead of getting out & then having to walk all the way around the car & then head towards where they were going..Like they taught us in school,, The closest distance between two points is a straight line,, So it was actually quite normal back then to do that..Car seats today are difficult to climb over & so no one would ever think of doing that.
Watch 1983's Psycho 2. Just about as good as this one. Janet Leigh (RIP) "Marion": was Jamie Lee Curtis's mother,. Jamie became famous in her first film, "Halloween" in 1978. In Halloween, the killer's psychiatrist doctor is named Sam Loomis (a nod to Psycho).
Janet Leigh was great in this film, but my favorite performance by her was as Rosie in "Bye Bye Birdie". Miss Leigh has dark hair in that film, looks different, but still very striking.
Yeah it worked alright! But, with all due respect to the master, it was hardly Hitchcock who came up with the innovation. Bernard Hermann, who collaborated with Hitchcock and generated a decade of cinema gold with him, is the creative genius who provided Psycho with its legendary soundtrack. Hermann felt that a strings-only score would best accentuate the black and white horror that Hitchcock envisioned. In fact, Hitchcock’s first inclination was to have the shower murder sans music to exemplify the sound of the screams and the hacking sounds. As soon as he heard Hermann’s shrieking violins, however, he realized he had to reassess his original concept.
I know this doesn't seem scary now, but at the time: 1. You didn't kill off the star in the first 3rd of the pic. 2. There were NO TOILETS in movies! The audience immediately understood this movie was NOT normal. 3. Cross-dressing, taking on the persona/clothing was a HUGE no-no. 4. Nudity and a knife attack...waaaay too sexual. People walked out in disgust.
sheeeesh!! Putting it into perspective like that definitely takes it to a high level of horror for that era. Sounds like Psycho came with the intent to cross some lines. Turned out amazing though =D
Now you need to watch more Hitchcock flicks. “Vertigo”, especially! THEN… After you catch up on all of Hitch’s classics, you NEED to watch Mel Brooks’ “High Anxiety”! A fantastic & funny tribute to the master of suspense, from the master of comedy! Enjoy! 😁
Believe it or not, $40,000 in 1960 would be about half a mil in today's money. And it used to be way easier to disappear. Definitely worth going on the lamb for.
My parents bought houses for rental properties. They could have gotten 2 really nice 2 bedroom houses or 3 average ones for 40k. The old cars with bench seats were mostly vinyl or leather. They were very easy to slide across. Modern bucket seats are much better.
15:25 Yep. Freddie Highmore played Norman Bates in Bates Motel. Norman was around 17 years old when that show started. It is a prequel to this movie, but set in modern times. It shows everything that happened leading to Norman being the way he is in this movie. That's an amazing show ❤
@@CampCrystalCharlie Even if you don't record your reaction to it, you should watch it. It's really good. Freddie Highmore and Vera Farmiga do a really good job ❤️
@@iulia.bianca.bFreddie Highmore not only was the closest person to resemble Anthony Perkins for Bates Motel but also he was born in the same year that Anthony Perkins had died:1992.
@@CampCrystalCharlie To put in perspective how much $40,000 was in 1960, there's another movie from that year called The Apartment. It revolves around a guy's spacious 1-bedroom New York City apartment across from Central Park. His rent: $85/month. You should check it out. It won the Oscar for Best Picture.
Hitchcock was always known as director of suspense films. They weren’t meant to be horror films and not necessarily meant to be scary. His films were called suspense thrillers. This was one of the most “scary” of his films with an unexpected twist ending. His other films often featured a violent or emotional finale sequence, and were filled with twists and suspenseful plots. He liked to trick the audience by changing focus on who was the main character or by having the character we assumed was good, turn out to be a villain.
*Nice* job, both of you. The more people who understand and appreciate that old films can really be hella good stuff to take in, the more people will be encouraged to write good material for today's media (and these days, more and more people are saying that quality is scarce). It's glad I am that you both took hardly any time at all to apprehend the greatness of this film, one of old Hitch's top-of-the-line pieces...and it's far from the only one out there! 😎
Glad you appreciated this classic. I hope you watch more older movies. You’re right that the dialogue in them tends to be amazing. If you’d like to check out another Hitchcock movie I would highly recommend Rear Window or Vertigo.
What is wrong with people that they have to see knives entering into eye sockets or the movie isn't very good? You people are sick and need even more help than Norman Bates.
After when Psycho was released in the movie theatres in 1960, it grossed $62,000,000.00! After Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock was set for life. I love this movie Psycho!❤
When cars had bench style front seats and more leg room, sliding across from the driver to passenger side was taught as the way to exit the car whenever possible to avoid stepping into traffic or interfering with traffic on narrow streets by suddenly opening the door. (That's how it was when I was a kid, but by the late 60s four on the floor and bucket seats made it impractical)
In the 60s, cars had bench seats with no center console or divider. Therefore, it was easier and quicker to slide across and get out the passenger side, rather than getting out the driver side and walking around what was a larger car than what we have today.
Just to let you know, people who drove in cities would go through the passenger side, so that they wouldn't exit on the driver's side and get hit by traffic.
Marnie, Rope, Shadow of a Doubt, Strangers on a Train, Notorious is actually the best Hitchcock movie, but the ones I listed plus Dial M for Murder and The Birds and Rear Window are all great movies.
the 1st time i saw this was in college a few years ago, and it gave me ptsd...not because the movie was scary, but because the teacher that made us watch it was the worst teacher that i had in my adult life, and everyday i had to go to her class i needed to take a tranquilizer. watching this again took me back to being in her classroom where i would sit in the back of class with the lights out, watching this, hoping that the movie would never go off so i wouldn't have to hear her yell at me or the other students for no reason... lol anyway, back to the movie, yeah like i said before that was my 1st time watching it. i used to watch alfred hitchcock's tv show as a kid on nick at nite but none of his movies, besides i think the birds? so i didn't know what was gonna happen in it. i remember what stood out to me the most was how the movie tricked you about who the main character was gonna be. at 1st you think it was gonna be janet but then she gets unalived, then you think it's gonna be the private investigator but then he gets taken out next. then in a weird way it turns out that norman was the main character the entire time.
1957's 12 Angry Men is always in the top 5 or 10 on ANY list of good movies. If you like the smart dialogue of older movies it simply cannot be beaten. Go in blind. The first time. After that youll watch it again and again!
Slashers came to be more concerned with high body counts than with any real terror. Halloween is credited with really jump starting the slasher craze, and there are only 3 non-graphic murder scenes in it. Despite the lack of gory kills in Psycho, the murder of Marion comes as a shock to us because we've spent to much time with her and getting to know here character. In far too many slasher films, the characters are just there to be murdered, they come and go so we just don't care what happens to them.
Hitchcock had already made films in Technicolor so the choice to use black & white was deliberate. The studios were skeptical about the subject matter so they gave him a very reduced budget, which made b/w more affordable. Also, Hitchcock had hired one of the greatest Hollywood cinematographers for b/w, who was known for use of deep shadows, high contrast, shadows and creative use of lighting. Another reason was because they didn’t want the blood to look fake in color but in b/w the chocolate syrup they used looked realistic and had the correct consistency for blood. And the b/w film seemed more appropriate for the themes of the film. Color could lessen the feelings of suspense, fear, doubt, and despair.
well, Hitchcock wanted the blood in the shower scene but the Hays Code wouldn't allow it to happen in color, so Hitchcock chose b & w. I'm sure there may be other reasons why it was b & w.
Hitchcock movies are not horror movies; they are suspense movies. The object is not to scare, but to create tension (suspense). The shower scene does not scare anyone today because people are jaded now. Similarly, the psychological explanation at the end seems a bit long today, but you have to remember that few people were familiar with this kind of thing back then. You guys are a great team. You crack me up, but you also have fine insights. Selena really nailed the plot twists, like a regular detective. When you saw “12 Angry Men,” did you notice that the jury foreman was the same actor that played Arbogast, the PI. That is Martin Balsam, who later won an Oscar for Best Supporting actor in “A Thousand Clowns” (1964). Aside from the riveting final scene, my favorite scene is the light seemingly shining, on and off, from the skull. Hitchcock is mocking shlocky horror movies that do stuff like this, but his version is realistically caused by reflection from the swinging overhead light In 1960, the advertising stunt (I think it was national, but I’m not sure) was that you could get your money back if you left the theater before the halfway mark. Also, they said they had medical personnel on hand for people who faint. I didn’t see it until a couple years later, but I remember the conversations I heard. Women really were nervous about taking a shower. I think the power of the scene in 1960 was that people suddenly realized how vulnerable they are when naked in the shower.
@@CampCrystalCharlie The first records were actually made of wax. Then until about mid-20th century, shellac (which made them very brittle). One could go to an arcade-type place with a special device to record your own voice, but also dictaphones were quite common in offices, which allowed a boss to dictate letters onto a wax cylinder to be later played back by a secretary and transcribed into letters. (Later magnetic wire and then tapes replaced this type of dictaphone.)
Spielberg homage in Jaws was 3 well paced shocking scenes. But he just jars you out of nowhere without a hint of what’s to come and splashes blood all over the place.
loved watching your reaction. thought it was interesting to hear you say it wasn't scary and yes, by today's standards it's tame but in 1960 it broke new ground, the shower scene was considered graphic and the subject matter was strictly for adults.
This was the first time a flushing toilet was shown on screen. It was also one of the first times for a major picture to show a man and woman together in bed, while she is in her bra.
You guys are FANTASTIC reactors! I watched your Robocop reaction and your Die Christmas Movie Hard (lol) reaction last night. This is what it feels like to watch great movies with great friends. Thanks for these reactions. And as others have said, 40k back then was nigh on half a million in todays money, damn the things people of today would do for that much too!
If you pay attention, yes they get out of the passenger side of the car in older movies. That's so they don't have to change camera angles for such a small bit of action. And this movie barely made it past the censors in black and white. Color would have made it even harder. I always thought it was silly, but this was the first time a working toilet ever made it into the movies. And I didn't see it until 1969 or 70 when I was 10. It was still a rarity.
Have you ever seen a "coppier" looking cop? Vera Miles is 10. Bench seats, great for drive-in movies. Seeing it in a dark theater on a big screen, knowing nothing about it, was a completely different experience. I saw it with my girlfriend in 1960, she wouldn't take a shower if no one else was at home.
Hitchcock's ingenious thriller from 1960 (!), which set new standards in cinema, is still unrivaled today. The legendary shower scene made film history and has been copied many times. The house of horrors is now open to viewers, and there were three sequels in 1983, '86 and '90 - as well as a remake in '98. But the original remains unsurpassed: a thriller masterpiece.
I get it with old movies, sometimes it feels like homework to watch them 🤣. But idk if you give them a chance they can be entertaining in their own way. It’s History of Cinema too.
Not a horror film, the first slasher film, even if the body count is low. Hitchcock loved suspense, that is what this film is, with some swerves put in to throw you off.
Watch these other Hitchcock movies 1.The Birds 2.Family Plot 3.Rearview Window 4.The Trouble With Harry 5.Lifeboat 6.North By Northwest 7.To Catch A Thief 8.Dial M For Murder 9.Vertigo 10.Frenzy
Other excellent black and white movies (better than Psycho) really: In Cold Blood, book by Truman Capote, based on a true story. The Manchurian Candidate, just excellent and the remake is not as clever, Frankenheimer used the first cut of the brainwashing sequence, and HUD starring Paul Newman, which is about a rancher whose cattle have to be killed because of a disease 🦠. Also Dr Strangelove and The Misfits they’re ALL EXCELLENT MOVIES
Good video. BTW, did you know that there's a "Psycho 2" and "Psycho 3"? If not, then you should react to them, since they don't get as much attention as the first film.
Keep in mind that you are watching PSYCHO with MANY years of insane, violent, depraved films (from the past 60 years) as "reference". Audiences in 1960 had NEVER seen ANYTHING like this! Hitchcock was an "A" director, who regularly turned out big, colorful, star-studded suspense/thrillers, which audiences loved. Then comes this small-scale, B&W "B" film (Hitch used his TV production team to make it), though starring an "A" list actress (Janet Leigh), who is SHOCKINGLY killed off after 40 minutes of our being mis-led with her story of theft. Hitchcock loved messing with our minds. But try to put yourself in the place of an unsuspecting theater goer in 1960, who just wanted a typical fun night out at the movies....as opposed to trying to outsmart the film by predicting everything, based on your film-viewing experience of the past 60+ years. That said, I enjoyed your "reaction"; you guys are very observant and entertaining.
@@CampCrystalCharlie There are four films, a made for TV movie called Bates Motel, and a cable series also called Bates Motel. In addition there was a shot for shot remake of the first film (brutally bad)
Good foe 1960? Like, somehow older movies are unsophisticated or simple, Obviously you all don't watch older movies or you wouldn't be saying that. I think modern movies are mostly crap and audiences today need a whole lot of special effects or gore or shock to hold their attention. You are missing out. Movie makers were limited on the kind of special effects we have today and used camera work to great success. Remember how much you liked this movie and try to expand your movies watching experience, cause , like I said- you are missing out.
Just found you guys this afternoon, I am adding you to my collection of reaction videos. I am also a big fan of murder videos. I've ⌚ ng alot of these reactions, the key is know when to Shut the F up. You do.
You ruined it by guessing the twist. People who are seeing it for the first time NEED to be shocked by the reveal. I'm still subscribing though, because you two are massively entertaining.
WOOOOOOW major spoiler she said at 17:45. She gave away the entire twist of the movie. I was going to watch this video but it's time for me to go because the dude isn't going to be surprised since she BLABBED the whole secret of the film! LMFAOOOOO. I'm out lol lol
As the final scene transitions from Tony Perkins to the car being dragged from the swamp, a skull is superimposed over Perkins' face.
a lot of people are shocked to find the main character dies halfway through the film. but that's not true. the reality is the main character doesn't appear until halfway through the film. norman bates is the main character. he's the "psycho" mentioned in the title.
$40,000 in 1960 equals $415,000 today.
You were right that they were meeting in a motel because it was as if they were having an affair even though they weren't. If he had gone to her house, she would have automatically been labeled a slut, which could have repercussions. Employers wouldn't have a woman with a bad reputation working for them, even if they knew better. I remember the United States as it was then -- totally puritan. Incredibly so.
I came to the comments to say the same thing about the modern value equivalent :)
Yup, and then came the '70s.
You mean an 80% two parent family lifestyle that produced well adjusted adults instead of whatever you call today’s kids.
Finally Charlie is watching Psycho!!!! and you included bae
I love watching couples react together. Great vid!!!!
Ayyyeeee appreciate you, Barbie. Glad you enjoyed 😂👊
This movie was FIRE!!!!!!!
We know who’s got 😮the brains in this couple! Lol
@@CampCrystalCharlie I enjoyed your reaction. This movie is partially based on the true case of the killer Ed Gein. Besides Psycho, his story influenced a number of horror films, including The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Silence of the Lambs.
I think it was standard road safety teaching in the 1950s to get out on the passenger side, when you could because of bench seats. Don't step into traffic, don't open your door into traffic.
Alfred Hitchcock is called "Master of Suspense". Good reaction!
This was the first movie to ever show a toilet flushing on camera. Also, the woman in the office who worked with Marion is Alfred Hitchcock’s daughter. And Marion is Jamie Lee Curtis’ mom. Jamie Lee Curtis as in from Halloween.
yooooooooo so dope! I know who Jamie Lee Curtis is, JAMIE!!! 😂😂
@@CampCrystalCharlie Jamie Lee Curtis‘s mom had a cameo appearance in Halloween H2O too. You probably knew that 🧐
Although Pat was married and had kids, she kept her famous daddy's last name.
I’ve watched countless reactions to this movie. I am dead serious that this has been the best by far. Charlie and his lady need to react to more movies together. This was awesome and so much fun❣️
Sweeeeet! We definitely enjoyed the film too much 😂
Fun Fact: When Janet Leigh saw this movie when it was finished and saw the shower scene on the big screen, it terrified her so bad she never took a shower without the bathroom door locked for years. That scene made many people uncomfortable because you don't realize just how vulnerable you are naked and alone in a shower until you see what can happen if someone breaks in on you.
Sheeeesh! I mean yeah you are pretty vulnerable in that moment.
Actually, Janet Leigh said on camera, when she takes a shower, "everything has to be open. She shower curtain open. The door open."
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*this movie is SO MUCH better if you don't know the plot-twist*
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Yeah she kept ruining it for him
She kinda wrecked it.
NOOO WAAAAAYYYY I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE THIS and I'm talking bout multiple things
😂😂😂😂
@@CampCrystalCharlie You were underestimating the amount of the cash involved at the beginning. $40,000 would be worth more than 10x that amount, or over $400,000.
@@MsAppassionataIt helps that the movie makes it clear that $40k is enough for a Texas Oil Millionaire type who brags about his wealth to buy a house as a wedding present for his daughter.
The $40k is worth more than $400k today. Average house prices in 1960 were around $15k so Marion and Sam could have done pretty well with the $40k.
my parents bought 5 acres and a new home in '74 for $31,000
Most American cars in those days had straight bench seats. Consequently, some people would slide over to exit on the passenger side if the driver side exit was muddy or otherwise not preferable.
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In until the '70s, "bench front seats" were common. "Bucket seats" were considered fancy and sporty, with a "four on the floor" meaning the gear shifter. But bench seats were common with a wide-open floorboard. Why walk all the way around the car when you scan slide 3 feet across and get out from the same door?
By the way, these two flinched in places. Pretending they are oh-so-more sophistically than "1960" makes me laugh AT THESE TWO. They jumped, too. EXACTLY like 1960 audiences, exactly like these sixty years of audiences.
Films were pretty much all in color by 1960. Hitchcock deliberately chose to film the movie in black and white, which I think was brilliant. The lighting used is incredible. And $40,000 in 1960 is worth about $404,000 today!
Anthony Perkins made $40,000 for being in Psycho and Janet Leigh made$25,000 .
This movie is based on a real life American serial killer from the 1950s Ed Gein, also lived with an over bearing mother.
Alfred Hitchcock is easily one of the best film directors of all time. He is known as the Master of Suspense. There are many great Hitchcock movies to recommend. Try;
1959 North by Northwest (a lot of fun. This movie served as a template for the James Bond Movies.)
1954 Rear Window
1951 Strangers on a Train
1948 Rope (Very twisted story, shot in film reel longing takes.)
1946 Notorious (Awesome spy love triangle)
1943 Shadow of a Doubt
Agree. Also:
Dial M for Murder.
The Lady Vanishes.
As you watch these, you pick up the pure Hitchcock touches but at the same time, the type of story can vary greatly.
Did Charlie already react to "The Birds"? I must have missed that. I'd love to see him react to "Rear Window"!
It's a shame she spoiled the ending for you. If someone knows spoilers it's best to keep quiet.
It was a speculation. That's not a spoiler
@@CampCrystalCharlieits clear she knew the ending. nobody guesses those exact details that early without knowing SOMETHING beforehand. It's whatever its not a big deal i mean its one of the most famous plot twists in history. its like spoiling Empire Strikes Back. people who havent seen the movie know the ending
That crazy creepy smile at the end is never gets old great acting from Anthony Perkins
Tony Perkins was once a 'matinee idol' and a popular singer of wistful love songs of the time. He had a real desire to become a true movie star, and he succeeded there. Appeared in many films by Orson Welles (all watchable), spoke French actually and starred in British/French films - he could change his voice to suit the role (might have done the old lady voice, probably). Janet Leigh was a big star - think Emily Blunt status now - and they both did their best work here, I think. Most likely Hitchcock was portraying the same predicament both Norman and Marion had as two sides of one person: their names are similar, and also Hitchcock used that theme.
I read that the “mother’s” voice was a combination of three people- 2 women and one man who did a lot of voiceover work and was a personal friend of Anthony Perkins. His name is Paul Jasmin is listed on the IMDb credits as “Uncredited” for Norma Bates. The 2 women (also uncredited ) were Jeanette Nolan (a fairly famous actress who was nominated for Emmy awards) and Virginia Gregg who appeared on over 200 tv shows.
@@Dej24601the mother voices cracked me up🤣🤣🤣🤣
According to US Inflation Calculator, $40,000 in 1960 would be $415,771.62 in 2023.
My friend Dorothy's dad composed the music for this film.
yooooo that's fire!!
FYI -- $40,000 in 1960 is worth $415,772 in 2023. 😮
I really enjoyed watching both of your reactions..A couple small bits of trivia,, Alfred Hitchcock was so pleased with the musical score of the movie so much,, That Brenard Herrmann (composer/creator) made for him,, that he decided to double his pay for it..
Because of the movie being filmed in black & white,, It was difficult to get the fake blood made to show up very well/look real,, So they ended up using chocolate syrup & it worked great..Finally,, It's very common for people today to question why people in the movie would sometimes get out of the car using the passenger side door,, Which by the way,, Sometimes (not shown in the movie) people would also get in the car on the passenger side..There are 2 reasons for this,, Firstly because back at that time most cars had bench seats (one seat that went from one side to the other) which these type seats made it extremely easy to just slide to one side or the other,, So which ever side of the car was closet to where they were going to,, they could just slide over to that side & get out instead of getting out & then having to walk all the way around the car & then head towards where they were going..Like they taught us in school,, The closest distance between two points is a straight line,, So it was actually quite normal back then to do that..Car seats today are difficult to climb over & so no one would ever think of doing that.
Hitchcock had fear of police officers all the way back to childhood so he makes them ominous in his films.
Watch 1983's Psycho 2. Just about as good as this one. Janet Leigh (RIP) "Marion": was Jamie Lee Curtis's mother,. Jamie became famous in her first film, "Halloween" in 1978. In Halloween, the killer's psychiatrist doctor is named Sam Loomis (a nod to Psycho).
Janet Leigh was great in this film, but my favorite performance by her was as Rosie in "Bye Bye Birdie". Miss Leigh has dark hair in that film, looks different, but still very striking.
40k back then is more than 400k today.
Hitchcock used String music in Minor Keys to set the anxious tone of the movie! Worked, huh?
Yeah it worked alright! But, with all due respect to the master, it was hardly Hitchcock who came up with the innovation. Bernard Hermann, who collaborated with Hitchcock and generated a decade of cinema gold with him, is the creative genius who provided Psycho with its legendary soundtrack. Hermann felt that a strings-only score would best accentuate the black and white horror that Hitchcock envisioned. In fact, Hitchcock’s first inclination was to have the shower murder sans music to exemplify the sound of the screams and the hacking sounds. As soon as he heard Hermann’s shrieking violins, however, he realized he had to reassess his original concept.
Sorry, meant amplify, not exemplify.
Yes!! You've discovered Chekov's taxidermist!! So much better than a gun.💋💯
And she got locs......
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I know this doesn't seem scary now, but at the time:
1. You didn't kill off the star in the first 3rd of the pic.
2. There were NO TOILETS in movies! The audience immediately understood this movie was NOT normal.
3. Cross-dressing, taking on the persona/clothing was a HUGE no-no.
4. Nudity and a knife attack...waaaay too sexual.
People walked out in disgust.
sheeeesh!! Putting it into perspective like that definitely takes it to a high level of horror for that era. Sounds like Psycho came with the intent to cross some lines. Turned out amazing though =D
Now you need to watch more Hitchcock flicks.
“Vertigo”, especially!
THEN…
After you catch up on all of Hitch’s classics, you NEED to watch Mel Brooks’ “High Anxiety”!
A fantastic & funny tribute to the master of suspense, from the master of comedy!
Enjoy!
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Honestly psycho was a movie that made me realize that split personalities exist
Yeah that is a wild disorder.
Thats the bad thing about this movie and others like cockoos nest, rain man and so on: they burn prejudices into peoples minds about mental illnesses.
Believe it or not, $40,000 in 1960 would be about half a mil in today's money. And it used to be way easier to disappear. Definitely worth going on the lamb for.
My parents bought houses for rental properties. They could have gotten 2 really nice 2 bedroom houses or 3 average ones for 40k.
The old cars with bench seats were mostly vinyl or leather. They were very easy to slide across. Modern bucket seats are much better.
15:25 Yep. Freddie Highmore played Norman Bates in Bates Motel. Norman was around 17 years old when that show started. It is a prequel to this movie, but set in modern times. It shows everything that happened leading to Norman being the way he is in this movie. That's an amazing show ❤
I definitely need to get back to that show.
@@CampCrystalCharlie Even if you don't record your reaction to it, you should watch it. It's really good. Freddie Highmore and Vera Farmiga do a really good job ❤️
@@iulia.bianca.bFreddie Highmore not only was the closest person to resemble Anthony Perkins for Bates Motel but also he was born in the same year that Anthony Perkins had died:1992.
$40,000 is like $400,000 today.
Wheeeeeew she really took some paper then 😂
@@CampCrystalCharlie To put in perspective how much $40,000 was in 1960, there's another movie from that year called The Apartment. It revolves around a guy's spacious 1-bedroom New York City apartment across from Central Park. His rent: $85/month. You should check it out. It won the Oscar for Best Picture.
Won a few Oscars that year.
Please continue your black and white old movie journey.
May I recommend “12 Angry Men” (1957)
You will LOVE IT!
Hitchcock was always known as director of suspense films. They weren’t meant to be horror films and not necessarily meant to be scary. His films were called suspense thrillers. This was one of the most “scary” of his films with an unexpected twist ending. His other films often featured a violent or emotional finale sequence, and were filled with twists and suspenseful plots. He liked to trick the audience by changing focus on who was the main character or by having the character we assumed was good, turn out to be a villain.
*Nice* job, both of you. The more people who understand and appreciate that old films can really be hella good stuff to take in, the more people will be encouraged to write good material for today's media (and these days, more and more people are saying that quality is scarce). It's glad I am that you both took hardly any time at all to apprehend the greatness of this film, one of old Hitch's top-of-the-line pieces...and it's far from the only one out there! 😎
Glad you appreciated this classic. I hope you watch more older movies. You’re right that the dialogue in them tends to be amazing. If you’d like to check out another Hitchcock movie I would highly recommend Rear Window or Vertigo.
What is wrong with people that they have to see knives entering into eye sockets or the movie isn't very good? You people are sick and need even more help than Norman Bates.
After when Psycho was released in the movie theatres in 1960, it grossed $62,000,000.00! After Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock was set for life. I love this movie Psycho!❤
Y'all should definitely check out this gangster movie from 1949 White Heat staring James Cagney
When cars had bench style front seats and more leg room, sliding across from the driver to passenger side was taught as the way to exit the car whenever possible to avoid stepping into traffic or interfering with traffic on narrow streets by suddenly opening the door. (That's how it was when I was a kid, but by the late 60s four on the floor and bucket seats made it impractical)
The best horror films are not the ones filled with juvenile jump scares.
In the 60s, cars had bench seats with no center console or divider. Therefore, it was easier and quicker to slide across and get out the passenger side, rather than getting out the driver side and walking around what was a larger car than what we have today.
You guys got the twist faster than I’ve ever seen! Impressive ❤
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She SPOILED the ending so bad RUINED the whole reaction.
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Just to let you know, people who drove in cities would go through the passenger side, so that they wouldn't exit on the driver's side and get hit by traffic.
Marnie, Rope, Shadow of a Doubt, Strangers on a Train, Notorious is actually the best Hitchcock movie, but the ones I listed plus Dial M for Murder and The Birds and Rear Window are all great movies.
the 1st time i saw this was in college a few years ago, and it gave me ptsd...not because the movie was scary, but because the teacher that made us watch it was the worst teacher that i had in my adult life, and everyday i had to go to her class i needed to take a tranquilizer. watching this again took me back to being in her classroom where i would sit in the back of class with the lights out, watching this, hoping that the movie would never go off so i wouldn't have to hear her yell at me or the other students for no reason...
lol anyway, back to the movie, yeah like i said before that was my 1st time watching it. i used to watch alfred hitchcock's tv show as a kid on nick at nite but none of his movies, besides i think the birds? so i didn't know what was gonna happen in it.
i remember what stood out to me the most was how the movie tricked you about who the main character was gonna be. at 1st you think it was gonna be janet but then she gets unalived, then you think it's gonna be the private investigator but then he gets taken out next. then in a weird way it turns out that norman was the main character the entire time.
1957's 12 Angry Men is always in the top 5 or 10 on ANY list of good movies. If you like the smart dialogue of older movies it simply cannot be beaten. Go in blind. The first time. After that youll watch it again and again!
Bet! I'm adding that to the list and I'm going in 100% blind.
@@CampCrystalCharlieyeah, I wish I could have seen your pure reaction without her so you would have no spoilers
Slashers came to be more concerned with high body counts than with any real terror. Halloween is credited with really jump starting the slasher craze, and there are only 3 non-graphic murder scenes in it.
Despite the lack of gory kills in Psycho, the murder of Marion comes as a shock to us because we've spent to much time with her and getting to know here character. In far too many slasher films, the characters are just there to be murdered, they come and go so we just don't care what happens to them.
Hitchcock had already made films in Technicolor so the choice to use black & white was deliberate. The studios were skeptical about the subject matter so they gave him a very reduced budget, which made b/w more affordable. Also, Hitchcock had hired one of the greatest Hollywood cinematographers for b/w, who was known for use of deep shadows, high contrast, shadows and creative use of lighting. Another reason was because they didn’t want the blood to look fake in color but in b/w the chocolate syrup they used looked realistic and had the correct consistency for blood. And the b/w film seemed more appropriate for the themes of the film. Color could lessen the feelings of suspense, fear, doubt, and despair.
well, Hitchcock wanted the blood in the shower scene but the Hays Code wouldn't allow it to happen in color, so Hitchcock chose b & w. I'm sure there may be other reasons why it was b & w.
Hitchcock movies are not horror movies; they are suspense movies. The object is not to scare, but to create tension (suspense). The shower scene does not scare anyone today because people are jaded now. Similarly, the psychological explanation at the end seems a bit long today, but you have to remember that few people were familiar with this kind of thing back then.
You guys are a great team. You crack me up, but you also have fine insights. Selena really nailed the plot twists, like a regular detective. When you saw “12 Angry Men,” did you notice that the jury foreman was the same actor that played Arbogast, the PI. That is Martin Balsam, who later won an Oscar for Best Supporting actor in “A Thousand Clowns” (1964).
Aside from the riveting final scene, my favorite scene is the light seemingly shining, on and off, from the skull. Hitchcock is mocking shlocky horror movies that do stuff like this, but his version is realistically caused by reflection from the swinging overhead light
In 1960, the advertising stunt (I think it was national, but I’m not sure) was that you could get your money back if you left the theater before the halfway mark. Also, they said they had medical personnel on hand for people who faint. I didn’t see it until a couple years later, but I remember the conversations I heard. Women really were nervous about taking a shower. I think the power of the scene in 1960 was that people suddenly realized how vulnerable they are when naked in the shower.
Charlie: “I don’t think you could record on vinyl…”
Me: you mean, those things that they call, _records_ ??
lol ain't they the same??? IDK 😂😂😂
@@CampCrystalCharlie The first records were actually made of wax. Then until about mid-20th century, shellac (which made them very brittle). One could go to an arcade-type place with a special device to record your own voice, but also dictaphones were quite common in offices, which allowed a boss to dictate letters onto a wax cylinder to be later played back by a secretary and transcribed into letters. (Later magnetic wire and then tapes replaced this type of dictaphone.)
@@CampCrystalCharlie Yes, Charlie, you're correct. "Vinyls" and "records" are pretty much the same thing. LOL
You could record on reel to reel tape. The recording units were big and heavy, but the sound (for the time) was quite good.
Spielberg homage in Jaws was 3 well paced shocking scenes. But he just jars you out of nowhere without a hint of what’s to come and splashes blood all over the place.
loved watching your reaction. thought it was interesting to hear you say it wasn't scary and yes, by today's standards it's tame but in 1960 it broke new ground, the shower scene was considered graphic and the subject matter was strictly for adults.
I'm glad that you watched and enjoyed "Psycho." It's one of the most classic of ALL movies.
They couldn’t use much blood because of standards back then; especially in the shower scene.
Oooooooh! Makes sense.
The story goes that they used chocolate syrup because it filmed more like blood on black and white film'
That is true-but it represented blood therefore were limited on the amount.
This was the first time a flushing toilet was shown on screen. It was also one of the first times for a major picture to show a man and woman together in bed, while she is in her bra.
If you bought a $40k house in 1960 would be worth over a million today (give or take a couple hundred thousand dollars, depending on location)
You guys are FANTASTIC reactors! I watched your Robocop reaction and your Die Christmas Movie Hard (lol) reaction last night. This is what it feels like to watch great movies with great friends. Thanks for these reactions. And as others have said, 40k back then was nigh on half a million in todays money, damn the things people of today would do for that much too!
Hahahaha glad you all enjoy the reactions the way we enjoy the films. Yeah we we're way off with 40k back then 😂
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If you pay attention, yes they get out of the passenger side of the car in older movies. That's so they don't have to change camera angles for such a small bit of action. And this movie barely made it past the censors in black and white. Color would have made it even harder.
I always thought it was silly, but this was the first time a working toilet ever made it into the movies. And I didn't see it until 1969 or 70 when I was 10. It was still a rarity.
1:01 Charlie r*cist ahh lmao
Wait! What happen?
I mean I am a little racist but what happen?
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Hitchcock was the master of suspense, not horror. Try Vertigo next and then watch Mel Brooks' Hitchcock spoof High Anxiety.
Have you ever seen a "coppier" looking cop? Vera Miles is 10. Bench seats, great for drive-in movies. Seeing it in a dark theater on a big screen, knowing nothing about it, was a completely different experience. I saw it with my girlfriend in 1960, she wouldn't take a shower if no one else was at home.
Hitchcock's ingenious thriller from 1960 (!), which set new standards in cinema, is still unrivaled today.
The legendary shower scene made film history and has been copied many times.
The house of horrors is now open to viewers, and there were three sequels in 1983, '86 and '90 - as well as a remake in '98.
But the original remains unsurpassed: a thriller masterpiece.
Psycho 2 is actually really good, too.
Thanks you guys!
Any time =D
That's $415K today btw.
FWIW, $40,000 in 1960 would be around $400,000 today.
I get it with old movies, sometimes it feels like homework to watch them 🤣. But idk if you give them a chance they can be entertaining in their own way. It’s History of Cinema too.
lol strangely, I know what you mean xD
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yeah this movie was fire!!!
In 1960 you could buy a good house for 11k. A new car 2k.
Buy two houses and rent one for income. Live a quiet life of leisure.
Not a horror film, the first slasher film, even if the body count is low. Hitchcock loved suspense, that is what this film is, with some swerves put in to throw you off.
"Everything about this movie is so--" Iconic? "Reused."
Watch these other Hitchcock movies
1.The Birds 2.Family Plot 3.Rearview Window 4.The Trouble With Harry 5.Lifeboat 6.North By Northwest 7.To Catch A Thief 8.Dial M For Murder 9.Vertigo 10.Frenzy
Other excellent black and white movies (better than Psycho) really: In Cold Blood, book by Truman Capote, based on a true story. The Manchurian Candidate, just excellent and the remake is not as clever, Frankenheimer used the first cut of the brainwashing sequence, and HUD starring Paul Newman, which is about a rancher whose cattle have to be killed because of a disease 🦠. Also Dr Strangelove and The Misfits they’re ALL EXCELLENT MOVIES
Good video. BTW, did you know that there's a "Psycho 2" and "Psycho 3"? If not, then you should react to them, since they don't get as much attention as the first film.
Keep in mind that you are watching PSYCHO with MANY years of insane, violent, depraved films (from the past 60 years) as "reference". Audiences in 1960 had NEVER seen ANYTHING like this! Hitchcock was an "A" director, who regularly turned out big, colorful, star-studded suspense/thrillers, which audiences loved. Then comes this small-scale, B&W "B" film (Hitch used his TV production team to make it), though starring an "A" list actress (Janet Leigh), who is SHOCKINGLY killed off after 40 minutes of our being mis-led with her story of theft. Hitchcock loved messing with our minds. But try to put yourself in the place of an unsuspecting theater goer in 1960, who just wanted a typical fun night out at the movies....as opposed to trying to outsmart the film by predicting everything, based on your film-viewing experience of the past 60+ years.
That said, I enjoyed your "reaction"; you guys are very observant and entertaining.
I love you keep it so fun to watch stuff with you!
40,000 dollars back then would be about 2 dollars and 34 cents today. That's what Bugs Bunny told me.
Great reaction. $40,000 is $400,000 in today's money.
Love how you brought your girl in on a video! W reaction guys!❤️ Love your channel Charlie!
Thanks! Glad you enjoy. We def had a good time watching this together 😂👊
You gotta watch part 2, awesome sequel. Good luck guessing the ending
Lol I didn't even know it was a part 2
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There are four films, a made for TV movie called Bates Motel, and a cable series also called Bates Motel.
In addition there was a shot for shot remake of the first film (brutally bad)
now watch part 2 its good and a lot of people dont give it a chance
In 1960, $40,000, is equivalent to $40,000 about $415,000 in 2023.
Why I’m watching this cheesin like a mf 🤣 y’all look like some coo ass cousins lollllll and I love her glasses
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Good foe 1960? Like, somehow older movies are unsophisticated or simple, Obviously you all don't watch older movies or you wouldn't be saying that. I think modern movies are mostly crap and audiences today need a whole lot of special effects or gore or shock to hold their attention. You are missing out. Movie makers were limited on the kind of special effects we have today and used camera work to great success. Remember how much you liked this movie and try to expand your movies watching experience, cause , like I said- you are missing out.
Just found you guys this afternoon, I am adding you to my collection of reaction videos. I am also a big fan of murder videos. I've ⌚ ng alot of these reactions, the key is know when to Shut the F up. You do.
You ruined it by guessing the twist. People who are seeing it for the first time NEED to be shocked by the reveal. I'm still subscribing though, because you two are massively entertaining.
People can't get out of their cars by the driver's side, because if they did, they would knock over the camera.
$40,000 in 1959 is somewhere near $425,000 in 2023.
WOOOOOOW major spoiler she said at 17:45. She gave away the entire twist of the movie. I was going to watch this video but it's time for me to go because the dude isn't going to be surprised since she BLABBED the whole secret of the film! LMFAOOOOO. I'm out lol lol
You could have played this film uncut. The copyright is expired.
blah! I wish I'd known then. lol thanks though =D
@@CampCrystalCharlie YW. Really enjoying your channel and fantastic reactions you both have. Subbed 👍
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