FIRST TIME WATCHING PSYCHO (1960) ! MOVIE REACTION AND COMMENTARY

[@josephscally6270]

" I'm so scared and nothing is happening" That is called suspense and Hitchcock is considered a master of suspense, so your reaction is 100% on point.

[@keitholsen8787]

You know it’s good when a 60-year old movie can still creep you out

[@MovieswithMary]

absolutely!

[@thelonelydirector]

Word.

[@Сайтамен]

Just watch Frankenstein 1931...

[@pulsarstargrave256]

According to a late 5ps episode of Perry Mason, the legal system didn't yet recognize the concept of split personalties...this was new territory...

[@STNeish]

That smile at the end, breaking the 4th wall, is CHILLING.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

Reminds me of the famous "Kubrick Stare".

[@MsAppassionata]

@@dr.burtgummerfan439 That’s where Kubrick got the idea from.

[@gringopablo]

Watching that in the big screen at the cinema 60 years ago, must have been disturbing as hell!

[@NemeanLion-]

You can’t see it in this clip, but a skull is actually superimposed over Bates’ face for a fraction of a second.

[@5roundsrapid263]

@@dr.burtgummerfan439 Kubrick learned a lot from Hitchcock. Two of my favorite directors.

[@crossbones13]

"Of course the house has mirrors, creepy dolls and stuffed animals that look a bit wonky." Sees the Grogu doll, Pikachu and other wonky animals behind her...

[@martynhill3479]

"I'm so scared and nothing is happening" - Welcome to Hitchcock the "Master Of Suspense", that is his trademark

[@strongdecaf3729]

All the youngsters reacting to this movie make me realize how the expression "you eat like a bird" used to be very common, and now is no longer used. I used to hear it all the time growing up.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

Because this movie taught that it was a false....falsity? 😁

[@garryiglesias4074]

Beside this expression is a hint at all the stuffed animals in the house... She could have ended stuffed too, like the birds.

[@boanerv]

the cats opinions are always on point

[@TheRagingwerepanda]

Very wise

[@davewolf6256]

That cat has some Parisian style sass!

[@Robert-un7br]

🤣😂See y’all knows more about movies than anyone else

[@kenlangston3451]

Janet Leigh who plays Marion in this movie is the mother of Jamie Lee Curtis. Ironically both starred in iconic horror movies.

[@diavanille6179]

also both starred in "the Fog" and "Halloween H20" :D

[@CollarCityGuy]

In one together too, the original John Carpenter's The Fog

[@TheSpoonman00]

Jamie Lee Curtis gets her name from her parents, both famous actors: Janet Leigh (Lee) and Tony Curtis, who starred alongside Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe in "Some Like It Hot", a fantastic comedy.

[@MsAppassionata]

@@TheSpoonman00 Her father was in A LOT of films including “Spartacus” and “The Sweet Smell Of Success”.

[@celinhabr1]

I wish people would give more old/classic movies a watch. So many great movies.

[@zarquondam]

Yes! I think Mary would like BRINGING UP BABY, HIS GIRL FRIDAY, THE MALTESE FALCON, CASABLANCA, TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT, THE BIG SLEEP, NINOTCHKA, THE THIRD MAN, and NORTH BY NORTHWEST.

[@brandonflorida1092]

I couldn't agree more. When 10 people react to "Star Wars: A New Hope" every week, it's just ridiculous.

[@skylinerunner1695]

I would happily do that, but my channel wouldn't get any views because I'm not female. 😞

[@Xervello]

Out of all your reactions, I can honestly say this was the most interested your cat has ever been in hearing your post-watch breakdown.

[@kenlangston3451]

The blood in the shower scene was actually chocolate syrup. The thickness looked really good on screen and being in black and white the color didn’t matter.

[@MovieswithMary]

that is such a cool fact :D

[@lukebarton5075]

And the sound effect used for the stabbing/slashing was actually a melon being stabbed!

[@Drforrester31]

Bosco!

[@deeasztalos2520]

It would most likely be a lot bloodier but the censors back then wouldn't allow it.

[@onepcwhiz]

I read the movie was made in black and white because the shower scene was too bloody for color and Hitchcock didn't want to switch back and forth. Kill Bill does a nod to Hitchcock when Beatrix plucks that dudes eye out. Switches to black and white.

[@gregghelmberger]

Another thing about this movie is how quiet audiences kept about the twists. When others asked how the movie was, they would say "It's great" or "It's got a lot of twists," but they didn't spill anything. There are stories about people going to see it three or four months after it was released and not having been spoiled on *anything.* To avoid spoilers that long today you'd need to seal yourself in a hole with no communications with the outside world.

[@xbatx69]

There was a huge campaign asking for audiences not to spoil the movie.

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

This movie had exactly the effect on you that Hitchcock intended. He misled the audience into thinking the movie was about a woman stealing $40,000. The advertising for the movie didn't reveal anything, and he made theater operators agree not to let anyone into the screening rooms after the movie had started (something that was very unusual for the time). That shower scene is so iconic that most people who have never seen the movie know about it. Also, most people have at least heard of Norman Bates and the Bates Motel. The fact that it was all new to you really enhanced the experience. One thing I love about Psycho is the score, written by the great Bernard Hermann. It's so good that orchestras sometimes play it in concert as a stand-alone piece of music. I'd love to see you react to more Hitchcock movies. Vertigo, Rear Window, North by Northwest, Rebecca, Shadow of a Doubt, Strangers on a Train, To Catch a Thief, Notorious are all excellent.

[@liviia305]

And Rope.

[@thewiseoldherper7047]

Excellent movies by Hitchcock. I would add: ‘The Man Who Knew Too Much’ with Jimmy Stewart and Doris Day. (1956) It’s the only Hitchcock film that won an Oscar.

[@NemeanLion-]

When I had to take a film class, we went into this movie in depth. The teacher explained a lot of visual and psychological cues that a lot of people would miss. One of them was the main character Marion. We are drawn in to the main character’s story because Hitchcock deliberately wanted the audience to identify with her. When she’s murdered in the shower, he has in effect “killed the audience”. After a main character is killed, the audience automatically identifies with the next identifiable character and that is Norman Bates.

[@thewiseoldherper7047]

@@rustincohle2135 ty for the info.

[@Hexon66]

Except that Mary's speculations made for a better movie!

[@bighuge1060]

I love how you're reacting to the murders and your cat is just sleeping away.

[@73jefft]

You are correct about them having to do the explanation at the end because at that time psychology wasn't very well understood by most of the population.

[@stiofanmac3376]

hitch basically invented the ''psycho'' genre.

[@garryiglesias4074]

Actually even psychologists were not understanding what they pretend to be expert on... Lobotomy was STILL a trend at that time... So much for the "experts"...

[@sparky6086]

@@garryiglesias4074 True, but I am impressed, that the psychologist in the movie did separate whatever Norman Bates' problem was, from someone being a transvestite. That was pretty advanced for the time. Slightly off topic from the movie, but I remember back then, that people were often diagnosed as having a "nervous breakdown". It was a catch all term for someone who was normal, losing their mind often as a result of stress from their work or other situations. Rest and separation from the stress, sometimes in a hospital or other clinical setting, seemed to be the usual treatment for it. I never hear of it any longer. Supposidly, it's not used any longer, because "nervous breakdown" has been separated into many distinct issues which may need distinct treatment. The field of Psychology still has a lot to learn. Unfortunately, it's still pretty subjective.

[@garryiglesias4074]

@@sparky6086 Yeah I agree that the explanation was even "ahead of its time", or at least very well documented probably by the last research results, and not by the corrupted practitioners "in place" at that time.

[@Hexon66]

But it's generally agreed by psychologists now that Norman Bates was not a psychopath.

[@RandyHall324]

I laughed out loud when you put up the "nothing is happening" notice while you were cringing with dread. That's the hallmark of Hitchcock's movies...you're scared while waiting for something to happen. He's often characterized as someone who directed thrillers, or perhaps even horror in this case, but what's he really known for is how he builds suspense. North by Northwest is a particular favorite of mine, but he's got a bunch worth watching.

[@jacksonsd6]

Fun fact: Janet Leigh’s (Marian) daughter is Jamie Lee Curtis, who is the protagonist in Halloween

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

Another fun fact: a young Jamie Lee Curtis was considered for the role of Regan in The Exorcist, but her mother turned it down due to the content.

[@douglasostrander5072]

And Tony Curtis is her Dad a legend in Hollywood.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

@@douglasostrander5072 "Yonda lies the castle of my fadduh!"

[@TheRealRonMoses]

I've known every twist of this film since I was about eight years old. (I'm 53.) This movie hasn't shocked me in a very long time. Watching it now through your eyes has been AMAZING. Thank you so much!

[@zammmerjammer]

You're right about the audience in 1960 needing an explanation of multiple personalities. In the original Dawn of the Dead, they have a little speech explaining what a shopping mall is! 😄

[@NoelleMar]

Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates was fantastic. So glad you reacted to this one!

[@AlanCanon2222]

"He couldn't deal with the death of his mother... very well." Mary is so discreet and non-judgemental!

[@3DJapan]

18:09 The black and white is partly due to the low budget they had for the film but also Hitchcock thought some scenes would be too much for his audience in color.

[@InedibleMattman]

Hitchcock has always been the master of suspense. This is the perfect example of how he can make every moment of a film matter. So glad it creeped you out! It's one of the great creepy films of all time

[@garryiglesias4074]

"The main character died !"... Nope... It was NOT the main character... Alfred made you believe she was... As he made you believe the "mother" was the other main character... It was just Norman...

[@lethaldose2000]

This movie brought many firsts to cinema: you never saw a toilet in an American movie before this, seeing Janet Leigh in a bra was also not the norm, and the entire shower sequence, of course, legendary. And of course, this was one of the first movies to kill off the main character ala GOT halfway through the movie. Now you see why Hitchcock is called the Master of Suspense!

[@garryiglesias4074]

It didn't kill the main character AT ALL.... Alfred made you BELIEVE the main character was the thief one at first, that's ALL. He THEN made you believe that another woman was indeed the main character, be she wasn't neither... The ONLY main character is Norman Bates.

[@Strongfire06]

TBH and facts! Hitchcock , Nolan , cameroune, Quentin Tarantino ,peter jackson , Martin Scorsese, Stanley Kubrick,Sergio Leone... or whatever those all was legendary.... but you need only 1 guy he will just complet better then all of them in a perfect level in each category in this univer: Vince Gilligan, the genius himself! creator of the best of all time stuff! every season get better and better in a way in a perfect way! he never disapoint in any way , the endings that he made for Breaking Bad is just !!! and waiting BCS to end also! , i fell bad that el camino didnt get audiance and rate that it deserves cause it like a spin off movie or what we call after breaking bad movie it not a new story movie that why people didnt care but it still the best rated movie of all time about spin offs or after show movie ever , even the x files movie didnt get rate like El Camino. Can't wait to see the new project of Vince Gilligan i will respect evey thing that will he does even if it a new spin off i know it will be also perfect! , but i wish he does something new , a new show that will be a new breaking bad level, but in defferent style show! after bcs i think he will annonce what he is working on or just throw a teaser or trailer about it! i'am not ready to see Better Call Saul Ends! ): at the same time i'am very ready :D and hyped to see how the univer of breaking bad ends ! surelly 100% in a perfect way! mybe we gona see a new Ozymandias in this part 2 of bcs who knows! with vince gilligan!

[@fergalhughes165]

Never saw a toilet *flushing*

[@Jontor11]

This was the first the main character got killed off half way through the movie. It was unheard of at the time.

[@zarquondam]

She must be related to Ned Stark. (Or, well, Sophocles' Ajax.)

[@garryiglesias4074]

Nope, again, nope nope nope... Alfred made you BELIEVE she was the main character... Norman Bates IS The Main Character.

[@praapje]

@@garryiglesias4074 Well...the shower scene DID make Norman Bates famous, so without Marion he wouldn´t be the main character. That´s probably why he killed her. Lol.

[@NemeanLion-]

@@garryiglesias4074 I had to study this film in class and it’s explained that Marion IS the main character (until she’s not). Hitchcock did this deliberately because we, the audience identified with her and his goal was to KILL THE AUDIENCE, which he accomplished figuratively. When this happens, the audience psychologically gravitates toward the next most identifiable character and that is Norman Bates. This is why viewers are nervous about him being caught when he’s cleaning up the mess and trying to sink the car.

[@tonywilliams420]

Love the "Maryween" open!

[@jlilley73]

Yep, those "screams" make me laugh every time!

[@anthonydandrea4376]

When you really examine the movie...there isn't much blood or guts or nudity. The magnificence of PSYCHO is it make you "think" there is! It hit you on a gut level and lets your imagination run wild.

[@Logan_Baron]

I remember reading that there was criticism about how violent it was, claims of seeing the knife stabbing into flesh and cuts. Hitchcock pointed out that none of that was shown. If you saw that, it was your own mind filling in the details. Kind of a "Don't blame me, it was your sick mind that imagined that" but it also shows how brilliantly it was shot so that your mind does fill in the details.

[@classiclife7204]

You're right about the reason for the explanation at the end of the film. More than that, I think Hitchcock felt he better explain things to justify all he got away with in 1960. Unmarried couple lolling in bed in their underwear, discussion of tranquilizers, bloody stabbings, transvestitism (even if that's not exactly what it was) ... it was a LOT for Production Code Hollywood. Pretty much only Hitch could have gotten away it.

[@gordondavis6168]

Don’t forget the scandalous toilet, and the flush!

[@skylinerunner1695]

Compared to French and Asian cinema at the time. Such a puritanical country in many ways.

[@SamuelDJCox]

"She's not dead, right? Like, she's the main character..." THAT is exactly one of the great parts of this film... it completely throws the storytelling rule-book out the window and it makes for one of the greatest scenes/twists in film history. Great reaction!

[@themiIes]

We all go a little mad sometimes ♥

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

One of the great movie lines of all time.

[@peterschmidt4348]

Please watch "Planes, Trains and Automobiles"! The perfect Thanksgiving movie!

[@martinbraun1211]

Yes!

[@StephenRansom47]

It is so crazy… this is one of the films that made us scared of taxidermists. It was only a little strange. By 1960 the trade was just starting to fall off. Like shoe and radio repair did in the 80’s.

[@dvl3435]

Alfred Hitchcock did cameos in all his movies, as a bystander or a person walking through a scene. Not as obvious as Stan Lee.

[@wesleyrodgers886]

A delight seeing someone watching who has no idea what's happening. 😊

[@SWE87HS]

One of my absolute favorites of all time. A classic that I never get tired of.🤗

[@redviper6805]

Other Hitchcock masterpiece thrillers you must react to: Rear Window, Dial M for Murder, Strangers On a Train, and North by Northwest. Also, WAIT UNTIL DARK. With Audrey Hepburn. Even though Hitchcock didn’t direct this one he might as well have. On HBO MAX these days. Through a series of events in the prologue, a doll ends up in a blind woman's apartment. Unknown to her it's stuffed with heroin and three crooks want it. What starts as a hustle gradually evolves into a nail-biting battle of wits. CHARADE as well, also with Audrey Hepburn

[@skylinerunner1695]

Great recommendations, especially the lesser known Wait Until Dark.

[@coreyhendricks9490]

This movie ranked at #4 in 100 scariest movie moments on Bravo

[@glenncabacungan9269]

Can you tell us what three movies beat it out?

[@claymccoy]

@@glenncabacungan9269 Google is your friend.

[@paulgibbons1366]

@@glenncabacungan9269 Jaws, Alien and The Exorcist.

[@marksullivan7766]

Mary vs the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock! What was most shocking was killing the main character in the first act. love the reaction 🤠

[@matthewmckibben]

Classic freakin' movie, man. Still works all these years later. Also, unofficially birthed the slasher film. So freaking good.

[@Madbandit77]

This film and "Peeping Tom", which pissed off a lot of people in the UK, got the ball rolling in 1960.

[@ididthisonpulpous6526]

I have to say your expressions in Dutch are what makes you fun to watch imo! It shows that you are, well honestly reacting. Your "Nee! Nee!" cries are very endearing.

[@Rickhorse1]

And now you know why Alfred Hitchcock was known as "The Master of Suspense". He builds tension in the audience better than anyone.

[@jeffpope3221]

If you want to watch some more Hitchcock films, I'd suggest "Rear Window," "North By Northwest" and "To Catch a Thief"

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

And then watch Mel Brooks's High Anxiety.

[@brucedillinger9448]

Rear 🪟. Yes!

[@thelonelydirector]

I just moved to Arizona. It's near the end of October and it's still in the high 80s (Fahrenheit) so... ya... nice weather.

[@leperwolf7287]

"Save me from this movie!" OMG!!! That's great!!!

[@minski76]

"I kind assume the killer is a man!" Well, that's.... uhm. well...

[@fridaymovies2924]

...Accurate 💁🏻

[@wsw32606]

There was a movie in 1957 called "The Three Faces Of Eve" that featured Multiple Personality Disorder.

[@handsomestik]

Perkins was perfect in this

[@MravacKid]

There's something about Anthonys doing a great job as psychos. :)

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

@@MravacKid If you haven't seen Pretty Poison you should definitely check it out. Another great job by Perkins.

[@sparky6086]

His subtle air of creepiness was perfect! No one else could have pulled off Norman Bates like Anthony Perkins.

[@stryder414]

Great video, Mary! Your reactions were exactly what Hitchcock was going for with his suspense films. His methods have worked for over 60 years, which is amazing.

[@Ueberschaer]

Hitchcock was a master and this movie is probably his masterpiece...and Perkins is great in this.

[@ammaleslie509]

He wasn't even nominated for an Oscar. He was robbed

[@morcellemorcelle618]

This is still one of my favorite films and I can watch it over and over

[@johnsmith8906]

Fun Fact: This movie broke a major taboo in the US, being the first US movie to show a toilet.

[@rickbyrne3967]

This editing is gold!

[@mikell5087]

Bernard Herrman's music score for this is chilling, and he also did a number of other films for Hitchcock. And what was it about drivers of cars in this movie always sliding over and getting out of the passenger side door? It happened at least 3 times.We are so glad this one creeped you out, Mary!

[@ronwilcox7716]

In those days the cars were big enough with those bench seats to make it faster to slide over and out than to get out and walk ALL THE WAY AROUND the front of the car to get where you were going.

[@Drforrester31]

Easily the biggest question that this movie leaves behind... My guess is opening the driver side door would have shown the crew or caught the glare of a light

[@monsterkhan3414]

Truly one of the greatest movies ever made. Psycho is a masterpiece that never gets old. If you're interested in another movie that deals with a mental issue or rather a mental handicap that people didn't know much about at the time that the movie made the public aware of then you should watch "Rain Man" (1988). An excellent movie. Don't worry, it's not a horror film so you won't get creeped out.

[@Pixelologist]

"I do have a feeling we'll be meeting some kind of psychopath..." Could the name Psycho have been your first clue? Perhaps? lol

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

Technically, Norman wasn't a psychopath, he was a psychotic.

[@jgatsby9596]

This masterpiece is basically the first slasher film. The biggest box office slasher is Halloween, starring the daughter of the main character of Psycho. The boyfriend in Psycho is named Sam Loomis. That is the name John Carpenter gave to Michael Myers' psychiatrist, as an homage to Psycho.

[@kevinwilson140]

The credits used to come at the beginning and the new movie trailers were after the movie that's why they're called trailers.

[@Jedicake]

That smile at the end is so incredibly good

[@ralphficker167]

Great reaction, Mary! I think you were exactly right about the explanation at the end. I saw the film in 1960, and people then did not understand mental illness. And the killing of the main character halfway through the film was shocking and completely unprecedented.

[@jacket5456]

Schizophrenia doesn't create more personalities. Just thought I should clear that up, it's a massive myth.

[@rociosalazar8840]

"I've got chills...and they're multiplying!" 😆

[@lukebarton5075]

Great reaction. Being scared n creeped out even when “nothing” is happening is very much a standard response to watching a Hitchcock film. Known as the “Master of Suspense” he could take very mundane and normal situations and create the most tense and dramatic scenes from them. Other films of his you should check out, “Vertigo”, “Rope”, North by Northwest” & “Frenzy” but really he did so many other great films besides.

[@gumbomudderx7503]

Great reaction! It’s so good to see people seeing such an old movie for the first time having not had it spoiled for them.

[@dabe1971]

12:29 Hitchcocks wife of 54 years, Alma Reville, advised him: "You shouldn't wait until halfway through, kill her after 30 minutes."

[@gluuuuue]

"So who's the psycho? Him or the mother?" Yes.. (Also, it's adorable you assume from the title there's only one in these movies..! XD) "This brings 'mommy's boy' to a whole new level." You've no idea how right you are.

[@Drforrester31]

I'm amazed people couldn't pick up on the Dutch word for "Gross!" after all this time. Glad that you enjoyed this film classic! Hitchcock basically did it as an experiment to see what he could get past film censors and hired his TV show crew to film it. If you're curious about where Norman's story goes, Psycho II is a great sequel

[@sparky6086]

True. "Gross" as an expression of disgust was common in the American venacular, when I was growing up in the 1960's & '70's. Do kids today not use it any longer? Perhaps it isn't common in other English speaking countries?

[@Drforrester31]

@@sparky6086 Maybe I’m forgetting that not everyone commenting will be native English speakers. But young people in America today definitely still say it

[@zarquondam]

3:39 - This scene influenced a similar (if somewhat more violent) scene in a Tarantino movie. 8:10 - “She isn’t quite herself today.” Literally true! 10:00 - “She’s as harmless as one of those stuffed birds.” Again, literally true! 18:18 - There are aesthetic effects in the old black and white movies that color just can’t replicate (nor can modern B&W either, fwiw).

[@kasumii2]

There is a series called Bates motel, and it's about Norman and his mother (his childhood), let's say "before Psycho" and it's personally one of my favourite shows. I think you might like it, so if you don't have anything else to watch, I recommend it! :) Great reaction as always! :))

[@robertjewell9727]

Yes, I enjoyed the reaction and my good friend Dorothy's dad did the music for this film which is positively brilliant and really drives the tremendous visuals.

[@mikesmollin8908]

the best thing about this channel is how calm the cats are in contrast in the back

[@RenfrewPrume]

Your reaction was great and very insightful. I was six when this came out, and I didn’t see it until later on TV. But I remember the tremendous impact it had on the public---everyone was talking about it in shocked tones. Also, they had a big advertising campaign for it. I think the gimmick was that if you left the theater before it was half over, you got your money back. Martin Balsam played Arbogast; he was the jury foreman in “12 Angry Men” and later won a supporting Oscar for “A Thousand Clowns.”

[@buffstraw2969]

"Let me know what you want to see." I want to see more of the CAT!!! (He's adorable.)

[@MovieswithMary]

Did you predict the ending ??? :D

[@dark__ness]

Unfortunately I already knew the ending beforehand, but I still liked the movie a lot.

[@sharpeslass5452]

It was such an iconic film, that I had (sadly) heard about the ending before ever seeing it.

[@darkwitnesslxx]

I was old enough to watch Psycho, about 10 years or so after it came out. People of my generation never got a chance to see this unaware. Now, It's been a little forgotten, which is wonderful for newer audiences.

[@JCG52577]

Your screams in the intro crack me up! You should use them all the time! Edit: “He takes momma’s boy to a whole new level.” LOL!!!!

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

A boy's best friend is his mother. 😬

[@romamazza5881]

I first saw this when I was 15. I was baby sitting. When the parents came home and paid me I ran home! I took a bath for a whole year!

[@maximillianosaben]

Alfred Hitchcock is known as the Master of Suspense. Psycho is among his top films, but I think there are others that get far more tense and suspenseful.

[@macroman52]

"I'm so scared and nothing is happening" - Hitchcock is happening!

[@ronwilcox7716]

Remember "North By Northwest" when Maryween is over. It rocks! Big time! (Really big rocks!)

[@Keyboardje]

I always laugh when Norman says his mother is as harmless as his stuffed birds... Yep! LOL

[@sammylane21]

Fun fact, if you are watching PSYCHO on DVD or on any device that allows a slow motion feature, right as Norman is about to(near movie's end) give us his iconic creepy glare and smile, you can see a white skull to symbolize Norman is gone totally mad. Alfred Hitchcock purposely put that in the film, neat, huh?

[@XDarkSyntaXOriginal]

The music here is what made this film so spectacular.

[@reactions5783]

21:10 ... That 'creepy animal' doll could be a distant relative of your own Pikachu doll.

[@Rob_Fordd]

Hitchcock was basically the Shakespeare of horror films. Unparalleled innovation in the genre, influence and staying power.

[@Kamackazi]

Further suggestions for Hitchcock Classics, The Birds , Rear Window , Shadow of a Doubt.

[@jowbloe3673]

I still want to know how the psychiatrist knows so much about Norman killing his mother and everything.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

The "Mother" told him some of it, the rest he pieced together.

[@rumham7466]

The show Bates Motel is based out of this movie. It’s one of my favorite series!! It’s so underrated. It’s SO good. It stars Vera Farmiga as Norma Bates (his mother) and Freddie Highmore as Norman. They’re absolutely amazing in it. I swear if you watch it you won’t regret it!

[@gerbege811]

this and rear window are just excellent movies by an amazing director! i can’t recommend his movies enough!! loved the reaction as always✌🏻

[@unclelink]

"Why, she wouldn't even harm a fly." City Wok Here's a fun one! "Death Becomes Her!"

[@AlexGonzalez-8124]

i just love the intro to the scary movies you watch! i always forget about it and then the Halloween them song comes on with your reactions in the background!! lol

[@hebneh]

There actually was awareness of multiple personality disorder in 1960 because a famous book called "The Three Faces of Eve" had been made into a big Hollywood movie a few years earlier. It was about an actual case.

[@jonanderson559]

This movie really creeped me out when I was a kid, and it's a real joy seeing it through fresh eyes! Hitchcock didn't often do horror, but what he was really great at was building suspense through all those moments when nothing seems to be happening. For another old movie that's more mystery than horror, The Wicker Man (1973) is a real classic.

[@marklindsey2127]

Hitchcock could make you jump out of your seat, and all with minimal gore, no special effects, no CGI. Just pure talent.

[@peterh8553]

I actually had a flim course in college, and this film was studied. The use of camera angles and shadows is a major part of the creepiness of this movie. Along with the music score. Their are so many great things in this movie. It's a great movie.

[@vms77]

Psycho... one of the best movies ever made.. and Norman Bates, one of the most famous "bad guys" in the history... What a marvelous combination of actors/actresses and director... Thanks for the reaction...

[@BillTheScribe]

"Fun" facts: 40,000 dollars back then was close to 300,000 today. She's lucky she was even able to buy that car without her husband there to be the responsible adult. Things were starting to change around 1960, but there were parts of the country where that wouldn't have been possible. The "blood" in the bathtub was chocolate syrup. This was the first time a flushing toilet was shown on screen in the US. The old woman in the exposition scene where we learned about Norman's mother's recent history was Lurene Tuttle. She was basically the Meryl Streep of radio dramas in the 40's and 50's. She did voices from little kids to sultry vamps, sometimes in the same 30 minute show.

[@andyscott5277]

They used to have an exhibit at Universal Studios where they would show the shower scene, and then break down how Hitchcock filmed it. How we never actually see the knife make contact with Janet, the blood was actually chocolate syrup, and Hitchcock famously used freezing cold water without preparing the actress to get a reaction. The scene scared me so much that I wouldn’t take showers for years, only baths. There were three consecutive exhibitions, the first Back to the Future, then Psycho, lastly Harry and the Hendersons. I would elect to to sit out from the Psycho one for the next few years after that traumatic first experience, at least till I was older. Such a scary scene, and movie as a whole. There’s also a tram ride/tour at Universal where they used to to drive by the old Psycho house exterior. It’s much smaller than it appears, to give the appearance of distance. Still looked terrifying though. On an unrelated note, you should react to 2001: A Space Odyssey, if you haven’t yet. Probably one of the greatest films ever made. Thanks for the reactions! 🤗

[@3DJapan]

There was a Prequel TV series that ended a couple years ago called Bates Motel. It was really good.

[@kj7124]

just starting the reaction - are we going to get a screamy Mary?

[@MovieswithMary]

haha yessssssss

[@erictaylor5462]

That final look is legendary.

[@lethaldose2000]

When "Psycho" was first released, Alfred Hitchcock and the studio gave a unique order to theaters showing the movie: once the movie started, nobody was allowed to enter the theater showing it. That was to keep anyone from giving away any plot points, keep the secrets a surprise, and get the fullest response from the audiences. There were screams, fright, and stories of some people passing out. It was definitely a different time for movie audiences.

[@sharpeslass5452]

The real reason they wouldn't let anyone in late was because they were afraid that late commerce would miss Janet Liegh's appearances completely and be confused.

[@sharpeslass5452]

(Late-comers, not commerce. Sorry!)