Alfred Hitchcock On How He Made The Shower Scene In 'Psycho' | The Dick Cavett Show

[@SwinginPig]

Hitchcock was a comedic and directorial genius.

[@MojoRisingTV]

Directional Genius? You mean a genius director...... lol

[@SwinginPig]

Mojo's World You’re correct that I was wrong with directional. The proper adjective is “directorial.” But no need to be pompous; the sentence’s structure was correct :)

[@themoreyouknowfools4974]

@Jack Strawb you have to have some sort of ego saying that something of Hitchcock is incredibly weak

[@davidmerlin3344]

@@MojoRisingTV TROLL

[@melissasalasblair5273]

@@davidmerlin3344 lol

[@xxxlittleGremlinxxx]

It's a shame that modern talk shows don't have this level of class and professionalism anymore.

[@spoonface9698]

AngryDuckStudios You took the words right out of my mouth.

[@spoonface9698]

That level of class died when Dave Letterman left. The older I get the more I long for the era my parents grew up in. Much classier, respectful time.

[@sanbilge]

@@spoonface9698 Letterman was often quite disrespectful to his guests under the guise of challenging them. Then again I have never seen his hosting style before mid-90s (I be no amerikano). Cavett has a way of posing his questions objectively, which I like a lot!

[@Battleschnodder]

@@spoonface9698 Dave was the definition of irreverent. Dave deliberately violated rules of 'class', made fun of his guests, and both his bits as well as certain guests were deliberately picked to be stupid or to poke fun at the audience enjoying it. What the hell are you talking about.

[@VideoAmericanStyle]

The show is from an era when intellectualism wasn’t feared and disrespected as it is today. We now live in an age in which stupidity and crassness are celebrated.

[@markmarsh27]

Hitchcock was the most brilliant speaker and had the sharpest wit that I have EVER HEARD!

[@redblade8160]

Mark... He would sound like he had 'wit' to a 'twit' like you!

[@jamesdrynan]

The entire interview is an historic document for modern filmmakers. Hitchcock didn't mention that he originally wanted no music in the shower scene. Bernard Herrmann scored it anyway and played it for Hitchcock. He changed his mind. That shrill, piercing violin cue has become iconic in cinema history.

[@dianalee3059]

Indeed. It has a life of its own….and created absolute added terror

[@TheKingThewidowandRick777]

You can tell that Hans Zimmer was influenced by Herrmannn's shower score for the Joker's execution of Gambol in The Dark Knight (2008).

[@eddiebrown8549]

Mr. Hitchcock's films are the only film school an aspiring filmmaker needs...

[@lilchaos4792]

Actually it's called working on set

[@yacovlevi]

Hitchock himself would not agree with you.

[@eddiebrown8549]

@@yacovlevi That was advice from William Friedkin which I definitely took, who worked for Hitchcock on his TV series. I only take inspiration from the best, Jacob...😎

[@eddiebrown8549]

@@lilchaos4792 Yes that's a great idea too. I needed you back in 1988 when I started...😎

[@yacovlevi]

@@eddiebrown8549 It all depends on what movies you like. Bergman's movies for example are far better in quality than Hitchock Movie for me. Hitchock movies are perfect for a cheap thrill but I do not take them seriously. I prefer movies which are more mentally stimulating. The Seventh Seal for example.

[@waynedaley7048]

A classic English gentleman and great director 👍

[@eamonnstokes8366]

he really wasn’t a gentleman there are plenty of stories of what he was like off camera

[@adrianothegoat]

@@eamonnstokes8366 mhm

[@Tyler-nc4px]

@@eamonnstokes8366 *tippi hedren

[@davidmerlin3344]

@@eamonnstokes8366 Hearsay. We’re you there?? Then keep your trap shut.

[@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633]

@@eamonnstokes8366 Tippi Hendrin

[@Gorthaur-Bauglir]

Hitchcock epitomized charm.

[@johnconstantinemarinakiski8128]

Leo / Pisces combo is the epitome of charm.

[@supermonkeytoyreviewsandmo7689]

This feels so civilized and overall just interesting to watch. You never see talk shows like act like this anymore. It really is pathetic that people on modern talk shows can't have the slightest bit of respect for one another, and can't go 3 seconds without yelling or laughing.

[@dianalee3059]

What a wonderful gift to this world was the brilliant Alfred Hitchcock

[@93seronica]

The dry cleaning joke is so funny, he had such a great sense of humor

[@donnienicholson6062]

Reminds me of Winston Churchill.I can picture Hitchcock being told 'If you were my husband I'd poison your tea.'.......Madame if you were my wife I'd drink it.'

[@101Volts]

You might even say it was... a *CLEAN* Sense of Humor.

[@Shah-of-the-Shinebox]

For a man who kept people on the edge of their seats, Hitch had a brilliant sense of humor.

[@MrSebboxxx]

in his films is much black humour ...

[@srldwg]

Yes. I don't know why that surprises people. You can see things in a dark way, and get your sense of humor from that🙂 That is me and some others that I know personally. The funniest things come out of our mouths, and it shocks people.

[@samkitty5894]

The best director ever. ALL of his films were amazing. I love seeing them over and over.

[@lwmson]

This is a testament to Hitchcock's film genius -- to reject the use of the rubber torso and blood and use film clips of Janet's Leigh's body and stab motions to depict the stabbing scene. He certainly knew the difference between sensational and sensitive.

[@gypsybear]

We'll never see his like again. A unique genius.

[@pauliejay4161]

It is wonderful to hear one of the masters speak.

[@richdad100]

He makes it sound so logical and obvious.

[@LaRusso]

All these legends...this channel is a hidden gem.

[@realps2739]

It's a pleasure to see and listen how they talking. I don't get this feeling in a modern shows.

[@NoGreedSeeds]

Hitchcock should have been a comedian. He definitely knew people, and delivery. A true master. 💚💚💚✌️🥳

[@kevinburke6055]

Cavett is only 82 years old. U figured he’d be much older when u figure how long ago this was. But Cavett was young when he did this show he was only in his 30s.

[@t.b.g.504]

'Only' 82?

[@iain2080]

@@t.b.g.504 Many of the people featured in interviews on this KZbin channel are dead. Myself I assumed Cavett was dead for years until I finally googled him.

[@Bambi_Bunny]

Hitchcock is my all time fave! This was awesome to see!

[@JohnSmith-tk7nt]

The knife never touches her body and i know it and i still cant watch that scene without squinting. Genius filmwork

[@saymyname218]

I used to watch his films with my late Mother ....it reminds me of great times & Great films .

[@ronnieterrellwilliams5978]

The silence in the audience....it's almost deafening

[@TheMapa888]

That silence is called awestruck admiration Ronnie, and only the truly talented can inspire that in audiences on and off the screen.

[@mgraves9484]

The 'attentiveness', which we know you mean.

[@zoefang4563]

LMAOO "She is now unpleasant to be around" XDD

[@NateCraven318]

"So I replied, 'Dear Sir... Send her to the dry-cleaners.'" Had me DEAD.

[@tydurdyn]

What a freakin genius!!!

[@SweetTeaTvTeaSippers]

I love him so much i watch him every night at work

[@mgraves9484]

No American talk show host in 2021 could ever meet this bar. Ever.

[@MCO18]

I love it whenever Hitchcock says the word blood

[@sameersinghvi7518]

Enjoy listening to the great man. These were interviews of substance.

[@RacingSnails64]

i don't enjoy horror but i do love Hitchcock. he has such a quality to him. so charismatic but subdued, he's great.

[@johnkennethwiseman682]

I love the guy who laughs heavily in the audience. I would be the same

[@diegogonzales9653]

This is a gem

[@NxDoyle]

I love these. Thank you so much for sharing them. Just great。 At his best, Alfred Hitchcock's impressionistic approach to film, especially editing film, was a kind of trompe l'oeil, or whatever the equivalent is on the central nervous system. The combination of SFX/underscoring, lighting, framing and ultimately cutting has such an unnerving effect on the viewer.

[@ThomasTVP]

What really makes the shower scene, and the film as a whole, work is the music of Bernard Herrmann.

[@IanThaddiam]

There's that great story about "Lifeboat" where all the actors had to climb a ladder to get in the tank for filming and Hume Cronyn complained to Hitch about having to go up the ladder behind Tallulah who never wore underwear. Hitch said "I don't know if this is a matter for the costume department, make-up, or hairdressing." LMAO!

[@michaelerickson985]

Hitchcock's comment is ridiculous, if indeed he said this, for surely he must have known that the solution is for the costume department to provide Miss Tallulah Bankhead a pair of underwear. Neither the make-up nor the hairdressing personnel would have had underwear for her since they do not deal with articles of clothing.

[@blaydeforbes8775]

@@michaelerickson985 darling it was a joke that’s the point

[@LEELOLKH]

The shower scene left actress scars for the rest of her life as she had to open door every time she showers

[@decusq]

My god who knew Hitchcock could get a huge laugh out of me.

[@TheNoMan23]

Hitchcock seems a very stimulating person to like.

[@johnclay7644]

informative 5mins with Mr Hitchcock

[@trilby5546]

A real genius.

[@Hank13665]

A master lesson in filmmaking that money can't buy.

[@mariej.richard5114]

Fascinated by him now I’m a graduate of new Yourh film school living in Los angels

[@perfectsense3240]

Genius

[@wolfjedisamuel]

For a horror man, Hitchcock is incredibly humorous.

[@kdizzle901]

De Palma is like the best satirist and brought it into thrillers him and Hitchcock are my favorite

[@nomecognome8737]

So is Stephen King. That's the key!

[@srldwg]

I can see why people feel that way. Always curious to me though. It doesn't shock or surprise me. Just because people think darkly and create horror doesn't mean that they wouldn't have a sense of humour.🙂

[@michaelluciano1980]

Balance!

[@windyhead7960]

I mean, dark humor exists. Jonathan Swift is considered the father of black humor and Freud deemed it a defence mechanism.

[@zhicaofang2354]

Kept a straight face when making a brilliant joke. That's what I call a master of suspension and thriller.

[@srldwg]

I have a face like that when telling a joke. So do many people that I know. It's just how some people are.

[@HEYitzED]

Man was a genius.

[@alaindezii4445]

a complete genius

[@risingbull84]

Everyone talks about Johnny Carson or Mike Douglas and, later, Jay Leno and Dave Letterman and all of them are okay, but Dick Cavett will always be my favorite!

[@Crimsonphilosophy]

I wasn't around in this era, but Cavett is easily in my top 5 tv interviewers of all time. Also Hitchcock would never survive #Metoo but the art remains.....

[@Voodooeddoll]

"You can't get inside the fire, you'd get burnt."

[@juliocesardemelo3989]

A real master!

[@sxnico]

THE KING!

[@myahollandia3552]

GENIUS!!!!!!! What can I say ??

[@ahmedhikmet1057]

Lov u, Hitch

[@slidezone9056]

It seems to me that a Hitchcock movie required some imagination on the audiences part. He (Hitchcock) provided the stimulus. And he was expecting that you (the audience) had enough imagination to provide the details. But not today. TMI is state of the art. Art has been taken down to low brow status. People in Hollywood believe that unless you club the audience over the head and make it vile...you haven't done your job.

[@rickmanalwayss]

He actually said that how he did it was that he put the fear in the mind of the audience in an interview. He didn't believe in putting it point blank in front of you, he wanted you to get yourself worked up. We need more of that in horror, like you said.

[@brianparks2039]

Dick Cavett had the best interviews

[@Malouco]

I used to watch twilight zone on a small black and white

[@A·c·h·i·l·l·l·e·s·Last·Stand]

He could have easily taken the easy route and used a fake torso, but instead he trusted his own camera work skills more.❤

[@vrfilmacademy]

Wonderful

[@iceybundles]

He has that Accent you hear in any mid evil movie 🤣

[@zazen108]

An interesting article comparing Taxi Driver, Psycho and Maniac - @t​

[@jackdog06]

Wow, amazing how jarring they used to make ads in these old shows.

[@nvm9040]

The Shower Scene wouldn’t be this influential and talked about today with Bernard Herrmann’s shrieking score

[@alfredhitchcock98]

I like this

[@Tyler-nc4px]

You're my idol and I love your films.

[@Greggee100]

diaboulqe 1955 made me write thank u Al GREAT

[@vilentman111]

it mustve been intriguing to see hitchcok discuss film theory on tv in 1972. i imagine it wouldve been quite new to people when hearing about that sort of stuff but idk

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (Londres, 13 de agosto de 1899-Los Ángeles, 29 de abril de 1980) fue un director de cine, productor y guionista británico. 124 años 080 años 044 años

[@neilblackshaw3486]

We don't seem to have interesting chat shows anymore, like this.

[@thomashogan16]

Like all true geniuses: crazy, funny, charming and brilliant. None like him! (I wish he had done the Jello commercial. That would have been a touch!)

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Richard Alva Cavett 19 de noviembre de 1936 86 años. (87)

[@diogene3913]

I would have liked to have seen a film with Totò, (Antonio De Curtis; il principe della risata) directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

[@Gannooch]

I have nothing against the other celebs that were on this show but is this channel ever going to show the Dick Cavett shows where he interviews Jackie Gleason or Art Carney? How about any Honeymooners actors that were part of the main cast? These are rarities much like the other videos around here.

[@JoaoVictor-me6fq]

He looks like a character from somewhere.

[@holygoalie3]

Lol I wonder if Dick is talking about McCabe & Mrs. Miller at the end there

[@Rickhorse1]

The first minute of this interview reminds me -- Dick Cavett thought of himself as a comedian, yet in 1 minute Hitchcock showed he was funnier than Cavett ever was. 😂

[@thesmilingman7576]

0:32 and after seeing a horror car wash jumpscare she wouldn't take the car wash anymore.

[@lucasgroves137]

He's sharp for a portly man.

[@MrSebboxxx]

I would have liked to go out to dinner with him

[@Greggee100]

sir hitchcock, diaboulque did it 4 me too

[@whiplashfilms]

How he *and Saul Bass* made the shower scene

[@ITS_ALL_LlES]

Tell me more about the Jello

[@tiamod]

Ice Nine Kills “The Shower Scene” brought me here.

[@oliverholmes-gunning5372]

A world-famous director mentions feet twice within a minute when discussing his movies... and it isn't the one you think

[@SamFisherCell]

4:38 seems so random lol

[@thehouseofcm]

Wow! The people that went on Dick Cavett Show, no comparison to today's crappy celebrities.

[@bogatz1]

Saul Bass, look him up. He storyboarded the whole scene. Hitchcock never directed anything like this scene before or after. It's Saul Bass' scene. Rumor is that he directed it on set, but that is heavily disputed.

[@lilchaos4792]

Good to know

[@michaelerickson985]

Janet Leigh makes it very clear that Hitchcock himself directed every shot of the "shower scene." Moreover, Saul Bass storyboarded the scenes based upon specific instructions from Hitchcock as to what he wanted to see in each frame. As such, Hitchcock himself directed the storyboarding which Bass executed very capably. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmPZgH-CgsqCq7M

[@johndowney8774]

His name was Hilton Green.

[@DarthDimmadome]

I came here for the jello

[@TheMerryPup]

Then you should check out the Bill Cosby vid on this channel! 🙃

[@angelduran7277]

Sergio Leone was doing with westerns just what Hitch said they should do and it worked.

[@zacheryhenderson497]

I'm here because of Music To Be Murdered By

[@jzwalz51robin45]

When talk shows were informative. Compare this to Jimmy Kimmel (well, there IS NO comparison)

[@Gannooch]

have nothing against the other celebs that were on this show but is this channel ever going to show the Dick Cavett shows where he interviews Art Carney or Jackie Gleason? I

[@Gannooch]

How about any Honeymooners actors that were part of the main cast? These are rarities much like the other videos.

[@masumaakterarju285]

What was the French movies name ?

[@KidMillions]

Les Diaboliques, 1955.

[@Tyler-nc4px]

@@KidMillions where can I watch it with English subtitles?

[@KidMillions]

​@@Tyler-nc4px It's quite a big movie so it's available from lots of places. Except free online, that may be difficult.

[@Tyler-nc4px]

@@KidMillions ok. Thanks for the response

[@paulaharrisbaca4851]

Too bad Hitchcock didn't ever try a Western, but outside of locations in California and Canada, he hated location shooting and I believe he hated the fuss involved in having horses on set....

[@kewkabe]

Can you imagine Conan O'Brien interviewing him today? Half the segment would be Conan mugging for the camera, a quarter would be a clip from the film, then Hitchcock would be asked what it was like working with some celebrity. Then on to the next guest.

[@milesobrien6695]

I feel like Hitchcock likes the emphasize the feet when's he's talking about body parts 🤔

[@AllenJones-w3p]

Hitch hired actresses who had pretty feet(Grace Kelly, Janet Leigh, Eva Marie Saint).

[@dianalee3059]

I read somewhere the stabbing sound effects were created by stabbing a watermelon. Lol, ah showbiz

[@RealFleeceJohnson]

1:52

[@Titanetrina]

Although had British origin, he was Roman Catholic.

[@Ruskefaen]

0:21 what's the title?