The beauty of Psycho is that there was no gore and it still scared everyone that saw it.

@leohaddad9225

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Halloween 1978 also had basically no gore, those movies did not need it. They are so good

@johnkuipers7829

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, it's the tension and suspense. No direct gory violence. Alfred was a master at that.

@rxw5520

3 жыл бұрын

As he’s said, during the shower scene there isn’t a single shot of the knife touching flesh.

@ses7740

2 жыл бұрын

Nowadays, sure, but back then the movie was considered very violent

@benarts2271

Жыл бұрын

And there were no supernatural elements, which makes it the more frightening if you really think about it 😳

In 1960 all that I needed to hear was, "This is the new film directed by Alfred Hitchcock"

@hoanghato4553

3 жыл бұрын

Even in 2020, after watch 3-4 films of him, i will pay money no matter what film he does

@ladyannamariehowland2541

2 жыл бұрын

My brother and I could hardly wait to see the next episode every Friday night!

@ladyannamariehowland2541

2 жыл бұрын

My brother and I could hardly wait to see the next episode every Friday night!

Hitchcock was not only a film genius, he was a marketing genius as well!

I saw Psycho at the age of 12. I skipped school and went to the local fleapit. In 1966 they weren't too fussy who they admitted to their premises despite the age restrictions. Boy was I sorry I skipped school that day. I suppose it kind of served me right. The scene that really shook me up was the overhead shot of Mumsy charging out of that bedroom to stab Arbogast. That was a shocker to my 12 year old mind. However, I do have to say that in 1966 I really was 12 years old unlike today's 12 year olds who are 12 going on 39.

@sperrin

5 жыл бұрын

I didn't think they had age restrictions back then. When Psycho was released, it just fell into the simple pass or fail system... which it passed. It never had an age rating. Psycho was later retro-rated for mature audiences though in 1968.

@keelahrose

4 жыл бұрын

This is such a great story.

@JosieSchuller

3 жыл бұрын

@stnicholas54 Thank you for posting that. I’ve always been curious how people reacted to the movie when they saw it back then.

@rohannkk

3 жыл бұрын

Wasn't the movie released in 1960?

@stnicholas54

3 жыл бұрын

@@rohannkk Yes, it was.

all marketing students should watch this

@monstur148trash3

7 жыл бұрын

Rohan Poddar I am Thanks!

anybody notice the guy getting poked with an umbrella in the eye at 6:17 lol

@ashleygibson2342

4 жыл бұрын

Kronic Shade Lmao! Thank you for that! Poor dude, looked like it hurt.

@keelahrose

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, nicely spotted! Poor guy! lol

@jgenjutsu6159

4 жыл бұрын

You have a bulls eye for that notice

@beingnavn5532

3 жыл бұрын

Start of a Love story..Might be.. 😎 Observation Level 👌👌👌👌

@elliemccarthy3487

3 жыл бұрын

Ouch

How creepy is it to hear Hitchcock tell you "I like you, I want you to be happy..." that sent chills down my spine...

Saw this film for the first time when I was about 12 years old. Made the mistake of watching it in the dark....Alone....Could barely get up the stairs to bed, I was so shaky. What a master Hitchcock was. Never "in-your-face" gore that leaves nothing to the imagination.Just dark, subtle suggestion that truly messed with your mind....Oh, and yes, Tony Perkins was and remains untouchable as Norman Bates. Psycho....Has to be my favorite film of all time...

No one was allowed after the start as the cinema was a experience & it was so important, it still stands up as a incredible classic

@milanbarac5832

2 жыл бұрын

Psycho and Vertigo both have most powerful opening credits. I get super hyped every time I watched them.

Hitchcock was a marketing genius all right. The only gag was not to let people come in once the "picture" had started. He made common sense turn into an epic pay-off. The theater owners were a riot! They are like cartoon caricatures. "We don't let nobody in once the pictcha' has sta'ted".

@shawnmulligan2894

7 жыл бұрын

Aspetuck Antiques So is William Castle, although his were more silly than scary

@1derfullBeast

Жыл бұрын

Well, it wasnt just a"gag" by matketing-genius Alfred Hitchcock: it is easy to understand why you shouldn't be late for this movie..it is tense from beginnung on and gives urgent information right from the start: he was right, saying: you will enjoy"Psycho" more, when you watch it from the beginning!,:-)

My uncle went to see Psycho in 1960, and he remembers all the really loud screams in the auditorium. He said that you could literally hear all the screams, outside the movie theater. People were literally jumping out of their seats in startle.

Things are so different now . . . would love to see some audience reactions to this film as it was unfolding. I can't imagine anything more terrifying that sitting through this in 1960.

There was a tight lid on the ending of the movie .No spoilers were allowed . I can imagine how shocked and freaked out the audiences must have been after the first few days of showing Psycho . The public had not been exposed to that kind of a twisted character in film before

@milanbarac5832

2 жыл бұрын

If they knew anything about Ed Gein, who was very 'popular' at the time, they were prepared enough.

@1derfullBeast

Жыл бұрын

@@milanbarac5832 well, the weren't:-)

Wow, imagine: Queen E II was already on the throne for nearly 10 years by that point, and she out lived Hitchcock for more than 40 years. That’s just amazing. RIP

Paramount not believing in this film was a huge, HUGE, mistake.

I Can't Believe This Movie Was In 1960 And, It Never Won A Oscar!!

@keybyss98

7 жыл бұрын

The7legacy ...I mean, we're kinda talking about an academy that has made some controversial decisions to begin with (like having an consistently racist Chris Rock stand in throughout last year's Oscars)... In fact, I don't even know if they ever did even nominate a horror movie at all (sure, I could be incorrect on that, but still).

@keybyss98

7 жыл бұрын

It received nominations (which is a really prodworthy thing to advertise in your own film), but it didn't actually receive a legitiment oscar.

@damianlatimer5753

4 жыл бұрын

@@keybyss98 it was nominated for four oscars and other horror films have been nominated and some have won

@freddylubin

4 жыл бұрын

Hitchcock never won, though "Rebecca" won for best picture, and Ford won best director for "The Grapes of Wrath".

@sravankumar3502

4 жыл бұрын

Oscar is a big shit

This should be the norm for EVERY film !

@keelahrose

4 жыл бұрын

It became the norm thanks to him.

I wish I was alive in those days.

@gymshrigga6490

6 жыл бұрын

youd be dead now

@damianlatimer5753

4 жыл бұрын

@@gymshrigga6490 not necessarily some people who lived back then are still living now

4.25 the guy with sunglasses looks like someone from 2012 lol

I would have loved to see this film in theatres . It is one of the greatest films ever made...

@danielbrissenden2555

Жыл бұрын

I don't think the marketing principles employed here would sell a new flavor of Campbell's soup. Art in general, and film in particular, is a different kind of product.

This is Alfred Hitchcock,having lived with Psycho since it was a gleam in my camera's eye,I now exercise my parental rights in revealing a number of significant facts about this slightly extraordinary entertainment.

My mother began reading a poem called "The Spider and the Fly" all about the spider enticing the fly to come into her parlor and be her friend.... it ended with the fly eating her. My childhood bedtime story (along with origiknal Grimm's fairy tales). Then it was Hitchcock Presents and our absolute favorite Rear Window (although so many others). We also loved the Twilight Zone. Then finally growing up to the Stephan King miniseries of the 80s. I have forever been a fan of horror and suspense!! Was raised in it!!! And something we'll always share (although she has a more Hitchcock better to be unseen suspense).

Alfred Hitchcock's movie "PSYCHO" went on release in New York city on the 16th of June 1960. It's famous shower scene was shot on the 17th to the 23rd of December 1959. Containing as it does the most iconic corpse stare in cinema history.

He was a brilliant man...

@OrangeTabbyCat

5 жыл бұрын

He was also a dirty man.

@milanbarac5832

2 жыл бұрын

@@OrangeTabbyCat Aren't we all? The only difference is that his life was scrutinized.

@shanthoshsatchithananthan8276

Жыл бұрын

@ milanbarac5832 based on how the world is now we can tell not everyone is brilliant

I saw Psycho when it first came out n 1960 back in Cleveland Ohio I was going on 14 then and it scared the hell out of me. I live near Universal Studio since 1961 and I have seen the "psycho house" many times. My favorite Hitchcock Movie is Vertigo.

Does anyone know if there's a video on KZread where exiting audiences are interviewed about seeing Psycho? I've seen a couple of videos like that for The Exorcist and it was great seeing how shaken audience members were after viewing the movie.

What an amazing bit of history. Wish i were there and experience the thrill of it in person...

I love the voice of old narrator lol it makes me feel like travelling time.

OH if only theaters marketed films like they did then! LOOK at that art!

Thank you for uploading! It's so fascinating that Alfred Hitchcock with Psycho was a pioneer of thriller with story twists. I wish people would watch all movies from beginning to end to fully enjoy them, and that they wouldn't spoil any movie for others.

my, what a revolutionary concept. "Watch a movie from the begining." truly, he was a visionary...

@hotChocolateLion

10 жыл бұрын

At the time, it was actually common policy to walk into any theatre, whether the movie was running or not. You would watch the remainder of the movie, then wait for the next screening of it and watch that up until the part where you had started from. For the time, it was revolutionary.

@CCCM89

10 жыл бұрын

I figured as much. That comment was my attempt at both being facetious and acknowledging the fact that the man started something that we would consider by today's standards as common sense.

@TheBriataylor1999

10 жыл бұрын

CCCM89 *Tips fedora*

@mattjazzfan2288

5 жыл бұрын

The whole point was that Hitchcock wanted there to be lines out of the theater of people Getting there early, which would draw people in who didn’t even know about the movie

@AnnoyingMoose

5 жыл бұрын

Watching a movie from the moment that you arrive at the theatre regardless of when it started was especially helpful for families with small children (with their short attention spans). When my parents took my sister to see Disney's Pinocchio (when she was only 4 yrs old) this caused a problem for some of the audience. They watched from the middle to the end and then waited to see the beginning that they had missed. When Pinocchio was put in the cage and started to cry my sister called out in a loud voice "Don't cry Pinocchio! Blue fairy comes and saves you. Don't you remember?"

I can only imagine how this movie blew a lot of people away in 1960- Psycho was the beginning of every slasher horror movie from that point on...such as Bullitt was the genesis of every fast car chase scene in future movies.

I saw from the movie Hitchcock, with Anthony Hopkins as Hitchcock, that Paramount confirmed that the film would only be released in 2 cinemas in all of the United States of America. I take it then, of course, he was using this "from the start or wait until next showing" marketing method to get as many people to those 2 cinemas as he could, to make as much money as he could. Very smart, Alfred. Very smart.

When my girlfriend and I watch Psyco, and one of us has to do something else, we would pause the movie did what we needed to do and play it again. Psyco is one of those movies that you have to see from beginning to end. I could see why Alfred Hitchcock didn't allow any seating after the movie began.

I wasn't even around in 1960 and this movie SCARED THE DAYLIGHTS outta me watching it! It's still scary after 62 years later!

wow before today, movies were made with hardship and seriousness

@Movie_Games

10 жыл бұрын

And quality movies. Those were the days.

@NovaJake360

8 жыл бұрын

+Raphael Privat There are plenty of movies that have that same effort put into them today.

@freddyrichards878

7 жыл бұрын

Jack Torrance They just outta have better marketing

I saw this movie on it's first run in a small town local theater in 1961. Being 10 years old at the time that movie scared me to no end. Bernard Herman's strings only music just made that movie what it is. One of the greatest movies ever.

It's not just that people coming in miss the plot, it's annoying to see people keep coming in for the first 15 minutes. I once seen people coming in after 1 hour. Wtf?

Alfred Hitchcock's adaptation of Bernard Harman's Psycho is one of the most powerful events in the history of the motion picture.

@DrGregoryHouseIT

2 жыл бұрын

The book was written by Robert Bloch.

5:27 must be funny to be recorded arriving late, FOREVER.

One of the scariest movies ever made. Stop giving away the plot twist.

@caledoniatardivo8537

8 жыл бұрын

+Julio Pecina Spoiler - it's been around for almost six decades! Nothing new to see.

@chotzrary

8 жыл бұрын

No shit, really? I didn't know that. Wow, you are so smart. Fuck I know that, guess what? A lot of the new generation never heard of it. So no, eat your spoiler and enjoy it. Kelly Tardivo

@flynnexe

8 жыл бұрын

+Jules Love amen

@flynnexe

8 жыл бұрын

+Jules Love I got spoiled Fight Club because, and I quote, "That movie came out in 1999 so go fuck yourself"

@slappy2013

8 жыл бұрын

+Kelly Tee That's stupid. I just showed it to my sister and we had the funniest time of our life's because I didn't tell her what happened. It's rare to see someone actually try to figure things out in Psycho.

Wish i could experience this 😭😭😭♥️♥️

That's right Hitchcock did not want you to miss the opening scene: downtown Phoenix. That's scary enough.

i wish people still talked like this :)

Im here from a person that tried to land a plane on a plane.

@crazypplhacks1

10 жыл бұрын

yeah nerdcubed

@Kilborns

10 жыл бұрын

crazypplhacks1 SHHH DONT TELL THEM

@crazypplhacks1

10 жыл бұрын

1ShanedawsontvFAN1 sorry

He got the inspiration from NASA.

Nothing today that is made even comes close to Hitchocks brilliance.

Did anyone notice how many kids went in to see Psycho?!! That's a great way to turn them PSYCHO!!

When people saw Psycho they saw a great entertainment as well as a work of art. Definitely worth waiting on line for.

I got here from a guy who can't land a jet on the back of a flying airplane :/

I saw Psycho at the Starlight Drive-in, Croton, N.Y. in 1960 courtesy of my aunt and uncle after begging them to take me. That summer the buzz about that movie was incredible--I just HAD to see it.

Psycho is the best horror movie, the best movie of the 60s, and one of the 5 best movies IMO.

Saw it tonight! Great Movie

This is so cool to see. I wish I could have been alive during this release.

I think no psycho-thriller films have been produced without this movie. I wish Hitchcock is still alive and I could see what movie he would make with CG.

Some film experts are suggesting that Hitchcock had hunch to world is moving to more dangerous times after period of stability, strong family structures, dignity, fairness... that things are changing and not likely just to good direction.

I was sent here by a man who tried to land on a Boeing 747 with a Lear jet mid-flight

The top one of movie history of all time. Any thing is next to psycho only whether it is publicity, direction, music, thriller, suspence, action of main lead (technically named supporting role) of great legend Janet leigh, best scene of all time, screenplay, story..and goes on.

Did not seen it yet.. Im 23 yrs. Old and i like this kinda movies!

I bet there were still some Karens who showed up late and demanded they be let in...

awesome classic!

This is amazing, Thanks for the upload, if only Oscars uploaded more stuff like this more often :D

Create a little intrigue.. or offer endless possibilities.. and people are drawn in by their own need to know.. there are differing ways in which to do so. If I follow this path where will it lead me.. if I close this door will it end everything .. who knows.. who has the bravery or shows the fearlessness to do so.. who will be intimidated. So to those who didn't want to understand human nature all I can is it's your loss.. personally I find it simply delightful and fascinating.. though at times frustrating as hell.

I thought I was the only one that noted this!! You're completely right!

I was 14 or 15 when I first saw it, my dad had my sister and I watch it. Of course it was on VHS back in the 90s. Scared the crap out of me, and I couldn’t take a shower for a week after!! This film still my Halloween go to every year!!

🎉Hitchcock's PSYCHO (1960) Happy 60th Anniversary as of June 2020!!!🎉

Did Norman Bates attend?

Like Vertigo, a big part of this film's success was the near perfect music score.

@milanbarac5832

2 жыл бұрын

And, among many other things, the perfect opening credits which capture your attention instantly!

What a great time capsule of the way we were. Look at the people on those lines and moving through Times Square. Women in dresses and heels; men in sport jackets and ties. Not a pair of jeans in sight. All before the upheaval of the late sixties. Those were the days.

Truly interesting!

I watched north by northwest, dial m for murder and strangers on a train in one day yesterday haha. Dial M for Murder is pretty awesome!

I wish I were able to see this movie in the theatre during the sixties?

I missed the start of this video, can someone tell me the gist?

That is SO GENIUS!

What 5 other Pictures kept Psycho from Oscars? Hitchcock was regular at the Oscars with North By Northwest, Rear Window, and of course Rebecca

10:05 it's gonna be YUUGE

So interesting.

Just seen the movie yesterday for the full time that one jumpscare when the private investigator enters the bates mansion & the door opens i didn’t expect what happened next shit scared me 7/10

Did anyone click on the mystery video and got here from NerdCubed?

@Fabelaz

10 жыл бұрын

You're doing it wrong

I'll watch Dial M for Murder thank you very much. I think the terror and suspense in these films is better than the films of nowadays.

One of the start times is 10:06pm?

Psycho and Vertigo are the best Hitchcock's films I have seen, Actually those are the ones, Any suggestions of any other film of him. Thank you and nice day everyone.

i watched it a theater..and it was just as he says

Interesting

I just want to write that my name is Josh and i want to write that on April 1, 2023 Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho will become available to stream on Netflix for the very first time.

a certain nerd took me here...

@shaunm8936

3 жыл бұрын

not freddie highmore

so Hitchcock is the sole reason that if you show up late to a film, you wait for the next showing. that is so cool.

Is that lady at 6:17 Julia Child or Meryl Streep's mother?

Some of those people are dead

@deancarter8667

8 жыл бұрын

How very astute of you

@christianjalandoni2380

8 жыл бұрын

RIP

@Vincek88

8 жыл бұрын

+Christian Jalandoni Of course they are! Did you see that...psycho, with the knife!??

@christianjalandoni2380

8 жыл бұрын

so sad

@FeiTheVillain

5 жыл бұрын

No shit, Sherlock.

Lex Mercatoria:)

I didn't find this very entertaining, but Nerdcubed suggested it, so I'm going to like it anyway.

@fede018

10 жыл бұрын

Zombie

Michael Bay on the other hand would say "Come and see Transformers 3. It doesn't matter if you miss the beginning, middle or end of the film. Hell, I don't even know the actual story. Just watch the big explosions, CGI and mindless violence."

Hitchcock started the "No Spoilers" trend before it is even prevalent now. Truly ahead of his time.

I don't know if it's so much a policy as it is a norm but I've never seen anyone come late to a movie. The only cases of it is if someone leaves during the movie and comes back (toilet breaks and such)

6:38-6:43 check out the tall actor who looks like he is playing Clark Kent

That late arrival wasn't an actor. No way. Also I was brought here by a guy who failed to land on a plane because the plane's driver drove it into the sea.

Busy trying to get this "cranberry juice" out of my Italian bed sheets.

this is magic!

Lol. A guy gets poked in the eye at 6:17 in the background!

Should be the policy for all movies, after the trailers end nobody can come in late to disrupt the movie.