The greatest get out quickly (and brilliantly) ending ever. Pulls her out of danger and into their honeymoon bed. Train goes through the tunnel, yeah baby. Perfection.

Funny you mentioned James Bond. Many consider this the first Bond film! And Cary Grant was offered the Role!

The filmmakers wanted Frank Lloyd Wright to design Vandamm's house but he was too expensive and got another designer to recreate his style.

The comparisons to Bond are absolutely on-point. The Bond series was initially directly inspired by North by Northwest (NNW). The British film industry wanted a similarly cheeky thriller, and series. Fast-forward to the late 70s: Spielberg is telling Lucas that he wants to do a Bond film, and Lucas says, "I have something better" (Indiana Jones). So NNW can take credit for two noteworthy franchises. What set NNW apart was that it did not follow a three-act structure. It was a bit more like a musical - a series of set-pieces with various set-ups and payoffs that keep the audience guessing. It's a thrill ride! The writer for NNW, Ernest Lehman, did not set out to do this intentionally. With great anxiety, he was (like Roger Thornhill) figuring it out as he went along. But Lehman accidentally came up with a movie formula that works! The excellent KZfaqr CinemaTyler made a short documentary about the writing of North by Northwest that is pretty fascinating: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/otKklN2dzrjUZWw.html I love what you guys are doing. And Happy Thanksgiving!

I have always loved this film. Hitchcock is a master. His films "Rope" and "To catch a thief" are worth your time. One wraps you in great scenery and one takes place entirely in one apartment. Good analysis.

Cary Grant in this movie convinced me we really lost out not seeing him as James Bond.

VistaVision is a higher resolution, widescreen variant of the 35 mm motion picture film. The three screen thing was Cinerama.

I love that Frank Lloyd Wright house and was a bit heartbroken to find out it wasn't real. Also I think the part where James Mason is standing with the lawmen who had caught him and laconically says "that wasn't very sporting, using real bullets" when they killed Lenard, the guy he'd referred to as "losing his right arm," was perhaps the best movie line ever uttered...

Fallingwater is the name of the Kaufmann House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. It is in the Laurel Highlands of Western Pennsylvania ...and can be visited by the public.

Notice that the final shot of the movie was symbolic of something.

"Pay the two dollars!" was not the dwi fine but referenced to an old and popular vaudeville routine, also was filmed several times. A guy breaks a minor law, like going through a red light, and fined two dollars. However, he is indignant and vows to fight it in court to clear his name. He gets into a fight with the judge and things keep escalating in terms of offenses and fines, until he is facing the death penalty. The joke was "just pay the two dollars and end it."

One of my all time favorite films! Definitely fave Hitdh.

I'm still telling you guys to watch NOTORIOUS, one of Hitch's unsung greats. You'll be glad you did xxx

The red/black dress Eva Marie Saint wears in Chicago was actually bought off the rack at Bergdorf Goodman in NYC when Hitchcock took her shopping because the costume design by Head was just not quite what he wanted.

High waisted trousers are still the hallmark of a bespoke suit on Savile Row. Cary Grant always dressed impeccably.

I will forever have a crush on Eva, ever since I first saw her in her film debut, On The Waterfront. And she's still with us aged 99!

One of many of Hitchcock's innocent man on the run tales. That each have certain similarities. I really recommend his first of These sorts of stories, The 39 Steps (193). Have you seen that yet? It is top-notch and has a similar combination of comedic elements with intense suspense moments.

North By NorthWest my #2 of all time

Greatest director of all time. No wasted dialog, no wasted shots. Terrific reaction to my own favorite Hitchcock film

Wow! Major was so inspired by Rear Window, it's a leaping off point for his next short film? That is fantastic!!

The Mount Rushmore scenes were so special because that was a giant set in a Hollywood studio. Hitch was denied permission to actually shoot on the monument itself. Also, I'm surprised you didn't comment on the final shot. . .It's one of Hitchcock's favorite little touches of humor. . .The screenwriter says he didn't write that shot, it was Hitchcock's idea. . .The train going into the tunnel as a sort of sexual symbolism as Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint begin making out. Love Hitch!

Jesse Royce Landis (Thornhill's mother) was only 8 years older than Carey Grant when this was filmed. She was 63.

As Richard mentioned on one of your other Hitchcock reactions, the way these films simply "look" is a big reason I think they hold up so well today. It still looks good. And when you add in great story and dialogue along with strong acting and legendary directing, you get a classic that stands up to the test of time. North by Northwest is a solid and classy film. Thank you guys for your reaction.

Hitch builds suspense with long, still shots of a rural road with no music and very little movement. Truly the master.

The “21 Club” was open from 1922 (first opened as a speakeasy) until 2020. Another famous film with scenes there is “All About Eve” where its portraits of famous guests can be seen on the walls behind Bette Davis, and the film “Sweet Smell of Success.” It hosted every type of celebrity and political figure in its time, and many kept their own liquor collections in its cellar.

This came out 4 years before Dr. No the first Bond movie and is totally the blueprint for all the the Bond films.

One of main Hitchock tropes is the average Joe caught is a situation beyond their understanding, This and The 39 Steps are prime examples of this. Also this has young Martin Landau in it.

Hitchcock loves to make the villains suave and urbane. Claude Rains in "Notorious" , Ray Milland in "Dial M for Murder" and many more !

About Cary Grant's accent: Cary was born in Bristol, UK and the area is noted for its very...erm...'Country' Accent! Archibald Leech reinvented himself completely and created not just his persona, but his speech patterns and accent which came to be known as 'mid-Atlantic'. This film is considered perhaps the first 'Action-thriller' inventing a whole new genre.

The U.N. would not give permission to film inside, but Hitchcock did manage to “steal” one shot of the outside entrance from across the street when Roger got out of the cab.

Cary Grant was British. “Grant spoke in a refined British accent, even though he was born into a working class Bristolian family.” “He was born and raised in England and then spent his adult life in American movies, so he tried to imitate the American accent and the result was a very unique form of pronunciation that he is famous for. “

Great reactions guys! I love your comments on the technical details, and your pleasure in them when they are well executed, as they are in NXNW. Ian Fleming, who wrote the Bond books, saw this when it came out in the 1950s and thought it captured the sense of what he was trying to describe in his books. As other people have mentioned Cary Grant is very Bond-like in this movie and Fleming pushed for Cary Grant to be the first Bond. If you combine his performance here with his cat burglar moves in To Catch A Thief you can see he had all the Bond moves, including cool and sarcastic quips under pressure...

Entire essays have been written about Cary Grant's suit in "North by Northwest." Arthur Lyons at Kilgour, French & Stanbury of Savile Row made the original suit for the film. At one point in the film when Cary Grant takes off his suit it is possible to see a label from his Beverly Hills tailor Quintino, who made extra copies of the suit to be dirtied.... The two-piece suit is made from lightweight worsted wool in a blue-grey (like a dark air force blue) fine glen check pattern. It has been said that Holland & Sherry provided the cloth, and they offer similar cloths today but none are an exact match. I have always thought that the crop dusting airplane sequence inspired the attack helicopter sequence in the James Bond film, "From Russia, With Love."

I'm so pleased that your friend is enjoying this Hitch ride. My late mother's favourite part was Grant's reaction to 'no stay'. I owe so much to her. The late nights on Australian TV, putting me on to Hitchcock films. You must therefore watch The 39 Steps. The comedic banter and chemistry, the precision of the espionage type twists. Which leads to another very well studied film that goes without saying... well, I suppose it's simply notorious.

You missed Hitchcock's Cinerama trick at the end, they are married, and the train enters a tunnel (wink-wink nod-nod)! 😆

Great to see someone else appreciate my favourite Hitch movie. Thanks, I really enjoyed you enjoying the best Cary Grant role. Hitch had a weakness for blondes as Tarantino loves feet (Eva, Grace Kelly, Tippi Hedren, etc). Cary's vocal style was of course aped by Tony Curtis in Some Like It Hot - even though Grant said "I. Don't. Talk. Like. That" when he was asked for his opinion of the impersonation!

Love this Have you seen "The Trouble With Harry" ? "Arsenic And Old Lace" ? "Charade" ?

Cary Grant and James Mason in battle of the Mid- Atlantic accents!

Great cast & script - still fresh today. And you can easily get personalised matchbooks these days, useful for brand promotion.

I can't believe Richard doesn't at least like Singin' in the Rain. That is an all-time great movie.

21 was an iconic upscale restaurant/club in midtown Manhattan. The Frank Lloyd Wright house you were talking about is called Falling Water; it’s In Pennsylvania. And I agree the glam leading ladies in old Hollywood were way more gorgeous and sexy than today.

Easily my favorite Hitchcock movie. He made a lot of greats, but this is my favorite. Thats for taking a critical look at it - and picking up on all of the very deliberate choices made.

The shot od Thornhill going into the U.N. headquarters was shot without permission (the camera was hidden in a carpet cleaning panel van).

Did you guys catch the metaphor at the end of the movie? The train going into the tunnel… Hum.. what could that possibly stand for?

Watching you guys, I think I should finally walk to the light, my calling. I have to go to film school. Thanks for the inspiration.

Movie was mostly filmed on location, which was a novelty at the time, as technology allowed cameras to be portable enough to lug outside. However, as someone who grew up in Jackson Heights outside New York City, on Long Island - this area is a glacial moraine, low rolling hills and absolutely no towering cliffs with roads that hugged them along the shore, as in the drunk driving scene. That is California, not Long Island.

The scene where Martin Landeau and James Mason talking at the house blank gun scene before he shoots at him, Hitchcock insinuates that they are a couple in the dialog they have if u catch it. Slipped it by censor in the 50s

Fleming apparently wanted Grant as Bond because of this film..Yes cf the kafkaesque quality here to The 39 Steps and The Lady Vanishes...There are also echoes of Notorious, perhaps my favourute Hitch film--hard to choose--in this film...classics have a joyous magic to them...

One of the fun aspects of watching CHARADE is appreciating at least 8 echoes of this film.

The proto James Bond! At some point in ur lives I hope u can see all these widescreen movies on a big screen the way they were intended! 🙏🏼

Attorney Edward Platt, the Chief of Control on the TV show "Get Smart", and Jimmy Dean's father in "Rebel Without A Cause" ."Bartender" Martin Landau, from the TV show "Mission: Impossible" and "1999", plus the movie "Ed Wood", where he played Bela Lugosi. And the train going into the tunnel at the end. Symbolic? You bet.

Hitchcock the ultimate Master

I’m anxiously awaiting your reaction to Rope & Rebecca

Great reaction! As far as the rear projections go, when Hitchcock filmed on location he would shoot establishing shots and medium shots with the actors, then would shoot background plates for the bulk of the dialogue scenes and they would be completed back in Hollywood in the soundstage. He prefereed that because then the actors wouldn't have to be rushed and the dialogue wouldn’t have to be looped like it would if they had filmed the entire scene on location. And because his shots were so thoroughly planned and storyboarded, he knew exactly which specific shots to get on location and what to get with rear projection plates to complete the scene.

Wonderful reaction!! I enjoyed you guys' take on it as much as the movie itself, which I've seen a zillion times. Excellent!

And you completely missed the innuendo of the train going into the tunnel after he pulls her up into the bunk!!

This film and the 39 steps are possibly my favourite action films and having a lighter has worked in the past

Did you catch the Blooper in the film? The psychic kid in the cafeteria who plugs his ears before the shooting

Hitchcock had collaborations ith several golden age composers. Franz Waxman, Bernard Herrmann, Max Steiner, Hugo Friedhoffer, David Raskin, etc... His most famous collaborations ere with Herrmann, of course (Psycho, Vertigo, To Catch A Thief and North By Northwest).

Pay the two dollars is an expression meaning deal with the consequences and put it behind you. 24:06

What another great reaction, I love watching you guys. Also, the crop duster scene isn't the Midwest--look how dry it is! It's shot somewhere in the San Joaquin Valley in California, which I suppose is sort of the Midwest of California.

You missed the best line in a script full of them - 'I'm a big girl' 'Yes and in all the right places.'

In "His Girl Friday", Grant mentions Archie Leach

Neither of you mentioned it here, so perhaps you missed it. One of my Favourite bloopers of all. When Cary pulls Eva across the room and she pulls a gun on him. Look behind them for a dark haired boy in a blue shirt. He puts his fingers in his ears! 😂😂 He must have thought they were very loud in a previous take! 😅😅

To round off the hitchcock films you guys should watch the unofficial hitchcock film, charade. Brilliant mystery film a lot like this with cary grant and Audrey hepburn

jimmy stewart wanted to do this film but hitchcock wanted cary grant instead (he already directed stewart in 3 films already).hitchcock then waited for stewart to begin a new film so he would become unavailable,thus giving cary grant the role.this film has the same theme of a man on the run trying to clear himself as in THE 39 STEPS 1935 and SABOTEUR 1942

You guys need to watch vertigo now

''Why Are Modern Blockbusters : So... Not Very Good?'' - the video by Some More News.

Gotta add "Dial M For Murder" to your list.

Thought sure you'd get the train-in-tunnel metaphor at the end...Did you miss it?

I hope you guys do "Notorious".

Nice thought... Bond before Bond... At last, he is actually British, beside the real Bond, was born in Germany...

Actually Cary Grant didn't do any musicals ever that I can think of??

What? No mention of Martin Landau?

Cary Grant is English, his accent is an English accent trying to sound a bit American.....this was the movie that inspired the Bond movies,....

The movie has a lot of racy dialogue for its time (credit to screenwriter Ernest Lehman!). But one bit of it now sounds racier than it was meant to -- until about 1960, "making love" meant simply respectable public "courting"... a little kissing and whispering sweet words. So that's what they were talking about over dinner on the train. Jessie Royce Landis played Cary Grant's mother. At the time, she was "officially" a year younger than he was (though we've since learned that like many an actress in old Hollywood she was older than she claimed -- in this case by 8 years, but of course that's still way too young to be his mother). Of all the famous "Hitchcock blondes" -- Ingrid Bergman, Doris Day, Kim Novak, Tippi Hedren -- Eva Marie Saint is my favorite (yes, even over Grace Kelly).

We British are cool.

Cary Grant is not American. He's from Bristol, England.

Cary Grant was NOT in a lot of musicals, nor was known for his singing or dancing in films. Those are "Martinis", NOT "Manhattans", that they're "sipping" in the "Oak Bar" of the Plaza Hotel. A "Manhattan" cocktail is amber colored and topped with having a Maraschino "Fire Engine Red" cherry when mixed.

React to these movies death on the Nile 1978 Don’t look now 1973 Eyes without a face 1960 One false move 1992 Prince of the city 1981 Seven days in may 1964 The American friend 1977 The black belly of the tarantula 1971

No foreign films?

Back then, making love did not mean having sex. They wouldn’t be that blatant in talking about intimate subjects.

Cary Grant born in England bristol.

1st Time ??