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.

all marketing students should watch this

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

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

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

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

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

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".

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.

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

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

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

4.25 the guy with sunglasses looks like someone from 2012 lol

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

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.

This should be the norm for EVERY film !

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.

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

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).

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

I wish I was alive in those days.

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

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 KZfaq 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.

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

He was a brilliant man...

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

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.

Wish i could experience this 😭😭😭♥️♥️

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

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.

wow before today, movies were made with hardship and seriousness

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.

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

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?

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

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!

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.

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

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 :)

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.

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

He got the inspiration from NASA.

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

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.

Saw it tonight! Great Movie

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

awesome classic!

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.

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

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!!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

Did Norman Bates attend?

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

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?

Truly interesting!

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.

10:05 it's gonna be YUUGE

That is SO GENIUS!

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

One of the start times is 10:06pm?

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.

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.

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

Lex Mercatoria:)

Dwight MacDonald wrote that this warning about coming in late made no sense because the only reason for seeing the picture are the scare scenes near the end. The first few minutes are pretty dull and Janet Leigh does not stick around much anyway.

So interesting.

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

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."

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.

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

He wanted there to be lines outside the theater which would draw even more people

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

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

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)

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

This movie still scary today first i saw phsycho 2 and then psycho i like both

The irony of the Academy hosting this video - without ever honoring Hitchcock with an Oscar - is not lost on me.

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

Psycho was my first black and white movie