Anthony Perkins, a master actor! Incredible talent.

Genuinely: Psycho 2 gets a bad rap, but it's a delightful puzzle and Anthony Perkins is, again, amazing in it.

Janet Leigh, the actress who played Marion, was cast as the big celebrity in the film, so audiences were shocked to see her die so early in the film. Killing off the main protagonist like that was unheard of in those days.

The funny thing is that if Norman wasn't so child-like minded, he'd have done the smart thing, and just told the detective that Marion did rent a room, used a fake name, paid in cash, and left the next morning without notice. That way the detective wouldn't have suspected Norman in the first place, and he'd go on a wild goose chase. But he lied at first, which got him suspicious in the first place.

When this movie came out in theaters people weren't allowed to come in after the beginning and were asked not to reveal the ending after they saw it. When I was 10 years old (in 1967) our parents wouldn't let us watch it on TV. I spent the weekend with my grandmother once and we were watching TV. This movie came on at one point and we watched it. The ending scared me so bad and it still gets to me today so many years later even though I know what's going to happen. Back then there weren't so many scary movies as there are today and it scared the s**t out of people.

These are few old masterpieces: Vertigo Dial M for murder Rear window 12 angry men Les diaboliques Rope

This movie was based on a novel, inspired by the real-life serial killer Ed Gein. When Hitchcock bought the rights to make the movie, he went store to store and bought up all available copies of the novel so audiences couldn't read it first and spoil the ending.

Hitchcock is always worth it. And yes, this film changed a lot of things about cinema, and inspired so many others. There's references to that shower scene all over pop culture. You should watch some other Hitchcock movies. Vertigo is my favourite.

I love how the movie began making you believe SHE was the psycho. She was the only character we were following until the Bates Motel.

"I thought this was supposed to be a SCARY movie!" Just wait, buddy; just wait. (chuckle)

this was 1960 so $40k USD then is like $400k USD now.

"Psycho" is a psychological thriller. One of Alfred Hitchcock's best movies. Check out his movie, "The Birds". Anthony Perkins was brilliant as Norman Bates. Janet Leigh was a great actress and a very attractive woman. Her daughter is Jamie Lee Curtis. Cars in the 60s were bigger than they are today.

I'm not sure if most people back then knew there was a mental disease like that. Even more terrifying. Love your reaction.

Your comments on "Psycho" were the best I've ever seen, Every one was spot on! I have subscribed to your channel and look forward to viewing other reactions on KZfaq!

Inspired by a true crime. Amazing how many movies have mined the Ed gein case & how they're all tame in comparison to the true story.

Props to you Dillon, I’ve never seen anyone figure out the ending so quickly. Great reaction.

This was a Horror film. You have to remember it was 1960. They were not allowed to show what we show now.

Multiple personalities is now called dissociative identity disorder. I've seen it in my clinical work although some people fake it to give themselves cover for their psychopathic behavior, ascribing it to their "alter". People with mental illness are very sophisticated these days. I saw this when I was a kid, very disturbing. You figured it out very quickly. You should do police work

Director Alfred Hitchcock was hailed as the "Master of Suspense."

The lady that plays Marion is the mother of actress Jamie Lee Curtis. 🙂

Like a few other people pointed out, this story was inspired by the real-life grave robber and murderer Ed Gein. He did taxidermy too--on human bodies. That was way too extreme for movie audiences at the time. Gein even had a lamp made of human flesh, and instead of wearing his mother's dress, he tried to become her by wearing her skin. He kept the skull of one of his murder victims in a box. He had the same sickness about his mother as Bates, but was older, paunchier and more rural. His story also inspired the more gory Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

That was the line from Scream, We all go a little mad sometimes.

The blood in the shower was really chocolate syrup. There are so many good Hitchcock movies. The Trouble with Harry, starring Shirley McLain, is a comedy about a dead guy whose body keeps showing up, Vertigo, Rear Window, so many good movies. And Grace Kelly in Rear Window may be the most beautiful woman I have ever seen.

Excellent reaction! I hope you'll do more Hitchcock movies. One of the greatest directors of all time, he made films that are truly one of a kind.

Alfred Hitchcock did not make horror movies. His movies are “suspense “.

This was the first true horror film that did not feature the supernatural or science fiction plot as the source of the terror. Just a regular guy that lives next door.

5:49 Marion keeps the money in her handbag because she's not a very skilled thief, lol.

There were people that got easily scared after watching this film back then. It didn't scare me the first time I watched it, especially after watching CSI episodes, which have way more gore than this movie has. CSI is a crime show with murder scenes. After the murder happens, the CSI team have to figure out how it happened and who committed the murder. So it's a lot like a whodunnit type of thing.

Nice to see people react to Oldie movie. You should watch European films in 50-70s. I think Federico Fellini would suit you because his films are very funny. You should try watching Amarcord (1973) , You’d love it!

Janet Leigh as Marion and Anthony Perkins as bipolar psycho Norman Bates are bearing the movie, based on the novel ''Psycho'' of Robert Bloch. Credits to John Stefano for the amazing screenplay and to maestro Bernard Herrmann , for his iconic soundtrack. Alfred Hitchcock rules! By the way Janet Leigh , is Jamie Lee Curti's mother.

Old is gold.

Amazing movie by an amazing director. At the time of release it was pretty controversial as well

Love your Carolina shirt!

Alfred Hitchcock purposely made this in black and white. By the way, Marian's co-worker who took tranquilizers on her wedding night was Alfred Hitchcock's daughter Pat.

Enjoying your channel so far and “Psycho” is one of my fave classic horror / thriller movies! I was Norman Bates as his mom one Halloween at 13 😆🚿🔪🩸

I am pretty sure that everyone who has watched your reaction to Psycho has already seen Psycho so we already knew all the characters and what they would do/have done.

This is referenced in so many things. My favorite spoof of this is in High Anxiety starring Mel Brooks and Harvey Korman. I don't know if you take suggestions from the comment section. At the moment, I can't afford to be a patron of the sites I have subscribed to.

Anthony Perkins did an absolutely fantastic job.

Very good reaction, BTW, did you know there's a "Psycho 2" and "Psycho 3"? You should react to them, since they're underrated movies, ESPECIALLY in the horror genre.

Woooo!!! Glad you are finally here!

The Simpsons is just one of many shows \media that reference the shower scene\ this film in general, such was the impact of this amazing movie

When you get through with scaring yourself for Halloween, I'd love to see you react to Come From Away (Apple TV). Don't know if you've done a musical reaction since your great Hamilton vid, and I think you'd be about as successful in trying not to cry with Come From Away - a FANTASTIC show.

Watch the sequels (for the sake of continuing the story of Norman). To your point about Norman’s illness is a real illness, it is, but psychiatrists disagreed with the actual nature of this particular case. In spite of any mental health experts dismissing this as unlikely, you never can say something is truly impossible when it comes to the human mind and what it can do. Anthony Perkins was a very talented actor.

actor Anthony Perkins' line about "private traps" takes on a lot more heft once you learn he was gay & spent most of his life closeted.

A real life killer named Ed Gein was the inspiration for Norman Bates and Texas Chainsaw Massacre's Leatherface.

Fun Fact - they spent $80 to make a showerhead that would spray around the camera lens and not on it.

My friend Dorothy's father composed the music for this film.

Welcome to the wonderful world of Alfred Hitchcock. Try Rear Window!

Dillon watch Vertigo if you haven't yet, starring James Stewart. That's Hitchcock's other famous masterpiece. Unlike Psycho though it's a difficult movie and a bit confusing on initial viewing. It's a grower.

that guy plopped down the price for the whole property in cash. When a buyer and seller go into a house contract, the buyer gives money to the settlement company. In the meantime, expections are made, the bank agrees to the price, etc. The reason the buyer gives away that money at the start of the contract is because if buyers change their mind willynilly, the seller loses serious candidates (so instead they keep forfeited money up front). It's usually around $10,000 on $850,000 properties. Once a customer came down to meet my mom a realtor and tried to hand her $20,000 in cash for a contract. She was like 👁️o👁️ errrr check? We don't... process... cash. I should know, I've been an admin. You write the case number on the check and hand it over to be deposited to the settlement companies. Imagine me writing contract info of 1000s of bills...or better yet skidaddling with $10,000. Or better yet skidaddling with $850,000 or $40,000.

I don't understand why people cringe at taxidermy. Lots of people do that. It's a perfectly legitimate harmless hobby

Your right in 1960 there wouldnt have been anything quite like this its shock aspect, is STILL there to this day, this was the decade of Doris Day, and Jerry Lewis. Psycho would have hit very hard at that time, dealing with issues of- obsession, sexual frustration. loneliness perversion, cross dressing and murder, it is still disturbing, it's easy to think old black & w film, not in any way modern but on the 1st viewing you soon learn your wrong and that this is WAY ahead of it's time

I keep forgetting that the woman getting killed in the shower is Jamie Leigh Curtis mother

Back then American cars had big boots (trunks)

Psycho 2 is a decent sequel.

Hitchcock was "The Master" filmmaker

The movie Split has that its a great movie.

Split personality i think is what it's called

Wicked reaction mate! You have to do 'Psycho II'....its brilliant. Takes place 22 years after this one when Norman comes out of the nuthouse and goes back to the Bates Motel...

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Until you know what you're talking about, don't talk. "I thought this was supposed to be a terror movie. Where's the terror."?

bates motel and psycho 4 is good too

Hitchcock based this film on the real crimes committed by Ed Geen. You should watch the Hitchcock movie " Rope" based on the leopold and Loeb case.

stay far, FAR away from the remake. nothing more than a shot-for-shot, line for line color remake

A shot for shot remake of Hitchcocks direction was done of this movie with the late Anne Heche and Vince Vaughn in 1998 . It’s good also .

This is a great movie and a great reaction channel. I can't wait to watch more of your videos. Regarding the end comments about DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder) the American Psychiatric Society changed the name from MPD (Multiple Personality Disorder), in 1994 to DID and rightfully so. DID is a Dissociation Disorder, (along with DPDR, OSDD, OSDD1A, 1B, ect). Dissociative Disorders are not Psychotic Disorders (losing touch with or having a impaired perception of reality). Movies like this (Split, etc) sensationalize DID. It's unfortunate for people with DID to be linked to these types of movies. Now, I believe serial killer Billy Milligan was diagnosed with DID, but it is very rare for individuals with DID to be dangerous. DID is caused by trauma (often extreme and/or repetitive trauma of a young child), and it is a dissociative coping mechanism to deal with the trauma . DID is not psychotic, psychopathic or sociopathic. People who experience any form of dissociation or multiplicity are often misdiagnosed as psychotic. traumadissociation . com & did-research . org are excellent websites. There's a fantastic video on KZfaq by The CTAD Clinic channel called A visual understanding of how alters / parts are formed by trauma in DID and OSDD. I recommend anyone reading this to watch that short video as DID is often misunderstood and often confused with schizophrenia, psychopathy, etc.