Alfred HitchcockMaster of Suspense

Presents:

PSYCHO

PSYCHO (1960)Director ……………… Alfred HitchcockScreenwriter ….…….. Joseph StefanoBased on novel ……. Robert BlochEditor …………………. George TomasiniMusic ……………….... Bernard

HerrmannCinematography ….. John L. RussellCostume …………….. Rita RiggsPictorial Consultant… Saul Bass

PSYCHO (1960)Norman Bates ……… Anthony PerkinsMarion Crane ……… Janet LeighLila Crane …………... Vera MilesSam Loomis ………… John GavinMilton Arbogast …… Martin BalsamSher. Al Chambers… John McIntireDr. Fred Richmond ... Simon OaklandCaroline …………….. Pat Hitchcock

History

Style Formalist Psychological Thrillers Reoccurring Characters & Themes: wrongly accused man cool blondes surprising violence suspicion/doubt Virtuoso Editing Droll Humor

Psycho

Style

Style

Psycho

1955

1959

American PSYCHO

Ed Gein

Nine Death Masks10 Women’s Heads4 NosesHuman Skin ChairsSkull BowlsSkulls on Bedposts

American PSYCHO

Dahmer

• Best Selling Issue until Princess Diana’s Death

•14th Most Interesting Person of the Year

(1991)

American PSYCHO • Women 8 of 10 times killed by person they know

• ½ women killed by husbands/boyfriends

•Only about 20 serial killers/year

killing 200 ppl (15, 000 by others)•More likely to catch malaria or leprosy

American PSYCHO

What is our fascination?

PSYCHO Reception

PSYCHO Reception•$11,200,000•Highest Grossing Hitchcock film

•Broke records: China, Japan, France, Britain, Canada, South America, U.S.

•One of the top grossing black and white films of all time

PSYCHO Reception•Mixed reviews—eventually re-reviewed•Nominated for 4 Academy Awards

•Leigh won Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress

•1992—selected for preservation in National Film Registry

• #14 on AFI’s 100 Best Movies list

PSYCHO Influence• 2 sequels: Psycho II (1983), Psycho III (1986)

•1 prequel: Psycho IV (1990) screenwriter- Joseph Stefano

All 3 starring Anthony Perkins• 1 remake (1998)• Graphic Novel Series

PSYCHO Influence

1978 horror classic Halloween 1977 High Anxiety, 1980 Fade to Black, 1980 Dressed to Kill, Invader Zim, Hoshi no Kaabii, 2003 live-action/animated Looney Tunes: Back in Action.

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Shower Scene

Shower Scene

Shower Scene montage 3 minutes 50 cuts extreme close-ups few medium shots 7 days to shoot casaba melon chocolate syrup music: all strings— “The Murder”

Shower Scene MUSIC Bernard Herrmann, composer *Citizen Kane to Twilight Zone *Team Hitchcock all strings stark How important is it?

PSYCHO Craze

PSYCHO Craze

“Ways In”

Mother

Mother #15

1st Slasher Movie?

1st Slasher Movie? #6

Audience Reception

Audience Reception #9

Water

Water #10

Food

Food #16

Good vs. Evil

Good vs. Evil #11

Whose Story?

Whose Story? #8

Voyeur

Voyeur #1

Voyeur

Opening Scene