Alfred Hitchcock Master of Suspense Presents: PSYCHO
Dec 27, 2015
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
Style Formalist Psychological Thrillers Reoccurring Characters & Themes: wrongly accused man cool blondes surprising violence suspicion/doubt Virtuoso Editing Droll Humor
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
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.
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?