Episode 394 · Film year 1960
Psycho (1960)
- Special Guest
- Alexandre O. Philippe
- Guest Co-Host
- Christine Makepeace
Show notes
Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (opens in a new tab) (1960) stars Janet Leigh as Marion Crane, an unmarried woman who’s in love with Sam Loomis (John Gavin), a man under the debt of his deceased father and living ex-wife. In a move of desperation, she sees an opportunity to change her circumstances and takes it in the form of 40,000 dollars.
Christine Makepeace (opens in a new tab) (The Feminine Critique (opens in a new tab)) joins Mike to discuss Psycho and its legacy, sequels, Turkish remake and more. Alexandre Philippe (opens in a new tab), the director of 78/52 (opens in a new tab), talks about his fascinating documentary which takes apart the famous Psycho shower scene.
Christine Makepeace (opens in a new tab) (The Feminine Critique (opens in a new tab)) joins Mike to discuss Psycho and its legacy, sequels, Turkish remake and more. Alexandre Philippe (opens in a new tab), the director of 78/52 (opens in a new tab), talks about his fascinating documentary which takes apart the famous Psycho shower scene.
Labels: Alexandre Philippe Alfred Hitchcock Anthony Perkins Christine Makepeace Janet Leigh
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Music credits
- "Herrmann: Psycho (A Narrative For Orchestra)" - London Philharmonic Orchestra & Bernard Herrmann
- "Norman" - Sue Thompson
- "Psycho" - Eddie Noack
Links & resources
- Buy The Psycho Legacy on DVD (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Psycho by Robert Bloch (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho by Stephen Rebello (opens in a new tab)
- Listen to the Inside Psycho podcast (opens in a new tab)
- Listen to John Schnall’s Midnight Matinee: Psycho (opens in a new tab)
- Listen to our Homicidal episode (opens in a new tab)
- Read Marion, Venus, and Susanna in the Mirror: The Paintings in the Parlor of The Bates Motel by Katrina Powers (opens in a new tab)
- Read about the German version of Psycho (opens in a new tab)
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Comments (4)
Kathy Shaidle https://www.steynonline.com/8736/what-left-to-say-about-psychoMike White Thank you! Hope you enjoyed the episode!
Brett Really enjoyed this episode, just finished watching 78/52 and what an insight to the shower scene and the phenomena of Psycho and Hitchcock. Thanks for making such a great podcast!Mike White Thank YOU for listening!