Released fifty years ago, alfred hitchcocks throwaway horror film tore down the shower curtain and changed cinema history. Then there were classic age slashers, films from the 1950s and 1960s such as psycho 1960 and diabolique 1955, which would help create the prototype. The photo above is from the halloween knight episode of knight rider 1984 and shows a hazy psycho house at the end of falls lake. Filming locations 19 filming dates 1 production dates 1 filming locations. Hitchcock knew he would not get shots of red blood splattering the wall and floor past the censors of the time. I watched the premiere last night and wondered if they used the same house from the original psycho. The stars of the cast included anthony perkins, janet leigh, vera miles, john gavin, and martin balsam. The large mansion, said to be designed after an edward hopper painting titled house by the railroad, set the perfect atmosphere of creepy as it loomed.
Psycho 1960 filming locations, janet leigh, anthony perkins, vera miles, alfred hitchcock. Psycho when asked what they remember from the original psycho, most people would say that the shower scene was the part of the film that they remembered most. A replica of the original bates motel set from the film psycho was built on location at approximately 1054 272nd street in aldergrove, british columbia, where portions of the series were filmed. The shower scene gave rise to entire film genres, but hitchcocks original remains the gold standard for films visceral effect. Alfred hitchcock landmark thriller of the macabre stars janet leigh and anthony perkins in a terrifying tale about a quiet motel and a mysterious killer. The psycho scene that changed film forever cbs news. The screenplay by joseph stefano was based on the 1959 novel of the same name by robert bloch. Starting with marion entering the bathroom, each distinct shot is film is described below. Music from and inspired by the motion picture, included danny elfmans rerecordings of some of bernard herrmanns score for the original film, along with a collection of songs in genres from country to drum and bass, connected mainly by titles containing psycho or other death or insanityrelated words. At lasta great american movie available on video for the first time in its original aspect ratio.
Bloch received no royalties for the use of his characters in the filmed sequels to psycho. May 15, 2018 psycho ii 1983 the first followup to psycho took over 20 years to arrive, and continues to be one of horrors most overlooked sequels. Psycho house, backlot, universal studios 100 universal city plaza, universal city, california, usa 31 of 31 found this interesting jefferson hotel, 109 s. How many sequels to the original psycho were made answers. Psycho 1998, a shotforshot remake of the first film is not a sequel since it retells the same events as the original film, but set in 1998. There are also some continuity problems in psycho iv. After production, the new house was moved next to the original and stayed that way until around 2003 when the new house was torn down and the motel was restored to its original appearance. Psycho house and bates motel alfred hitchocks 1960 cinematic masterpiece psycho, although originally distributed by paramount, was financed by hitchcock himself, and filmed at universal studios using the revue studios television crew from alfred hitchcock presents. Phillipe lays out the sociological and cultural context for psycho, and its. Psycho house, backlot, universal studios 100 universal city plaza, universal city, california, usa 31 of.
Because psycho was filmed with tact, grace, and art, hitchcock didnt just create. Welcome to part 3 of the then and now filming locations from mr alfred hitchcocks incredible motion picture, psycho growing up in phoenix arizona and being a huge fan of movies, i was always very excited when i would hear about a film that was. With its profitsharing contracts, incendiary content and shocking narrative reversals, psycho slammed the door on hollywoods classical studio era. If youve ever been to universal studios in hollywood then you may have seen the original bates motel and house that was used in psycho. It was later recreated in 1998 by director gus van sant. A much more successful reimaging came in the form of bates motel, which retold norman and normas complex relationship in modernday. Mar 21, 20 welcome to part 3 of the then and now filming locations from mr alfred hitchcocks incredible motion picture, psycho growing up in phoenix arizona and being a huge fan of movies, i was always very excited when i would hear about a film that was made in my own home town.
Frankly, i suspect all of the psycho house rumors, at least about my house, were the result of too much beer andor hallucinogens consumed in downtown kent, and subsequent staring up at the house on the top of the hill, as the previous comment suggests. Psycho was filmed in black and white unusual for hitchcock by that stage of his career partly to cut costs, but also to manage the graphicness of this scene. The new season of the bates motel series is right around the corner, and maybe you havent given a thought to the origins of the bates mansion, which has been an emblematic icon in the history of cinema since it was built for the classic alfred hitchcocks psycho film in 1959. Also amongst the extras is the original trailer done like an episode of alfred hitchock presents. On june 16, 1960, alfred hitchcock premiered his iconic mystery thriller psycho in new york, with secrecy as the theme when it came to the plot. The film, independently produced and financed by hitchcock, was shot at revue studios, the same location as his television show. Mar 29, 2010 secrets of the psycho shower it is one of the most notorious scenes ever filmed yet hitchcock and janet leigh didnt tell the truth about it. Their production team built a replica of the psycho house directly in front of the original and the motel was updated to look like it was from the 1960s. Psycho was the last film alfred hitchcock made for paramount. Psycho house, backlot, universal studios 100 universal city plaza, universal city, california, usa 31 of 31 found this interesting interesting. As well as its debut appearance in hitchcocks psycho in 1960, the house has appeared in many other movies. With anthony perkins, janet leigh, vera miles, john gavin. In 1962 mca bought out universal pictures and the onetime revue lot. The film i chose to watch is the original psycho, filmed in 1960 and directed by alfred hitchcock.
In its visceral feel, psycho has more in common with noir quickies like detour than with elegant hitchcock thrillers like rear window or vertigo. The original psycho movie was based on the novel by robert bloch and was intended to be a lowbudget experiment by director alfred hitchcock. The plot is, norman bates has been cured and released back to his old homemotel. The original psycho was filmed in 1960 in 1998 was the remake then in 2000 came american psycho 3 for oodles. Finding the exact places where alfred hitchcock filmed his classic horror film psycho took a lot more work than i was expecting, but i had a grand time in the process. Psycho is a 1960 american psychological thriller film directed and produced by alfred hitchcock, and written by joseph stefano.
Except the scenes of marion fleeing phoenix which were filmed on backroads in southern california, psycho was produced on the backlot at universal studios. The bates home, or psycho house as it has come be known, was built as a twowalled exterior facade, as it would be filmed only from a vantage point within a 90 degree span. This is video is unfortunately not in english because it is unavailable on youtube the movie psycho opens up with the famous to hitchcocks style opening credits. Alfred hitchocks 1960 cinematic masterpiece psycho, although originally distributed by paramount, was financed by hitchcock himself, and filmed at universal. Infamous for its shower scene, but immortal for its contribution to the horror genre. Hopefully to you all it was worth the wait and there will be at least 6 to 7 more entries covering all of the then and now locations for the original 1960s psycho.
The trail leads to a sagging, swampview motel and to one of the messiest, most nauseating murders ever filmed. Macy and anne heche in leading and supporting roles. Psycho house original house set used in the first three ps. Although the modern tv series bates motel features the iconic characters, the show is filmed in canada, so the universal backlot version of the house is not featured. The birds 1963 filming location alfred hitchcock duration. The first scene to be shot was the one in which marion, asleep in her car, is awakened by a highway patrolman. Freddie highmore visits psycho house, bates motel at.
The swamp scene was also filmed at gorman, in a break from the original hitchcock locations. The rice digital website expressed disappointment at the film s lack of closure, stating while it is more appealing than the second television series, it fails to live up to the status of the original psycho pass because it does not explore the sibyl system. Perkins originally turned down the offer to reprise his. Lake where the swamp scenes were filmed in the original movie the house and motel have. The new season of the bates motel series is right around the corner, and maybe you havent given a thought to the origins of the bates mansion, which has been an emblematic icon in the history of cinema since it was built for the classic alfred hitchcocks psycho film in 1959 the psycho house has appeared in countless films, tv shows, documentaries and. A phoenix secretary embezzles forty thousand dollars from her employers client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.
The roadway is diagonal and looks exactly today as it does in the film but there are no train tracks. Psycho is a 1960 american horrorslasher film directed by alfred hitchcock starring anthony perkins, janet leigh, john gavin, vera miles and martin balsam. The original psycho was filmed in 1960 in 1998 was the remake then in 2000 came american psycho 3 for oodles asked in colors, power rangers what is the list of colors that start with psycho. Mar 19, 20 hopefully to you all it was worth the wait and there will be at least 6 to 7 more entries covering all of the then and now locations for the original 1960s psycho. The original psycho was filmed in 1960 in 1998 was the remake then in 2000 came american psycho. Built in 1960 for the filming of psycho, the original psycho house was placed on the hill where the chicken ranch now sits overlooking the bates motel, which sat where cabot cove is today. In 1962 mca bought out universal pictures and the onetime revue lot is now part of the vast universal spread. And secondly, after seeing how many inexpensive bmovies managed to do very well at the box office, he wanted to elevate the genre a bit.
The 5 psycho films from worst to best bloody disgusting. Hitchcock and cinematographer john russell regularly used two cameras to get. The beginning, the 1998 remake of the original film, and additional merchandise spanning various media. In this essay i will be analysing this famous scene but from the remake directed by gus van sant. Oct 08, 2011 the first scene to be shot was the one in which marion, asleep in her car, is awakened by a highway patrolman.
It stars anthony perkins, janet leigh, john gavin, vera miles, and martin balsam, and was based on the 1959 novel of the same name by robert bloch. Psycho ii 1983 the first followup to psycho took over 20 years to arrive, and continues to be one of horrors most overlooked sequels. Being a risky production, psycho was shot on a tiny budget at revue studios, where the alfred hitchcock presents tv series was filmed, using a television crew. Psycho is not only beautifully filmed, but fascinating to look at in its dreary locations and creepy sets. Secrets of the psycho shower it is one of the most notorious scenes ever filmed yet hitchcock and janet leigh didnt tell the truth about it. Alfred hitchcocks powerful, complex psychological thriller, psycho 1960 is the mother of all modern horror suspense films it singlehandedly ushered in an era of inferior screen slashers with bloodletting and graphic, shocking killings e. The beginning that have to do with some of the past events explored in psycho, psycho ii, and psycho iii. Reviewers also commented on the cast of psycho pass. Apr 04, 2019 i think to get the answer you want, we need to be a little more specific here. For all the slasher pictures that have ripped off psycho and particularly its classic set piece, the shower scene, nothing has ever. He shot it not with his usual expensive feature crew which had.
First came the golden age movies like m 1931, thirteen women 1932, and and then there were none 1945, the original slasher movies. I think they filmed the house shots at universal studios, hollywood. The history of the psycho house, its many changes, and debating if the house that still stands on the universal studios backlot is really the original pyscho house or not. I thought then that perhaps it was san fernando road by universal studios. The psycho house became an iconic symbol of eerieness, and has appeared in countless films including two psycho sequels, television shows and advertisements.
In 2015, singer brian evans and comedian carrot top filmed creature at the bates motel, based on an original song by evans. Original house set used in the first three psycho movies located back lot universal studios, hollywood. Psycho is an american horror franchise consisting of six films loosely based on the psycho novels by robert bloch, namely psycho, psycho ii, psycho iii, bates motel, psycho iv. Alfred hitchocks 1960 cinematic masterpiece psycho, although originally distributed by paramount, was financed by hitchcock himself, and filmed at universal studios using the revue studios television crew from alfred hitchcock presents. People might think of different films, when asked about the original one, because some movies are close to the books, while others are pretty free adapted. The thriller movie psycho was first released in 1960 by the famous thriller director alfred hitchcock. Psycho is a 1998 american horror film produced and directed by gus van sant for universal pictures and starring vince vaughn, julianne moore, viggo mortensen, william h. Im a big fan of the original psycho ever since i was a kid, and i avoided the sequels, because i saw there were 5 total psycho films and assumed the rest were soulless cashgrabs.
It became the first time a music video was ever approved to be filmed using the set of the bates motel, the filming location for the alfred hitchcock thrilled, psycho. Hitchcock deliberately wanted psycho to look like a cheap exploitation film. Psycho, american suspense film and psychological thriller, released in 1960, that was directed by alfred hitchcock and is loosely based on the. The first film, psycho, was directed by filmmaker alfred hitchcock. Although psycho was filmed long after color films had become an industry standard for higher end films, alfred hitchcock decided on making psycho a black and white film for a few reasons firstly, he thought that the movie would be too gory in color. Hitchcock also filmed in bakersfield ca and i was sure that he had filmed this shot on the 5 freeway the 99 in 1960. I think to get the answer you want, we need to be a little more specific here. In addition to its infamous shower sequence, the film broke various taboos including bizarrely a shot of a toilet flushing. It is a modern remake of the 1960 film of the same name directed by alfred hitchcock, in which an embezzler arrives at an old motel run by an insane killer named norman bates. Gus van sant later directed 1998s psycho remake starring vince vaughn and julianne moore, which was lambasted for being a selfindulgent, shotforshot recreation of the 1960 original. The history of the psycho house, its many changes, and debating if the house that still stands on the universal studios.
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