Alfred Hitchcock On How He Made The Shower Scene In 'Psycho' | The Dick Cavett Show
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- Alfred Hitchcock describes the process behind one of his most iconic scenes!
Date aired - June 8, 1972 - Alfred Hitchcock
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Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC.
His most recent television successes were the September 2014 PBS special, Dick Cavett’s Watergate, followed April 2015 by Dick Cavett’s Vietnam. He has appeared in movies, tv specials, tv commercials, and several Broadway plays. He starred in an off-Broadway production ofHellman v. McCarthy in 2014 and reprised the role at Theatre 40 in LA February 2015.
Cavett has published four books beginning with Cavett (1974) and Eye on Cavett (1983), co-authored with Christopher Porterfield. His two recent books -- Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets (2010) and Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic moments, and Assorted Hijinks(October 2014) are both collections of his online opinion column, written for The New York Times since 2007. Additionally, he has written for The New Yorker, TV Guide, Vanity Fair, and elsewhere.
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Hitchcock was a comedic and directorial genius.
Directional Genius? You mean a genius director...... lol
Mojo's World You’re correct that I was wrong with directional. The proper adjective is “directorial.” But no need to be pompous; the sentence’s structure was correct :)
@Jack Strawb you have to have some sort of ego saying that something of Hitchcock is incredibly weak
@@MojoRisingTV TROLL
@@davidmerlin3344 lol
It's a shame that modern talk shows don't have this level of class and professionalism anymore.
AngryDuckStudios You took the words right out of my mouth.
That level of class died when Dave Letterman left. The older I get the more I long for the era my parents grew up in. Much classier, respectful time.
@@spoonface9698 Letterman was often quite disrespectful to his guests under the guise of challenging them. Then again I have never seen his hosting style before mid-90s (I be no amerikano). Cavett has a way of posing his questions objectively, which I like a lot!
@@spoonface9698 Dave was the definition of irreverent. Dave deliberately violated rules of 'class', made fun of his guests, and both his bits as well as certain guests were deliberately picked to be stupid or to poke fun at the audience enjoying it. What the hell are you talking about.
The show is from an era when intellectualism wasn’t feared and disrespected as it is today. We now live in an age in which stupidity and crassness are celebrated.
The entire interview is an historic document for modern filmmakers. Hitchcock didn't mention that he originally wanted no music in the shower scene. Bernard Herrmann scored it anyway and played it for Hitchcock. He changed his mind. That shrill, piercing violin cue has become iconic in cinema history.
Indeed. It has a life of its own….and created absolute added terror
Hitchcock was the most brilliant speaker and had the sharpest wit that I have EVER HEARD!
Mark...
He would sound like he had 'wit' to a 'twit' like you!
The dry cleaning joke is so funny, he had such a great sense of humor
Reminds me of Winston Churchill.I can picture Hitchcock being told 'If you were my husband I'd poison your tea.'.......Madame if you were my wife I'd drink it.'
You might even say it was... a *CLEAN* Sense of Humor.
This is a testament to Hitchcock's film genius -- to reject the use of the rubber torso and blood and use film clips of Janet's Leigh's body and stab motions to depict the stabbing scene. He certainly knew the difference between sensational and sensitive.
This feels so civilized and overall just interesting to watch. You never see talk shows like act like this anymore. It really is pathetic that people on modern talk shows can't have the slightest bit of respect for one another, and can't go 3 seconds without yelling or laughing.
Mr. Hitchcock's films are the only film school an aspiring filmmaker needs...
Actually it's called working on set
Hitchock himself would not agree with you.
@@yacovlk7924 That was advice from William Friedkin which I definitely took, who worked for Hitchcock on his TV series. I only take inspiration from the best, Jacob...😎
@@lilchaos4792 Yes that's a great idea too. I needed you back in 1988 when I started...😎
@@eddiebrown8549 It all depends on what movies you like.
Bergman's movies for example are far better in quality than Hitchock Movie for me.
Hitchock movies are perfect for a cheap thrill but I do not take them seriously. I prefer movies which are more mentally stimulating. The Seventh Seal for example.
A classic English gentleman and great director 👍
he really wasn’t a gentleman there are plenty of stories of what he was like off camera
IAH set live birds on kim novak in the birds
@@eamonnstokes8366 mhm
@@eamonnstokes8366 *tippi hedren
@@eamonnstokes8366 Hearsay. We’re you there?? Then keep your trap shut.
Hitchcock epitomized charm.
Leo / Pisces combo is the epitome of charm.
For a man who kept people on the edge of their seats, Hitch had a brilliant sense of humor.
in his films is much black humour ...
Yes.
I don't know why that surprises people.
You can see things in a dark way, and get your sense of humor from that🙂
That is me and some others that I know personally. The funniest things come out of our mouths, and it shocks people.
LMAOO "She is now unpleasant to be around" XDD
"So I replied, 'Dear Sir... Send her to the dry-cleaners.'"
Had me DEAD.
Cavett is only 82 years old. U figured he’d be much older when u figure how long ago this was. But Cavett was young when he did this show he was only in his 30s.
'Only' 82?
@@t.b.g.504 Many of the people featured in interviews on this CZcams channel are dead. Myself I assumed Cavett was dead for years until I finally googled him.
The knife never touches her body and i know it and i still cant watch that scene without squinting. Genius filmwork
What a wonderful gift to this world was the brilliant Alfred Hitchcock
He makes it sound so logical and obvious.
Hitchcock should have been a comedian. He definitely knew people, and delivery. A true master. 💚💚💚✌️🥳
All these legends...this channel is a hidden gem.
It is wonderful to hear one of the masters speak.
It's a pleasure to see and listen how they talking. I don't get this feeling in a modern shows.
The shower scene left actress scars for the rest of her life as she had to open door every time she showers
I love the guy who laughs heavily in the audience. I would be the same
The silence in the audience....it's almost deafening
That silence is called awestruck admiration Ronnie, and only the truly talented can inspire that in audiences on and off the screen.
The 'attentiveness', which we know you mean.
No American talk show host in 2021 could ever meet this bar. Ever.
What really makes the shower scene, and the film as a whole, work is the music of Bernard Herrmann.
Hitchcock is my all time fave! This was awesome to see!
What a freakin genius!!!
There's that great story about "Lifeboat" where all the actors had to climb a ladder to get in the tank for filming and Hume Cronyn complained to Hitch about having to go up the ladder behind Tallulah who never wore underwear. Hitch said "I don't know if this is a matter for the costume department, make-up, or hairdressing." LMAO!
Hitchcock's comment is ridiculous, if indeed he said this, for surely he must have known that the solution is for the costume department to provide Miss Tallulah Bankhead a pair of underwear. Neither the make-up nor the hairdressing personnel would have had underwear for her since they do not deal with articles of clothing.
@@michaelerickson985 darling it was a joke that’s the point
i don't enjoy horror but i do love Hitchcock. he has such a quality to him. so charismatic but subdued, he's great.
For a horror man, Hitchcock is incredibly humorous.
De Palma is like the best satirist and brought it into thrillers him and Hitchcock are my favorite
So is Stephen King. That's the key!
I can see why people feel that way. Always curious to me though.
It doesn't shock or surprise me.
Just because people think darkly and create horror doesn't mean that they wouldn't have a sense of humour.🙂
Balance!
I used to watch his films with my late Mother ....it reminds me of great times & Great films .
I love him so much i watch him every night at work
I love it whenever Hitchcock says the word blood
I love these. Thank you so much for sharing them. Just great。
At his best, Alfred Hitchcock's impressionistic approach to film, especially editing film, was a kind of trompe l'oeil, or whatever the equivalent is on the central nervous system. The combination of SFX/underscoring, lighting, framing and ultimately cutting has such an unnerving effect on the viewer.
Enjoy listening to the great man. These were interviews of substance.
This is a gem
Genius
My god who knew Hitchcock could get a huge laugh out of me.
Hitchcock seems a very stimulating person to like.
A real genius.
"You can't get inside the fire, you'd get burnt."
GENIUS!!!!!!! What can I say ??
A real master!
THE KING!
I wasn't around in this era, but Cavett is easily in my top 5 tv interviewers of all time. Also Hitchcock would never survive #Metoo but the art remains.....
Lov u, Hitch
informative 5mins with Mr Hitchcock
Kept a straight face when making a brilliant joke. That's what I call a master of suspension and thriller.
I have a face like that when telling a joke. So do many people that I know.
It's just how some people are.
Fascinated by him now I’m a graduate of new Yourh film school living in Los angels
Wonderful
The first minute of this interview reminds me -- Dick Cavett thought of himself as a comedian, yet in 1 minute Hitchcock showed he was funnier than Cavett ever was. 😂
a complete genius
0:32 and after seeing a horror car wash jumpscare she wouldn't take the car wash anymore.
I like this
You're my idol and I love your films.
diaboulqe 1955
made me write
thank u Al
GREAT
I used to watch twilight zone on a small black and white
A master lesson in filmmaking that money can't buy.
He could have easily taken the easy route and used a fake torso, but instead he trusted his own camera work skills more.❤
I would have liked to have seen a film with Totò, (Antonio De Curtis; il principe della risata) directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
An interesting article comparing Taxi Driver, Psycho and Maniac - @t
Dick Cavett had the best interviews
It seems to me that a Hitchcock movie required some imagination on the audiences part. He (Hitchcock) provided the stimulus. And he was expecting that you (the audience) had enough imagination to provide the details. But not today. TMI is state of the art. Art has been taken down to low brow status. People in Hollywood believe that unless you club the audience over the head and make it vile...you haven't done your job.
He actually said that how he did it was that he put the fear in the mind of the audience in an interview. He didn't believe in putting it point blank in front of you, he wanted you to get yourself worked up. We need more of that in horror, like you said.
it mustve been intriguing to see hitchcok discuss film theory on tv in 1972. i imagine it wouldve been quite new to people when hearing about that sort of stuff but idk
Everyone talks about Johnny Carson or Mike Douglas and, later, Jay Leno and Dave Letterman and all of them are okay, but Dick Cavett will always be my favorite!
Man was a genius.
We don't seem to have interesting chat shows anymore, like this.
Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (Londres, 13 de agosto de 1899-Los Ángeles, 29 de abril de 1980) fue un director de cine, productor y guionista británico.
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Richard Alva Cavett
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Like all true geniuses: crazy, funny, charming and brilliant. None like him! (I wish he had done the Jello commercial. That would have been a touch!)
sir hitchcock, diaboulque did it 4 me too
He has that Accent you hear in any mid evil movie 🤣
Lol I wonder if Dick is talking about McCabe & Mrs. Miller at the end there
He looks like a character from somewhere.
Wow, amazing how jarring they used to make ads in these old shows.
Tell me more about the Jello
4:38 seems so random lol
How he *and Saul Bass* made the shower scene
I came here for the jello
Then you should check out the Bill Cosby vid on this channel! 🙃
I would have liked to go out to dinner with him
Ice Nine Kills “The Shower Scene” brought me here.
1:52
A world-famous director mentions feet twice within a minute when discussing his movies... and it isn't the one you think
Saul Bass, look him up. He storyboarded the whole scene. Hitchcock never directed anything like this scene before or after. It's Saul Bass' scene. Rumor is that he directed it on set, but that is heavily disputed.
Good to know
Janet Leigh makes it very clear that Hitchcock himself directed every shot of the "shower scene." Moreover, Saul Bass storyboarded the scenes based upon specific instructions from Hitchcock as to what he wanted to see in each frame. As such, Hitchcock himself directed the storyboarding which Bass executed very capably. czcams.com/video/82vOLLMeOuQ/video.html
His name was Hilton Green.
I have nothing against the other celebs that were on this show but is this channel ever going to show the Dick Cavett shows where he interviews Jackie Gleason or Art Carney? How about any Honeymooners actors that were part of the main cast? These are rarities much like the other videos around here.
Can you imagine Conan O'Brien interviewing him today? Half the segment would be Conan mugging for the camera, a quarter would be a clip from the film, then Hitchcock would be asked what it was like working with some celebrity. Then on to the next guest.
Sergio Leone was doing with westerns just what Hitch said they should do and it worked.
I'm here because of Music To Be Murdered By
0:21 what's the title?
have nothing against the other celebs that were on this show but is this channel ever going to show the Dick Cavett shows where he interviews Art Carney or Jackie Gleason? I
How about any Honeymooners actors that were part of the main cast? These are rarities much like the other videos.
When talk shows were informative. Compare this to Jimmy Kimmel (well, there IS NO comparison)
What was the French movies name ?
Les Diaboliques, 1955.
@@KidMillions where can I watch it with English subtitles?
@@Tyler-nc4px It's quite a big movie so it's available from lots of places. Except free online, that may be difficult.
@@KidMillions ok. Thanks for the response
Wow! The people that went on Dick Cavett Show, no comparison to today's crappy celebrities.
I feel like Hitchcock likes the emphasize the feet when's he's talking about body parts 🤔
Hitch hired actresses who had pretty feet(Grace Kelly, Janet Leigh, Eva Marie Saint).
saul bass lied lmao
There is a shot of the knife penetrating the body
😂
He's sharp for a portly man.
My uncle wrote the book
I read somewhere the stabbing sound effects were created by stabbing a watermelon. Lol, ah showbiz
That fan thing is used almost in every movie nowadays in Hindi Cinema and has become a cliche