Comments on: Psycho Shower Murder Scene Fun Facts

By: Download Unreal

Download Unreal — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:31:23 +0000

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By: Walter in Jersey

Walter in Jersey — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:28:16 +0000

Hitchcock said that the reason he decided to do the film in b/w is because he didn't want the blood to be in color (yes, I know he actually used syrup but he would have had to use something red-colored otherwise) -- he said it would be too upsetting to view. Also, he never has a shot in all that editting of a knife touching flesh or a wound - but what a clever, masterwork he created -- we think we are seeing that many times. Watch it again now!
My 22 year old cousin would call my house to ask her dad to come home because she would never take a shower unless he was in the house.
To this day I get worried if I see several birds in a row on an electrical wire - oh, wait -- that's another movie. But admit it, you do too. Hoo-Ray for Hitch!

By: ted

ted — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:44:05 +0000

I can't stand North by Northwest, however. So long and boring...

As for Jaws, Steven Spielberg takes that idea of not showing something and flogs it to death. Nowadays, it's more a way of avoiding special effects expenses than successfully creating suspense.

By: Ali S.

Ali S. — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:45:54 +0000

Great stuff! My favourite parody of this scene comes from "Eek the Cat".

By: JeffB

JeffB — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:31:10 +0000

Love the juicy tidbits about the movie. This scene is still terrifying, and much more effective than the torture porn that is so poular today.

By: Geekazoid

Geekazoid — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:03:59 +0000

The universal studios tram tour guides used to tell the story that hitchcock actually blasted ice cold water in the shower scene so that leigh's screams were very real.

By: DOJ

DOJ — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:34:17 +0000

The scene took a week to film, but seems like it may last forever. Good job.

By: liphttam1

liphttam1 — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:32:06 +0000

UnreaL is right. Its just a blury bump in the film though.

By: UnreaL

UnreaL — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:25:28 +0000

You missed one bit of trivia: Hitchcock actually did show a breast on screen, albeit out of focus.

A detailed description is here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054215/faq#.2.1.9

In the clip above, it's at about 1:31.

By: Lee Gainer

Lee Gainer — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:07:33 +0000

Hitchcock was simply brilliant.

I can watch Rear Window and North by Northwest every year and not get tired of them. I'd also highly recommend Lifeboat. Not seeing everything, but knowing it's happening (the shower scene, shark from Jaws, etc.) makes things so much scarier!

By: Mac

Mac — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:17:15 +0000

Unlike Christophe, this scene still has the power to grab me by the throat. My father before me and I, for many years, wouldn't take showers with opaque curtains. To this day all mine are clear but I'll shower in a hotel room or at my girlfriend's place.

By: Christophe

Christophe — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:15:29 +0000

After blockbusters like Kill Bill or Pulp Fiction, this scene seems so quiet and clean...

O tempora, O mores!