This still shocking and wildly popular movie, which birthed the slasher genre and yet is still perhaps the deepest, most complex example of it, was maestro Alfred Hitchcock’s biggest hit, even though it was the lowest budget film he made in America. 

Psycho broke so many rules, in such a riveting way, that it’s never stopped being talked about in the 63 years since its release. It blew the door off the censorship of the Hays Code. The famous shower scene and the incredible music accompanying it have been imitated year after year after year by hacks as well as by the most highly regarded filmmakers of the last half century.

Our panel of film-lovers talk about the astonishing twists and turns of the story, the hidden symbolism and techniques that make it such a head-turner, and exactly how it is that a film that has been copied so often for so long still delivers a fresh experience.

Hosts: Mark Netter & David Tausik 

Panelists: Jake Flowers, Guy Lewis & Ann Michelle

An ElectraCast Production

Current AFI Greatest American films list: #14

Current AFI Greatest Thrillers List: #1

Original Trailer: Psycho Official Trailer 1960 HD - YouTube

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho_(1960_film)

Original Time Magazine Review: https://time.com/3907090/original-review-1960-psycho/

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