Ten Favorite Alfred Hitchcock Movies.
- The Birds. I saw this when it first came out in theaters and had nightmares that night. This is the only movie that has ever given me nightmares.
- North by Northwest. Cary Grant = good, James Mason = evil. The crop-duster scene, the nighttime pursuit across Mt. Rushmore. A classic.
- Rear Window.
- Psycho. Of course.
- To Catch a Thief. I read the book, too. Anything about a cat burglar fascinates me.
- Vertigo.
- Strangers on a Train. Did you know that was based on a novel by Patricia Highsmith?
- The Man Who Knew Too Much, 1956 version.
Not movies, but Alfred Hitchcock productions that stick in my memory 50+ years later...
- The TV episode with the serial killer disguised as the other nurse.
- The TV episode where the wife kills her husband with a frozen leg of lamb, then puts it in the oven and cooks it while the police are investigating.
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I love your list and that TV episode with the leg of lamb is also a favorite!
Oh, The Birds gave me nightmares for a very long time! I was terrified! I remember the nurse episode, and the leg of lamb, too! (I used to love the opening credits of the TV show . . . when Alfred Hitchcock stepped into his profile!)
Love Hitchcock.
Almodovar took that leg of lamb and made it hilarious in “Que he hecho yo para merecer esto.”
Also, when I go to Rapid City for work I stay at the Alex Johnson, which is where the cast and maybe the crew stayed for filming “North by Northwest.” They say the eigth floor of the hotel is haunted.
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You'll have to translate that title — mi Espanol no es bueno
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The tv show is my bedtime story every night on Netflix.
Que he hecho yo para merecer esto translates to what have I done to deserve this.
Thanks!
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I couldn’t help myself and am attaching a clip from Psycho.
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I couldn’t take a shower without looking over my shoulder for about a year.
I don’t remember if it was HBO or SHOWTIME, one of them had a recent movie called “The Girl” which was about Tippy(?) Hedren(?) in “The Birds.” Hitch was sooo creepy. He made her repeat a scene with a real bird flying in her face all day until she was bloody. I think I could puke if I had met him in in real life.