yes, 1000 times yes! Watch Charade next. The witty dialogue, the story, the suspense, and of course you have the incredible pairing of Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant, who play off of each other so well.
I'll give 100 votes for Charade! It's a perfect movie - it blends action, mystery, suspense, comedy and a love story, and it hits each element perfectly!
Thanks for this reaction to one of my favorite films. Yes, Cary Grant is GREAT! Please see him in the Hitchcock film "To Catch a Thief" with the beautiful Grace Kelly . Also react to "Charade" with Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn in a very "Hitchcock like" Suspense story. thanks again
The title sequence was done by Saul Bass who famous for his title designs. He also did Psycho and Vertigo. There's a RU-vid video of his work in title designs
Love this movie , the chemistry between Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint is amazing. Eva Marie Saint is still alive and well at 97. Her mind and memory are still amazing.
Yes. "Dial M for Murder" is wonderful! It's never boring despite being Set bound in the one Apartment, other than when Ray Milland & Bob Cummings go out to the stag party.
"Dial M For Murder" (1954) would be on the top of my list, and then "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1956). The more rewatchable Hitchcock films for me personally.
If you liked Cary Grant, you should watch _Arsenic and Old Lace_ . Very funny. Based on a play, so the sets are limited, but it makes excellent use of the set. Not a Hitchcock film, but rather a Frank Capra film - who directed _It's a Wonderful Life_ . Cary Grant is so good. Also stars Raymond Massey and Peter Lorre - who you'll remember from _Casablanca_ .
This *may* be my fave Hitchcock film. I absolutely love it. The mystery, the action, the humor… Doesn’t hurt that Cary Grant is also one of my favorite actors. A pairing that was simply perfect.
Still plenty of more Hitchcock to see. I'd recommend The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), The 39 Steps, The Lady Vanishes, Foreign Correspondent, Shadow of a Doubt, Lifeboat, Strangers on a Train, The Wrong Man and Frenzy. You may also want to check out some of his acolytes. You've already done some DePalma, maybe try some Claude Chabrol.
If you're in for another scifi classic and one with more of Bernard Hermann's music do "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951) where Hermann's music really makes the film cool. His brassy orchestration and using a theremin too... it was the '50s man! LOL! But it's a required movie for those studying the classic scifis of the 1950s, in fact it's one of its best.... and has good messaging given it came out shortly after WWII with a small but growing Cold War vibe at the time. 🖖😎
Great reaction as usual. If you liked Cary Grant in this movie, you should really check out Charade (1963) with him, Audrey Hepburn and Water Matthau. A very clever thriller with great comedy elements to it.
Great reaction! I don’t know if this has been mentioned but for me, when I watch this, I always think of “Silver Streak”, with gene wilder, Richard Pryor and Ned Beatty. Another great train thriller/comedy. Hope you can check it out one of these days.
I dig the Cary Grant / Hitchcock films more than the Jimmy Stewart collaborations. Hot take? No. I just think Grant was more comfortable with the comedy and the action. Notorious (1946) is also excellent.
A few superb Hitchcock movies which have never been watched by RU-vid reactors, because everybody's too busy copying each other, are: Lifeboat (1944) The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 not the older version) The Wrong Man (1956) The Lady Vanishes (1938) Suspicion (1941)
...also "Saboteur", which utilizes another National Monument (Statue of Liberty)in a fantastic set piece ...and "Foreign Correspondent", Joel McCrea, George Sanders.
The VistaVision camera used to photograph this movie was about the size of a small refrigerator and weighed about 300 lb. There was no way for it to shake because it was always either on a tripod or on some kind of dolly or crane.
Funny trivia facts 1) Martin Landau played Leonard, Vandam´s righ-hand man. Few years laters he played one of the main characters on the spy tv show "Mission Impossible", that inspired many decades later the Tom Cruise´s movie saga. 2) On the late 1950´s Ian Fleming and british producer Kevin McClory were producing a James Bond film so they wrote a script called "Thunderball" that years laters, with the project cancelled, Flemin turned into the novel of the same title(And McClory´s answer was sueing a lawsuit, he won and he gained the book righs ant being credited as the book co-author). Whe McClory´s and Fleming still working on his 007 movie projct they offered the director´s chair to Alfred Hitchcock but his answer was "I have already made this kind of movie, it´s called North by northwest". About other Hitchcock´s films, I would recomend "Vertigo", "Strangers on a train" and "Frenzy".
You need to see Shirley Maclaine’s first film. Also a Hitchcock film. “The trouble with Harry”. It is a dark comedy. And it is super underrated. One of my favorites. Also, starring John Forsythe. And Jerry Mathers! You know the beaver. From leave it to beaver. In fact that might be his first film too.
You already have received several recommendations for other Cary Grant classics - and they are all worth taking. I'd also add "His Girl Friday," which in my opinion is the funniest comedy in movie history.
You did another one of my favorite Hitchcock movies!! Try Rope, which takes place in one room; The Man That Knew Too Much, a great Jimmy Stewart and Doris Day movie, and A Shadow Of Doubt
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Only thing I didn't like in Shadow Of Doubt was the conclusion.
North by Northwest had an impact on the James Bond films. When Fleming was trying to get his Thunderball script produced, Hitchcock was his choice to direct after seeing North by Northwest. Later, the Bond series producers asked Cary Grant to play Bond, also based on his performance in this film. But Grant didn't want to commit to multiple films. After From Russia with Love, Hitchcock commented about the similarities between his scene of Grant being chased by a crop duster and Bond being chased by a helicopter. It's fun to spot actors who would go on to play roles in 60s spy TV series. Leo G Carroll played Mr. Waverly on The Man from UNCLE and Martin Landau starred in Mission: Impossible.
Shan, you picked a great movie to review! These are the types of movies that never grow old. As others have suggested "Rope" is unique. The film Rope was entirely shot in one location and in real time.
This has always been my favorite Hitchcock film - a true Hollywood classic! To me - it really was Hitchcock at his very best. It was also incredibly influential on the early James Bond films. The charm of its British Hero, the tone, the action , the main villain, his henchmen, the “ Bond girl” ,the larger than life characters, the humor…etc etc All of it played a big part of the entire feel of the first couple of Bond films and was instrumental in the crafting of the entire series thereafter. In fact - From Russia with Love basically swiped that entire iconic scene of Cary Grant running from the Crop duster Plane - they just added Spectre and some weapons! lol Cary Grant was even offered the part of James Bond based on this movie - but he only wanted to do one film so,of course that did not work out! But it’s very easy to see how much The filmmakers adapted much of the style and panache he brought to this role and incorporated that into the James Bond character we’ve seen in so many films all these years later. So in many ways Cary Grants classic Hollywood persona is still being seen and felt by audiences of today!
A real Hitchcockian thriller is "The Manchurian Candidate" (1962), directed by John Frankenheimer, with masterful performances by Angela Lansbury and Laurence Harvey, and also staring Frank Sinatra. I think you will be in awe at the end. Look forward to seeing your reaction.
I love this movie and music soundtrack music as well. It is so well done. Just to let you know, it's 2022 and Eva Marie Saint is still with us. She's 97 now.
If you loved James Mason as a bad guy in this check him out as a great good guy in 1959 journey to the center of the earth movie..great fun movie..north by north west and man who knew to much are my fave hitchcock films
The next best film that follows with the development of Agent films is Charade ,,, It often refered to the most Hitchcock-ian flim that he didn't direct Fabulious with Grant and Audry Hepbern
Bernard Herrmann is the composer most associated with Hitchcock, with whom he had a decade long relationship. The Trouble with Harry (1955) The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) The Wrong Man (1956) Vertigo (1958) North by Northwest (1959) Psycho (1960) The Birds (1963) The movie had no score, but Herrmann was a "sound consultant." Marnie (1964) Torn Curtain (1966) Herrmann's score was rejected by Hitchcock, ending their relationship.
One of the best score composers ever... quite forgotten, sadly. Herrman had that special gift old score composers had: making everything more interesting without overwhelming people with noise, cheap hooks or tons of absurd percussions and the louder bass possible... Hans Zimmer I accuse you. I miss freaking music silence in movies nowadays
@@JulioLeonFandinho Herrmann is hardly forgotten. He has legions of fans, even amongst the Hollywood elite. Though few of his scores were released when the movie was new, nearly all have been re-recorded (in whole, or in part) in the years since his death. He even got the ball rolling by releasing a series of albums (in the early '70s) of suites of his scores, including one of Hitchcock's films.
One of my favorite movies rated by one of my favorite reviewers, I'm sure I'll watch it right away. If you want another movie with Hitchcock/Grant, you should try "To Catch a Thief".
Some of my favorite movies of Cary Grant To Catch a Thief, Father Goose, and Operation Petticoat. The last two are more comedic that dramatic. Glad you have seen this movie and enjoyed it.
My favorite thanks Shan, maybe not his best but it’s my favorite, I got to see Cary Grant in person at a actors studio type event at SMU in Dallas way back in the 80s and always a big fan , one thing I love about Hitchcock films are how colorful and well everyone is dressed, you can just look at all the beautiful scenery in the background the cars etc , thanks again Shan your videos are such great treasures
Two with Melanie Griffith's mother, Tippi Hedren. Good choices. _The Birds_ is probably my personal favorite of the Hitchcock movies, even though I acknowledge that others are considered to be technically superior.
What an excellent choice! The other day I said to myself that this movie should be on the watch list and here it is. One of my many favourites from this film is the scene when Thornhill meets Vandamm in the living room of the mansion. Two great English actors directed by another Englishman, in a very Hollywood movie. :-)
Grant was an American by then. He became an American citizen in 1942, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Very patriotic man, who visited wounded servicemen, donated his salary to the American Red Cross, performed to raise funds for USO entertainment for the troops... he tried to enlist in the Army Air Corp., but was too old. He also loved baseball.
Notorious takes Cary Grant and all the best parts of this, but it adds Ingrid Bergman and it's just the best Hitchcock film period. Definitely a must watch. And if you like Eva Marie Saint, her other main film is On the Waterfront which is one of the best films ever. Her performance is literally the best supporting actress performance I've seen, and of course it's most famous for Marlon Brando's performance. Both won Oscars and the film won best picture.
I was on a podcast that broke this down minute by minute. It totally holds up. I covered the week where Cary Grant breaks into the ladys' room, and that scene is low-key one of my favorite movie moments
YES! One of my favorites! Thanks! Also, when Roger's mother laughs in the elevator at 7:19 she looks EXACTLY like my grandmother. Just needed to mention that.
You are also correct, I think, in saying that the government/national stakes are intentionally left vague, because they *aren't* the stakes. The stakes are Thornhill's integrity and Kendall's life. The real through-line of action of this film is the transformation of Roger Thornhill from a completely self-centered, manipulative jerk (early on, we see him essentially steal a taxicab from another patron, and it's pretty clear why his wives left him) to someone who takes his responsibilities to other people (and even to his country) seriously. He becomes a whole person.
I think you would enjoy Hitchcock's "Rope". The entire movie is shot in a single set and consists of long takes - up to 10 minutes which at the time was entire capacity of the camera. It's a well done thriller with Jimmy Stewart.
Hitchcock stated that N by NW is a 'fantasy film', that it's a1950s political dreamscape experienced by a naive romantic trying to get home so that seemingly abrupt ending feels perfect to me. The film is full of imagery that is dreamlike: the super-fast tracking in, descending high angles and geometrical images as in the vertical cityscapes and the horizontal cornfield and the train crossing the country, the whole Mt. Rushmore sequence... The essential Hitchcoks other than the ones you've seen, all of which were indeed essential, are IMO: The 39 Steps (1939) Shadow of a Doubt (1943) Notorious (1946) Strangers on a Train (1951) The Birds (1961) Marnie (1963) Frenzy(1972) Plus some excellent options I think should be elevated in the academic world: Secret Agent (1936) Young and Innocent (1937) To Catch a Thief (1955) The Wrong Man (1957) And BTW, my good friend Dorothy's father wrote the score to N by NW. She's a wonderful person and her father was a supreme genius if rather cantankerous fellow, but a really sweet man in the long run. Take a look at his filmography and you'll be stunned. Fantastic reaction!
I watched a good number of Hitchcock movies as a child in the 80s and 90s but I didn't see this until I was much older. I do remember the plane scene as a kid so maybe I caught part of it on tv. Anyways, I see its influence on so many movies I feel robbed I didn't see this before all of those.
You might want to consider Hitchcock’s “Stranger on a Train”. A national historic site akin to Mount Rushmore in it, too. A reel merry go round story of suspense and thrills.
The crop duster scene is probably one of the most famous in movie history. There is at least one video explaining the complexities of shooting that scene. Cary Grant's major comedic skills kept the mood of the film light, allowing it almost to make fun of itself. Hermann's helter skelter music played a major role as well. Great, original flick!
My List of Recommended Hitchcock Films (and it ain't typical): Notorious (my fifth favourite film ever; Cary Grant again, more Spy stuff but a decidedly different feel than North By Northwest) Family Plot (okay, now, this is not normal, but...I'm a junkie for Hitch's light-hearted last film; the four principal actors are all wonderful, and I love the dual plot threads that collide. Bruce Dern fans, don't ignore this one) Frenzy (I might as well trumpet another very late film by this Director; I think it would have been very interesting if Hitchcock had made films into the late 70s and early 80s, based on what goes on in Frenzy, and Family Plot; note: Frenzy is NOT light-hearted, and more for Psycho fans) The Wrong Man (hey, you got to know Henry Fonda in Twelve Angry Men...why not see Fonda again, in this oft-overlooked gem) Blackmail (early! 1929! was planned as a silent film, and you can tell that, especially at the start. but the talkie onslaught was underway, and Hitch decided this would be a talkie too; Shan, if you are ever back doing films from the 1920s, do not skip this film; some real ahead-of-its-time stuff - especially concerning a shocking scene involving a woman, a potential attacker, and a kitchen knife...) also: Sabotage (spy stuff; I absolutely love Sylvia Sidney, even though she hated working with Hitchock, "To him, actors are robots.") The Man Who Knew Too Much (it has grown on me; I became a Doris Day fan, which is one thing that happened - and re-watches of this one - I'm talking about Hitch's later, Jimmy Stewart version of this film - has gained ground with me, with each viewing) The Thirty-Nine Steps Saboteur Foreign Correspondent Torn Curtain (I'm a spy movie fanatic, so a lot of this Director's canon is of course very appealing to me)
Nice to see some love for Family Plot. One of Hitchcock's few comedies (along with The Trouble With Harry) and notable for its John Williams score done the same year he did both Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Shan, love your reactions and reviews. Always on point. The North by Northwest reference pertains to the location of New York to Mount Rushmore. I would love you to react to Hitchcock's Lifeboat. So ingenious with Hitchcock's cameo.
@@mythoriker Maybe. "The title _North by Northwest_ is a subject of debate. ... Lehman states that he used a working title for the film of "In a Northwesterly Direction", because the film's action was to begin in New York and climax in Alaska. Then the head of the story department at MGM suggested "North by Northwest", but this was still to be a working title. ... according to Lehman, "We never did find a [better] title."[17]" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_by_Northwest#Themes_and_motifs
Hey Shan. As you saw Cary Grant was mostly a gifted comedic actor. But he did do some serious roles too like Hitchcock's "Notorious" a WWII story, and a Hitchcock film you will enjoy too. And Hitch does a cameo as well so keep your eyes open! ✌😎
Arguably one of THE best movies ever. I still have the VHS collector's box with printed movie photos and the movie in two languages standing here, even though I dont have a VHS anymore. Do watch "To catch a thief" and "The man who knew too much" next. Both another two of Hitchcock's 1950's greatest. Both legendary. Oh, and "Charade". Not Hitchcock, but Grant. ^^
All great movies, but in terms of Hitchcock, movies like Psycho, Vertigo, Shadow of a Doubt, Notorious, Strangers on a Train or The Birds should take precedence.
There’s loads of good Hitchcock movies - Rear Window, Dial M for murder, To catch a thief (when Grace Kelly met her future husband Prince Rainier of Monaco), Marnie, The 39 Steps, Notorious. Usually featuring a blonde lead actress and older leading man like Jimmy Stewart or Cary Grant.
Here's some Hitchcock movies. Rebecca (Laurence Oliver and Joan Fontaine) and To Catch a Thief (Cary and Grace). As far as the movie's title, I think Hitch acquired it from a line in Shakespeare. A crazy person has a N by NW mindset. Something about the wind from that direction.
Following the release of this film, there must have been at least one guy who tried the « I was forced to drink and drive by evil spies, officer » defense. Lol
Great movie. I think this movie inspired to make the James Bond movies. I think he was offered the role of James Bond before Sean Connery. If you want to see another great none Hitchcock movie with Carry Grant which is considered a Hitchcock movie that Hitchcock never made :) you should see Charade 1963. Also if you have seen allot of Hitchcock movies you should watch High Anxiety. Also another great movie with the guy who plays the bad guy here is Heaven Can Wait 1978.
@@ShanWatchesMovies Imagine Cary Grant as James Bond, he would have probably edged over Sean Connery, but we will never know. There's also Charade to watch and it's all over RU-vid, FREE to watch, and a great big cast to boot. Also, the Russia With Love with the helicopters chasing Bond used the plane sequence as a big inspiration.
@@ShanWatchesMovies I read that Grant was first choice to play James Bond, but declined. Think he said he thought he was too old for the part. Then they signed Sean Connery.
Very entertaining Hitchcock movie. Hitchcock owed MGM a film and they wanted him to make a shipwreck movie called Wreck of the Mary Deare. His screenwriter Ernest Lehman couldn’t get into that movie. Hitchcock liked Lehman and told him we will give them something else. They were both immediately inspired Lehman wanted to make the ultimate Hitchcock movie and Hitchcock responded with “I’ve always wanted to film a chase across the faces of Mount Rushmore”. The story evolved from theie. Other great movies… To Catch a Thief Strangers on a Train Rope Notorious (Cary Grant as a spy) Shadow of a Doubt Rebecca
Great reaction! Looking forward to Notorious! The title is a reference to Hamlet where he says to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern "I am but mad north-northwest. When the wind is southerly, I know a hawk from a hand saw". In other words, he might be crazy, but he still sees that there's a grand conspiracy against him.
The innocent man framed by circumstantial evidence attempting to clear his name while eluding the authorities-this is a story that Hitchcock really specialized in, and more than a few of his films relate variations of it. “North by Northwest” is my personal favorite among his films for sheer entertainment value. I’m glad to see new people discover this great classic.
"Charade" is a great rom/com action movie staring Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Mathiau, James Coburn and George Kennedy that you might enjoy. It's from '63
Please just for your own pleasure check out 'Foreign Correspondent ' with Joel McCrae from the 40's , also Hitchcocks favorite film " Shadow of a Doubt " with Joseph Cotton & Teresa Wright. Smaller Hitchcock films that became major favorites after repeated viewings.
@@sherigrow6480 Cotton is the early epitome of evil in Shadow of a Doubt . His speech at the dinner table about useless old. women ranks up there with anything by Hannibal Lecter.
You got to watch charade and to catch a thief both starring Cary Grant I love both movies and the scores brilliant thrillers and another James Stewart movie is the man who knew to much there's a strange one of Hitchcock is the trouble with harry wonderfully shot
Always like your reactions sir and this one is spot on with every detail, you really get all the camera work and shot angles,your review is as entertaining as this classic movie
"The Trouble with Harry" is overlooked but is another great one to add, along with "Rope". Also want to mention that Cary Grant films, I highly recommend.
So glad you reviewed this movie, Cary grant was always a favorite. If you enjoyed his acting I recommend "arsenic and old lace", "houseboat"as well as "father goose". In fact there's to many Cary grant movies I would like to recommend. Well one more "operation petticoat"
Big Hitchcock fan, this and Rear Window are my 2 favs. The composer Bernard Hermann was the John Williams of his day. He also did "Psyco" and "Vertigo". Psyco only had string instruments. Highly recommend listening to his soundtracks. They are all on youtube. The Hitchcock film soundtracks are great also check out his Fantasy movie compositions." Journey to Center of the Earth",Mysterious Island",Jason and the Argonauts",Day the Earth Stood still"and several others. Included some of the greatest special effects of that period,they are all fun watches.
