Bonus Video! Norman Bates meets the Muppets, and the secret loves of Tony & Tab
Hello there!
In this week's bonus video, we're taking a look at some highlights from the life & career of Anthony Perkins -- in particular, how guarded he had to be while being interviewed by Mike Wallace in the 1950s. On the outside, he was a young 20-something heartthrob, but secretly he was romancing another Hollywood hunk, Tab Hunter -- so it makes some sense that Tony's answers to Mike Wallace's questions are a little ... evasive. Plus! We'll take a look at some of the mystery & furor surrounding the release of Psycho, and also the strange-murder mystery plot that he cooked up with Stephen Sondheim in the 1970s. Plus a very strange appearance with The Muppets on Saturday Night Live.
Backup link in case the video doesn't play: https://youtu.be/QHZDhXuumNE
Watch the full SNL episode: https://archive.org/details/saturday-night-live-s-01e-16-anthony-perkins-3-13-1976
Sunday livestreams are here: http://twitch.tv/mattbaume
Comments (8)
Thank you for shouting out that fantastic scene in Psycho (in the parlor). That is my favorite scene in that movie. It's a perfect movie in my opinion.
Never really thought of the whole “you have to watch it from the beginning” thing as a William Castle-style gimmick
The Last of Sheila is one of the best underrated/unrecognized films of all time. I saw it for the first time about 9 years ago and it just knocked me back in my chair. I've watched it about once a year since. It was delightful to see you discuss it here.
You mentioned about the family he had and of course his son was in Legally Blonde! Also, I was skimming Anthony's Wikipedia page and it said that he was offered the role of Bobby in Company but had turn it down. Wow.
Now looking at the Company Wikipedia page and at least four of the Bobby's have been queer (NPH, Raul Esparanza, Larry Kert, and John Barrowman) and then when they gender flipped it two out gay men won awards for playing Jamie (Jonathan Bailey and Matt Doyle).
Just last night watched Peekins in On The Beach 1959 with friends and comments about his accent, that it was before Psycho, and how we know why the oddness of how he handled his character. The film still gives chills.
Been awhile since you mentioned it, but will there be any additional future book signings?
Yes! I'll be doing a talk & signing at the University Book Store in Seattle on Tuesday October 17.