The original hotel was made with cedar lap siding, not cinder blocks. It also didn't have sleeve air conditioners under the windows, and the windows were not picture windows but two double hung type windows.
This place looks like a chinzy 60s built dorm at one of the UC campuses.
@Livinggreen100 I find it very admirable that you know about these details of the house :) not many people take interest in that, but I sure did. Pretty cool tid bit of information, thank you so much for sharing it :)
@pattisgirls Now I know why. They moved the house, and hotel in 1980 from its original location near Laramie St. It wasn't until 1998 that the house and hotel was seriously saved as and attraction of its own.
They still did a terrible job with that hotel. It really looks like a howard Johnson with "L" shaped structure put around it. I noticed too, the flourescent lights under above the walk-way. Terrible re-creation.
@Slidecage los angeles in hollywood if you want to see the set you can! take the Universal Studios Hollywood Studio Tour and you will able to see it and a guy dressed upp like norman goes in to nr 1 and later comes out whit a dead lady body, goes up to the bus and scares the heck out of you
Thank you 214, felipe & bexcpfc for explaining this to us. Still a cool thing to see though. I always wondered if any of the scenes were shot in any of the rooms and now I know.
haha u can see whoville from the grinch right behind it lol kinda kills the scary part haha. i wish i couldve walked around there but i had to stay on the tram :(
so this isn't the actual set from the original psycho? I've been on that tour more than once, and all these years I thought we were driving by THE site of the filming location. Are any of the buildings real? It' still cool, either way. Thanks for posting.
The remake house is no longer there. It was built in front of the original house in 98, but taken down shortly thereafter so you could see the original house on the tour still...
@pollyweb1 He clearly states in the video that "the Office and Cabin #1 are practical sets, which means there are real rooms inside them. Every other room in the Bates Motel is what we call a shell, which means they're just used for exterior filming."
From what I've read, the motel is NOT the original. But the house IS. Also, the location (where the house and motel sit) is NOT the original site. Years it was moved (maybe more more than once). Although the house is original, the motel was rebuilt during the relocation.
From what i know and from some of what they are saying in this video,that is not the original site of the first movie but all the movies from 2 on was filmed at this site,the motel was clearly rebuilt because that motel now has masonry on on the outside in part 2 and 3 it is made of wood siding, i don't know if they totally tore down the other one or they just re faced it with masonry,as far as the house, i don't know if that is the original or not ,
Hoping for a TV airing this October and DVD release early next year for the 50th anniversary of the original. Check the My Space page for all the latest details! Thanks!
i remember in 2006 when my dad took me to that universal studios on Halloween horror nights and they let us get off the Tour bus and walk through the house
They don't let you walk through the house because it's an empty shell. There's nothing in there. All interiors were filmed on sound stages. They let you walk around the motel during Halloween Horror Nights.
@Beattie77 you can! take the Universal Studios Hollywood Studio Tour and you will able to see it and a guy dressed upp like norman goes in to nr 1 and later comes out whit a dead lady body, goes up to the bus and scares the heck out of you
They do that for Halloween Horror Nights. The tram stops in front of the "Grinch" movie set and they let you get out and walk up to the Bates Motel and all the way up to the house. They even have a person playing Norman Bates that you can take pics with.
I actually was there for Halloween horror nights and as weird and nerdy as it sounds being able to stand on the steps of the house is almost a religious experience, knowing there is so much history and that it gave so many people nightmares and it;s right in front of you, under your feet
Check out the original movie...not the 90's remake, but the original 60's Psycho movie and you'll see why. It's an absolute classic and was first of it's kind back in the day.
The car is wrong. It's a 1959 Ford, but the car Marion bought at the used car lot was a 1957 Ford. That's what Norman put her in the trunk of, and pushed into the swamp which was conveniently right next to the motel.
This incorrect car does, however, have the correct license plate (NFB 418).
i would kill to be able to check out the house. i just want to walk around inside, see his mom's room, the room where Meg Tilly took a shower, and of course, the basement. i went to Universal Studios but they didn't let us get off.
Actually the second film we're talking about is PSYCHO II, the 1983 official sequel to Alfred Hitchcock's PSYCHO. Anthony Perkins played Norman Bates 2 more times in PSYCHO III (1986) and PSYCHO IV: THE BEGINNING (1990). All those movies are far superior to the remake.
It was made by Paramount but on the Universal backlot. They were nervous of Hitchcock doing a low budget black and white horror movie, hence they let him film it at another studio. The house was moved from it's original location when they made Part 2 and has remained in that spot ever since.
The remake was shot on the same spot as 2 and 3. The actually built the "new" house for the remake right in front of the original house and tore it down after shooting. So all those movies (PSYCHO 2, 3, remake) were made on that spot.
It was part of a tourist attraction. They were just opening the park in Florida, so part of the appeal for people to come was "Oh hey, they're also filming a new PSYCHO movie here!"
you know if you go to universal studois hollywood you could take a private tour tram that you could walk to thw whole thing halfway and the give you details
It's a promotional piece for the upcoming documentary THE PSYCHO LEGACY about the entire PSYCHO franchise. Check out the official My Space page for all the details!
The house itself is actually also a shell! It's empty space except for a ladder which leads to the window where mother's corpse sits! All the interiors of the Psycho house were shot on stages. :-D
Eminem brought me here
Adam1994able 4 months ago 2
i think that there was a show about the jonas brothers and they shot here once
RubiCole 4 months ago
I wouldnt want to work there at night :-/
rodjohaness 4 months ago
I got a tour of the whole studio yesterday! Freakin' Norman chased us with his knife..
MissTriccia 5 months ago
Haha you can see Whoville in the background
Camyking 5 months ago
damn , i will kill to walk in the motel and also to be able to walk in the lon stairs and go to the house and see mother
giancarlos119 6 months ago
is this hollywood
albertice2 6 months ago
JOHN MURDY!!!!!!!!
CoreyAMarr 6 months ago
not accurate recreation.
The original hotel was made with cedar lap siding, not cinder blocks. It also didn't have sleeve air conditioners under the windows, and the windows were not picture windows but two double hung type windows.
This place looks like a chinzy 60s built dorm at one of the UC campuses.
what a disappointment.
Livinggreen100 6 months ago
@Livinggreen100 I find it very admirable that you know about these details of the house :) not many people take interest in that, but I sure did. Pretty cool tid bit of information, thank you so much for sharing it :)
pattisgirls 2 months ago
@pattisgirls Now I know why. They moved the house, and hotel in 1980 from its original location near Laramie St. It wasn't until 1998 that the house and hotel was seriously saved as and attraction of its own.
They still did a terrible job with that hotel. It really looks like a howard Johnson with "L" shaped structure put around it. I noticed too, the flourescent lights under above the walk-way. Terrible re-creation.
Still fun place, I'm sure.
Livinggreen100 1 month ago
Shortest tour ever O.o
guyq101 1 year ago
have you ever been on that tour? Norman lives next to the whos, no wonder hes crazy
and the whos, the grinch is the LEAST of their probs
yupitsjessbbyx3 1 year ago
@yupitsjessbbyx3 it used to be the set for the flinstones movie. how crazy.
selahstar 10 months ago
Is this in Florida or California?
Slidecage 1 year ago
@Slidecage
cali
yupitsjessbbyx3 1 year ago
@Slidecage los angeles in hollywood if you want to see the set you can! take the Universal Studios Hollywood Studio Tour and you will able to see it and a guy dressed upp like norman goes in to nr 1 and later comes out whit a dead lady body, goes up to the bus and scares the heck out of you
legoman769 10 months ago
They didn't even go up the steps and show us the house up close!!!! gutted!!!
kamelion7 1 year ago
I wish there was some way to cover the Dr. Seuse structures over the hotel, it kind of blows the mood.
tymbershade 1 year ago
you guys run for your life the psycho killer is gonna kill you
eminem5475 1 year ago
Thank you 214, felipe & bexcpfc for explaining this to us. Still a cool thing to see though. I always wondered if any of the scenes were shot in any of the rooms and now I know.
ImOfNope 1 year ago
haha u can see whoville from the grinch right behind it lol kinda kills the scary part haha. i wish i couldve walked around there but i had to stay on the tram :(
RetardedChickenVids 1 year ago
i love this set! its good to see it in colors!
bm300 2 years ago
so this isn't the actual set from the original psycho? I've been on that tour more than once, and all these years I thought we were driving by THE site of the filming location. Are any of the buildings real? It' still cool, either way. Thanks for posting.
SnuffyWuffles 2 years ago
Holy crap... you rule for posting this video. Can't wait to see the full documentary!
egglady 2 years ago
Mad i love Psycho so much this vid is old man but it was there sorry im a little pshycho myself
bukenda 2 years ago
there are actually 2 houses on the set, the original psycho house, and the 1998 remake house
felipe929258 2 years ago 9
The remake house is no longer there. It was built in front of the original house in 98, but taken down shortly thereafter so you could see the original house on the tour still...
pollyweb1 2 years ago 8
I went to that set during Halloween Horror Nights 2008.
It was definitely an awesome experience!
X0860X 2 years ago
omg!! ive died and gone to psycho heaven!!!
cintypie86 2 years ago
that is a dissapointing video.. they could have at least opened the first door and shown the room..
bexcpfc 2 years ago
You can't open the door. It's sealed because there is nothing in there. It's a complete shell, like John explains in the actual video.
pollyweb1 2 years ago 2
@pollyweb1 He clearly states in the video that "the Office and Cabin #1 are practical sets, which means there are real rooms inside them. Every other room in the Bates Motel is what we call a shell, which means they're just used for exterior filming."
PhoenyxFire 1 year ago
@pollyweb1 no......on the tour an actor goes in there as norman
kellysherman1 11 months ago
@pollyweb1 he said the office and the next room was a practical set. it would of been cool to see the inside for sho!
selahstar 10 months ago
From what I've read, the motel is NOT the original. But the house IS. Also, the location (where the house and motel sit) is NOT the original site. Years it was moved (maybe more more than once). Although the house is original, the motel was rebuilt during the relocation.
Kdogdude26 2 years ago
From what i know and from some of what they are saying in this video,that is not the original site of the first movie but all the movies from 2 on was filmed at this site,the motel was clearly rebuilt because that motel now has masonry on on the outside in part 2 and 3 it is made of wood siding, i don't know if they totally tore down the other one or they just re faced it with masonry,as far as the house, i don't know if that is the original or not ,
0TheSeeker 2 years ago
Listen to what he says... 'Practical set' meaning that it is in fact an open set.
bexcpfc 2 years ago
Rob is this doc gonna be on DVD?
lgboy67 2 years ago
Hoping for a TV airing this October and DVD release early next year for the 50th anniversary of the original. Check the My Space page for all the latest details! Thanks!
pollyweb1 2 years ago
Thanks for the info.
lgboy67 2 years ago
i remember in 2006 when my dad took me to that universal studios on Halloween horror nights and they let us get off the Tour bus and walk through the house
StallionTrevor 2 years ago
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214scifi 2 years ago
yeah on the haloween horror nights of 2006 they let us walk through it
StallionTrevor 2 years ago
They don't let you walk through the house because it's an empty shell. There's nothing in there. All interiors were filmed on sound stages. They let you walk around the motel during Halloween Horror Nights.
pollyweb1 2 years ago
Damn....that set is still setup? After all these years?
HokiesAndDawgs 2 years ago
wow how cool! always been a dream of mine to visit the set. my fave movie ever :)
Beattie77 2 years ago 7
@Beattie77 you can! take the Universal Studios Hollywood Studio Tour and you will able to see it and a guy dressed upp like norman goes in to nr 1 and later comes out whit a dead lady body, goes up to the bus and scares the heck out of you
legoman769 10 months ago
any1 know when they will let you walk up on the motel and house again? i'd like to go to that.
generaltodd2 2 years ago
They do that for Halloween Horror Nights. The tram stops in front of the "Grinch" movie set and they let you get out and walk up to the Bates Motel and all the way up to the house. They even have a person playing Norman Bates that you can take pics with.
LexMeza95 2 years ago
I actually was there for Halloween horror nights and as weird and nerdy as it sounds being able to stand on the steps of the house is almost a religious experience, knowing there is so much history and that it gave so many people nightmares and it;s right in front of you, under your feet
notwink 2 years ago 14
pollyweb,
is there a complete video of this documentary??
would love to see it or purchase it.
haroof 2 years ago
Still working out the release details. Aiming for Oct. 09. Check the My Space page for the latest details!
pollyweb1 2 years ago
why is it so famous i have just now herd of it and,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,how did it all start
HARDYGIRL02 2 years ago
Check out the original movie...not the 90's remake, but the original 60's Psycho movie and you'll see why. It's an absolute classic and was first of it's kind back in the day.
LexMeza95 2 years ago
Yes, check out the original 1960 Alfred Hitchcock classic and the 3 sequels, PSYCHO II, PSYCHO III and PSYCHO IV: THE BEGINNING.
pollyweb1 2 years ago
The car is wrong. It's a 1959 Ford, but the car Marion bought at the used car lot was a 1957 Ford. That's what Norman put her in the trunk of, and pushed into the swamp which was conveniently right next to the motel.
This incorrect car does, however, have the correct license plate (NFB 418).
hebneh 2 years ago 2
The ice box isn't exactly the same one from PSYCHO III either, but at least the staff at Universal's lot is trying!
pollyweb1 2 years ago
i would kill to be able to check out the house. i just want to walk around inside, see his mom's room, the room where Meg Tilly took a shower, and of course, the basement. i went to Universal Studios but they didn't let us get off.
andreas76 2 years ago
Did they replace it!? I would've loved a tour of the Bates Motel (I went to Flordia in '07).
Hampersack 3 years ago
It would have been nice if they actually went INTO room #1 and the office....
jameswolney 3 years ago
We couldn't. It's sealed off, and technically there's nothing in there. Otherwise, we would've.
pollyweb1 3 years ago
ive been to universal studios as a VIP it costs £1000 and i saw the psycho set it was so cool!
shamos007 3 years ago
how much did it cost to do this because iv been wanting to do this
thecopykidofthestarz 3 years ago
ive just watched psycho for the first time ever omg it's like the best film i've ever seen!. Can you actually visit there then :O?
garybarlowissexy07 3 years ago
were the killings real, or is it just the movie?
360andMe 3 years ago 2
the second film they talk about is the "remake" with Vince Vaughn. made in like...06 or 07.
probably the best remake of any film ever.
it sticks so well to the orginal.
:D
zombielicioustheshow 3 years ago
it was actually done in 1998 and yes I was amazed at how close it stuck to hitchcocks original :P
SubliminalHate 3 years ago
Actually the second film we're talking about is PSYCHO II, the 1983 official sequel to Alfred Hitchcock's PSYCHO. Anthony Perkins played Norman Bates 2 more times in PSYCHO III (1986) and PSYCHO IV: THE BEGINNING (1990). All those movies are far superior to the remake.
pollyweb1 2 years ago
I have heard that the house is built from forced perspective.
214scifi 3 years ago
Forced perspective is true!
pollyweb1 2 years ago
The first psycho was made by Paramount Pictures.
kamsavart 3 years ago
It was made by Paramount but on the Universal backlot. They were nervous of Hitchcock doing a low budget black and white horror movie, hence they let him film it at another studio. The house was moved from it's original location when they made Part 2 and has remained in that spot ever since.
pollyweb1 3 years ago
fake
keyondrick 3 years ago
no its not, ive even seen it myself
coasterman59 3 years ago
1:48 - 1:57
what is that in the back ground??
looks like universal studios theme park :S :S
is it? - if not what is ittt?
Sarah9Me0Masri 3 years ago
it is universal studios and what u see behind is who-ville the set for the movie "how the grinch stole christmas"
Yurintigger 3 years ago
hey the guy with the baseball cap looks like Elton John!
cristialana123 3 years ago
isn't that the set or the remake because i swear the 1st 2nd and 3rd were all made of wood but this set is breeze blocks
WJC007 3 years ago
The remake was shot on the same spot as 2 and 3. The actually built the "new" house for the remake right in front of the original house and tore it down after shooting. So all those movies (PSYCHO 2, 3, remake) were made on that spot.
pollyweb1 3 years ago
so how come they film psycho 4 in florda
eric81042 3 years ago
It was part of a tourist attraction. They were just opening the park in Florida, so part of the appeal for people to come was "Oh hey, they're also filming a new PSYCHO movie here!"
pollyweb1 3 years ago
you know if you go to universal studois hollywood you could take a private tour tram that you could walk to thw whole thing halfway and the give you details
555566hy 3 years ago
whats with the bates motel? is it haunted or something?
all ive heard of it is beacouse of horror nights in hollywood
videoman223 3 years ago
The Bates Motel is from Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.
doorman226 3 years ago
you can see suess landing at the end
angel12235 3 years ago
u can see whoville in the background at the end
sup4ugly 3 years ago
I recognize the score from Psycho III in the background straight away!! Awesome! :D
b3njee 4 years ago
I love the music from PSYCHO III. So glad someone picked up on that!
pollyweb1 4 years ago
i am goin on a hay ride there on friday for halloween
skaterboy4L 4 years ago
Cool, Thanks for sharing this! What is this from...DVD?
AssyMcDoodle 4 years ago
It's a promotional piece for the upcoming documentary THE PSYCHO LEGACY about the entire PSYCHO franchise. Check out the official My Space page for all the details!
pollyweb1 4 years ago
cool video, wish we could have seen the inside of the house...:-)
tyson2481 4 years ago
The house itself is actually also a shell! It's empty space except for a ladder which leads to the window where mother's corpse sits! All the interiors of the Psycho house were shot on stages. :-D
pollyweb1 4 years ago
so your telling me there going to be a new PSYCHO comeing out
eric81042 3 years ago
No? Maybe eventually? BUT this is for a documentary on all the previous PSYCHO films.
pollyweb1 3 years ago
thanks for this video. Bates house is beautiful.
2416752 4 years ago
i was on that set!!!! i went to hollywood horror nights and they let you walk through the bates motel. It was an awesome experience!!!
ClipperQuik42 4 years ago
may you record your walking on a camcorder?^^
JinzoCreed 4 years ago