Alfred Hitchcock
From Homestar Runner Wiki
(Difference between revisions)
Bad Bad Guy (Talk | contribs) (more relevant picture) |
(→Appearances: linking to its entry on Secret Pages instead of the page on H*R.com) |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
| - | *An [[ | + | *An [[Secret Pages#Old H*R Loading Screen|old loading screen]] that featured the outline of [[Homestar Runner]]'s profile was modeled after ''[[Wikipedia:Alfred Hitchcock Presents|Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]''. |
*[[Experimental Film]] — The swinging lightbulb and the oscillating shadows it creates are from the famous penultimate scene in ''Psycho'', and [[Strong Sad]] falling into a descending spiral of presidential faces references ''[[Wikipedia:Vertigo (film)|Vertigo]]''. | *[[Experimental Film]] — The swinging lightbulb and the oscillating shadows it creates are from the famous penultimate scene in ''Psycho'', and [[Strong Sad]] falling into a descending spiral of presidential faces references ''[[Wikipedia:Vertigo (film)|Vertigo]]''. | ||
*[[That a Ghost]] — [[The Old Pietimer Place]] looks inspired by the Bates mansion from ''Psycho''. | *[[That a Ghost]] — [[The Old Pietimer Place]] looks inspired by the Bates mansion from ''Psycho''. | ||
Revision as of 00:32, 18 May 2008
Some elements of the Homestar Runner body of work draw insperation from horror movies and shows directed by Alfred Hitchcock, especially the hit Psycho.
Appearances
- An old loading screen that featured the outline of Homestar Runner's profile was modeled after Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
- Experimental Film — The swinging lightbulb and the oscillating shadows it creates are from the famous penultimate scene in Psycho, and Strong Sad falling into a descending spiral of presidential faces references Vertigo.
- That a Ghost — The Old Pietimer Place looks inspired by the Bates mansion from Psycho.
- Email retirement — Marshie telling his mother to walk away references Psycho, and the painting of her resembles the caricature seen in the opening for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
- Jibblies 2 &mdash Coach Z's line about a shower being the safest place for a "pretty young thing" references such movies as Psycho that feature a woman getting killed while taking a shower.
