I spoke with fellow Anthony Perkins superfan, PhD student and podcaster Xanthe Pajarillo, all about the immensely talented and under-appreciated Anthony Perkins. Perkins was far more than Norman Bates and I wanted to delve into his interesting and eclectic career with someone who gets it. We discuss his early days as a teen idol, his career in Europe, midcentury masculinity, and chose some of our favorite Perkins performances.

Show Notes:

Xanthe Pajarillo’s instagram twitter tiktok

Xanthe Pajarillo’s Website

Xanthe’s Anthony Perkins article

My Anthony Perkins Letterboxd list

Films:

Psycho (1960)

The Actress (1953)

Friendly Persuasion (1956)

Fear Strikes Out (1957)

Green Mansions (1959)

Hitchcock (2012)

I’m Not There (2007)

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)

Goodbye Again (1961, movie on YouTube)

The Trial (1962)

The Ravishing Idiot (1964, movie on YouTube)

Five Miles to Midnight (1962)

Phaedra (1962, movie on YouTube)

Evening Primrose (1966, movie on Youtube)

Catch-22 (1970)

Psycho II

Psycho III

Lucky Stiff (1988, movie on YouTube)

The Last of Sheila (1973)

The Evil Dead (1981)

Winter Kills (1979)

Pretty Poison (1968)

Play It As It Lays (1972)

Television:

The Ghost Writer (YouTube)

Bates Motel SNL – Anthony Perkins Episode (archive.org)

Music:

Podcast Interlude Anthony Perkins – How About You

Anthony Perkins – A Little Love Can Go A Long Way

Elvis Perkins – Ash Wednesday

Books:

Osgood and Anthony Perkins – Laura Kay Palmer

Haunted Life: Anthony Perkins – Ronald Bergan

Plays:

Tea and Symphony Look Homeward, Angel

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