Norman Bates is back to normal. But mother's off her rocker again.
Director: Anthony Perkins
Producer: Hilton A. Green
When Maureen Coyle, a suicidal nun who resembles Norman's former victim, Marion Crane, arrives at the motel, all bets are off and "Mother" is less than happy.
93 min
Rating: 5.6/10
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Anthony Perkins
Norman Bates
Diana Scarwid
Maureen Coyle
Jeff Fahey
Duane Duke
Roberta Maxwell
Tracy Venable
Hugh Gillin
Sheriff John Hunt
Lee Garlington
Myrna
Movie Info
Director: Anthony Perkins
Producer: Hilton A. Green
Production Companies: Universal Pictures
Countries: United States of America
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What Others Said
Wuchak:
Retreads the original, but with interesting additions
A month after the events of “Psycho II” (1983), a grief-stricken former nun (Diana Scarwid), a wannabe rock star (Jeff Fahey), a meddling reporter (Roberta Maxwell) and a bunch of football fans converge on the Bates Motel and the crazy world of Norman Bates (Anthony Hopkins).
Like the previous installment, “Psycho III” (1986) is a quality continuation of the iconic 1960 film, but more of a retread, which is why some call it a spiritual remake. I like it a little better than the prior sequel because it omits the contrived and confusing twists & turns of the second half. (But, if you seriously reflect on “Psycho II,” everything makes sense after the climatic reveal; you just have to put the pieces of the puzzle together).
Besides Scarwid, the film scores pretty well in the female department with comely redhead Juliette Cummins from “Friday the 13th Part V” (1985) and brunette Katt Shea. The film effectively contrasts lust and love. In addition, Fahey makes for an entertaining character and I like the addition of the celebratory football fanatics. There’s some atmospheric cinematography as well, directed by Perkins.
What’s great about the Psycho franchise is that it has its own story and Norman is a sympathetic character. It’s really a tragedy and not like the formulaic slasher where the killer is a zombie-like machine and all its victims are mostly partying teenagers.
The film runs 1 hour, 33 minutes and, like the other two films, was shot at the backlot of Universal Studios, Universal City, California.
GRADE: B