Psycho II (1983)

After twenty-two years of psychiatric care, Norman Bates attempts to return to a life of solitude, but the specters of his crimes - and his mother - continue to haunt him.

Director:

Richard Franklin

Writers:

Tom Holland, Robert Bloch (characters)

Stars:

Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Meg Tilly

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anthony Perkins	...	Norman Bates
Vera Miles	...	Lila Loomis
Meg Tilly	...	Mary Loomis
Robert Loggia	...	Dr. Bill Raymond
Dennis Franz	...	Warren Toomey
Hugh Gillin	...	Sheriff John Hunt
Claudia Bryar	...	Mrs. Emma Spool
Robert Alan Browne	...	Ralph Statler
Ben Hartigan	...	Judge
Lee Garlington	...	Myrna
Tim Maier	...	Josh
Jill Carroll	...	Kim
Chris Hendrie	...	Deputy Pool
Tom Holland	...	Deputy Norris
Michael Lomazow	...	D.A.

Storyline

Now declared legally sane, Norman Bates is released from a mental institution after spending 22 years in confinement over the protests of Marion Crane's sister Lila Loomis, who insists that he's still a killer and that the court's indifference to his victims by releasing him is a gross miscarriage of justice. Norman returns to his motel and the old Victorian mansion where his troubles started, and history predictably begins to repeat itself.

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Plot Keywords:

motel | hitchcockian | breasts | 1980s | dementia | 

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Taglines:

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the shower!

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Genres:

Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 June 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Psicosis 2

Filming Locations:

Bakersfield Courthouse, Bakersfield, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$32,000,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Oak

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Anthony Perkins was ambivalent about the film (and leaning towards passing on returning to play Norman Bates), rumors flew that Christopher Walken was going to be cast in the lead role and the film would be a TV movie event. However, Perkins eventually agreed to star in the film. In the DVD commentary for the movie, screenwriter Tom Holland was asked if Walken had almost become the new Norman Bates. He said he could not confirm or deny the reports and immediately began talking about an unrelated subject.

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Goofs

The camera and crew are reflected in the window of the car when Norman arrives home.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Norman Bates: [voice-over] Mother, oh God, Mother. Blood! Blood!
Judge: The basis of the staff report Norman Bates is judged returned to sanity and is ordered released at will.

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Connections

Referenced in Coming Soon (1982)

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Soundtracks

Piano Sonata Op. 27, No. 2 'Moonlight'
(uncredited)
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
Played by Anthony Perkins

User Reviews

Psychological Horror at it's best.

This is the most frightening movie I've ever seen. I was expecting it to be kind of funny in a bad horror movie way but it plays with your mind to such a masterful extent that every time I've seen it I've been shaky afterwards. Anthony Perkins does such a good job of playing the rehabilitated Norman Bates who for 2 hours you have to decide if what's going on is in his head or really going on. That puzzlement stays suspenseful for the entire film until the very involved ending. This is really a top notch psychological suspense/horror movie which is very underrated.