Psycho II (1983)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Richard Franklin

Writers:

Tom Holland (written by)
Robert Bloch (characters created by)

Release Date:

3 June 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

It's 22 years later, and Norman Bates is finally coming home

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Motel | Death | Female Nudity | Telephone Call | Murder

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

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.

Also Known As:

Psicosis 2 (USA: Spanish title)
Psycose 2 (USA: Spanish title)

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | Spain:13 | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Italy:VM14 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:M | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (original rating) | UK:18 (video rating) | USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Bakersfield, California, USA

Company:

Oak

Trivia:

Meg Tilly was never allowed to watch any sort of television as a child, and so had never seen the original Psycho (1960) and was unaware of its significance. She didn't understand why the press was giving all the attention to Anthony Perkins for his comeback role in this movie, and one day on the set Perkins overheard her say, "Why is Tony getting all the attention?" Perkins was upset, didn't talk to her during filming, and recommended that she be replaced, even though half of her scenes had already been shot.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Mrs. Spool is walking up to the house at the end before we know who she is, her hair is in a pony tail, just like Norman's wig, but when Norman lets her in, her hair is much different.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Norman Bates: 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.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Psycho Legacy (2009)

Soundtrack:

Piano Sonata Op. 13 'Pathétique'

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.