Psycho III (1986)

Norman Bates is still running his little motel, and he has kept the dressed skeleton he calls mother. One of his guests is a young girl who has left the convent where she lived. To get some... See full summary »

Director:

Anthony Perkins

Writers:

Charles Edward Pogue, Robert Bloch (characters)

Stars:

Anthony Perkins, Diana Scarwid, Jeff Fahey

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anthony Perkins	...	Norman Bates
Diana Scarwid	...	Maureen
Jeff Fahey	...	Duane
Roberta Maxwell	...	Tracy
Hugh Gillin	...	Sheriff John Hunt
Lee Garlington	...	Myrna
Robert Alan Browne	...	Statler
Gary Bayer	...	Father Brian
Patience Cleveland	...	Sister Margaret
Juliette Cummins	...	Red
Steve Guevara	...	Deputy Leo
Kay Heberle	...	Ruthie
Donovan Scott	...	Kyle
Karen Hensel	...	Sister Catherine
Jack Murdock	...	Lou

Storyline

Norman Bates is still running his little motel, and he has kept the dressed skeleton he calls mother. One of his guests is a young girl who has left the convent where she lived. To get some help he employs a young man. One day a nosy journalist comes to see him to ask questions about his past.

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Plot Keywords:

motel | psycho | serial killer | reporter | nun | 

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Taglines:

Unlock the Terror. Unlock the Fear. And enter into the All New Nightmare of...

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 July 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Psicosis III

Filming Locations:

Black Lagoon, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$14,481,606 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mary's book from Psycho II (called "In the Belly of the Beast") is seen laying in the dirt, by Norman's house.

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Goofs

When Maureen goes to see Norman at home for the last time, she asks him a question while they are at the top of the stairs. We hear Norman answer her, but his mouth never moves.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Maureen Coyle: There is no God!

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Connections

Follows Psycho (1960)

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Soundtracks

"Dirty Street"
Music by Carter Burwell & Steve Bray
Written by Steve Bray & Stanton-Miranda
Performed by Stanton-Miranda

User Reviews

Return To Bates Motel

Leave it to Anthony Perkins, probably the only person who knows Norman Bates better than creator Robert Bloch or director Alfred Hitchcock, to create and have a hand in Norman's descent into madness and subsequent struggle for normalcy. After the circumstances that drove him mad in the last movie, he tries to return to sanity by befriending and romancing another disturbed woman he considers his soul-mate. Diana Scarwid has a fine role as a near clone of the Janet Leigh character as she herself flashes between reality and confusion. Norman is her hero, and she is his queen in this unrequited love story. Jeff Fahey is the jerk and opportunist who throws the wrench in the works just as Norman tries to forget mother and what she does to him. The murders are gratuitous as if to compete with Jason and Freddie and there is some tongue-in-cheek dark humor directed as the series as Murphy proves time and time again: what can go wrong, will.