Psycho III (1986)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Anthony Perkins

Writer:

Charles Edward Pogue (writer)

Release Date:

2 July 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

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

Plot:

Norman Bates is still running his little motel, and he has kept the dressed skeleton he calls mother...

Plot Keywords:

Motel | Serial Killer | Reporter | Psycho | Nun

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Anthony Perkins	...	Norman Bates
Diana Scarwid	...	Maureen Coyle
Jeff Fahey	...	Duane Duke
Roberta Maxwell	...	Tracy Venable
Hugh Gillin	...	Sheriff John Hunt
Lee Garlington	...	Myrna
Robert Alan Browne	...	Ralph 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

Also Known As:

Psicosis 3 (USA: Spanish title)
Psicosis III (USA: Spanish title)

Runtime:

93 min | Australia:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | Spain:18 | Iceland:16 | Italy:VM18 | UK:15 (re-rating) (2003) | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1988) | Australia:MA (re-release) | Australia:R | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (1986) | France:-16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1986) | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Anthony Perkins originally suggested the film be shot in black and white but Universal opposed it.

Quotes:

Tracy Venable: She was crazy Norman, but she wasn't your mother... Neither are you!

Movie Connections:

Features Puny Express (1951)

Soundtrack:

Catherine Mary

A decent sequel

After having seen the wonder of the first Psycho, and the mediocre horror-film reminiscent of contemporary slashers that was Psycho II, I was looking forward to seeing this, the third installation to the series. I am not exactly disappointed by it, as I wasn't really expecting anything particularly good. It's decent, as Psycho II also was. It builds a little more on the twist of Psycho II(I won't reveal that here, for anyone who hasn't seen it), and though it did an OK job, I still found it to be too far-fetched to make sense, like the first one did. The twist in this one barely even made sense at all, and was almost totally unbelievable. The killing seemed more or less random, which wasn't a problem of the first, and(to the best of my recollection) not the second one, either. In this one, they just seemed to knock off minor characters whenever the film dropped in pace. The plot is reasonably good, quickly grabs your attention and keeps it throughout the entire runtime. It never really drops in pace for too long at a time, and you never lose interest in it. The acting ranges, of course Perkins pulls off the same excellent performance he also did for the first two. The characters were reasonably well-written and credible. All in all, this is a decent sequel. I recommend it to Psycho fans who want to see the entire series, but be advised that the film has a lot of ridiculous scenes, and the twist almost makes the very bad twist of Psycho II seem like the best twist since the twist of the original Psycho. 5/10