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Storyline
Norman Bates returns for this "prequel", once more having mommy trouble. This time around he is invited to share memories of mom with a radio talk show host, but the PYSCHO fears that he may kill again for his beloved is impregnated with his child and Norman cannot let another PYSCHO loose in the civilized world. Written by
Eric Creed
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You've met Norman... now meet mother.
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Trivia
The house and motel used for the film were originally built in 1988 on the back lot of Universal Studios Florida. It remained there until 1998 when it was torn down.
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Goofs
In the first murder scene when Norman checks on 'Mother' (which is a corpse) from over her shoulder, mother's corpse is blinking and moving during a behind shot.
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Quotes
Norman:
I was the man of the house. She used to call me that. I was practically running the motel single-handedly by the time I was 15. She depended on me. Especially when she was scared. She was scared to death of thunder and lightning.
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Connections
Referenced in
Horror Business (2005)
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If you liked the earlier sequels (with of course, the first one being inimitable) you may find this entertaining.
Tony Perkins seems deranged as ever, and there are some interesting conversations between him and CCH Pounder, (a radio shrink) as she tries to uncover what made Norman Bates the way he is...nature or nurture?... It may be genetic, but it could also have been his mother played by Olivia Hussey, a deranged woman who has an inappropriate relationship with her son.
Henry Thomas ("E.T." and "Beyond Obesession", among others) is sad and affecting as the young Norman Bates, who tries to be a good son to his mother, until she realizes he has become a man, wherein she begins to flip out.
Overall, for die-hard fans of the "Psycho" sequels.