Psycho IV: The Beginning
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| Psycho IV: The Beginning | |
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| Directed by | Mick Garris |
| Produced by | Hilton A. Green Les Mayfield George Zaloom |
| Written by | Joseph Stefano |
| Starring | Anthony Perkins Henry Thomas Olivia Hussey CCH Pounder |
| Music by | Graeme Revell |
| Cinematography | Rodney Charters |
| Editing by | Charles Bornstein |
| Distributed by | Universal Television |
| Release date(s) | November 10, 1990 |
| Running time | 96 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | N/A |
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Psycho IV: The Beginning is a 1990 made-for-television prequel to Psycho, Psycho II & Psycho III. The film stars Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates, Henry Thomas as young Norman Bates, Olivia Hussey as Norma Bates, and CCH Pounder as Fran Ambrose. The film was written by Joseph Stefano, who also wrote the screenplay of the original 1960 film. The original musical score was composed by Graeme Revell.
[edit] Plot summary
Norman Bates is once again having mother trouble. This time he is invited to share memories of his mother with a radio talk show host, Fran Ambrose. After the death of his father, Norman and his mother lived alone together in a very unhealthy state of interdependence. When Norman was a teenager, his mother took a lover, making him insanely jealous. He murdered them with strychnine and preserved his mother's corpse. But Norman fears that he may kill again for his beloved is impregnated with his child and Norman cannot let another psychopath loose in the civilized world.
[edit] Trivia
- "Psycho IV" was filmed at Universal Studios Florida. The facade of the Bates Motel and the Psycho house were re-created at the theme park.
- After filming, the Bates Motel facade was utilized for a haunted maze during 1993's Halloween Horror Nights titled "The Psycho Path Maze".
- The sets were demolished in 2000 for the construction of the "Curious George Goes to Town" Playground.
- For 2006, the "Psycho Path Maze" will return for Halloween Horror Nights "Sweet 16". It will be housed inside a tent behind Back to the Future: the Ride, the closest place to its original location.
[edit] External links
| Psycho Series |
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| Films: Psycho | Psycho II | Psycho III | Psycho IV: The Beginning Psycho (1998) |
| Robert Bloch's novels: Psycho | Psycho II | Psycho House |
| Other: Bates Motel | Robert Bloch's Psychos |
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