Psycho IV: The Beginning

Psycho IV: The Beginning
Movie poster
Directed by	Mick Garris
Written by	Joseph Stefano
Produced by	Hilton A. Green Les Mayfield George Zaloom
Starring	Anthony Perkins Henry Thomas Olivia Hussey CCH Pounder
Cinematography	Rodney Charters
Edited by	Charles Bornstein
Music by	Graeme Revell
Distributed by	Universal Television
Release dates	November 10, 1990
Running time	96 min.
Language	English

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.

Plot summary

Template:Spoiler 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 wife is pregnant with his child and Norman cannot let another of his "cursed line" loose in the civilized world.

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.
• The film has yet to be released on DVD in the United States, but can be found on YouTube divided into ten parts.

External links

• Psycho IV: The Beginning at IMDb
• Psycho IV at The Psycho Movies Web Site