Psycho IV: The Beginning

Movie poster for Psycho IV: The Beginning.

Psycho IV: The Beginning is a 1990 made-for-television prequel to Psycho, Psycho II & Psycho III. It stars Anthony Perkins, Henry Thomas (who plays Young Norman Bates), Olivia Hussey (who plays Norma Bates) & CCH Pounder. The film was written by Joseph Stefano who also wrote for the original film. The original music score was composed by Graeme Revell.

Plot summary

Template:Spoiler Norman Bates (Perkins) once more having mother trouble. This time around he is invited to share memories of his mother with a radio talk show host, Fran Ambrose (Pounder). After the death of his father, Norman and his mother lived alone together in a very unhealthy state of independence. 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.

External links

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