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.
Trivia
Universal Studios Florida also produced the film "Psycho IV", with sets built on the grounds of their Florida 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.
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