Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990) (TV)

Nutzer-Bewertung:

4.9/10   

Regisseur:

Mick Garris

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Robert Bloch (character)
Joseph Stefano (written by)

Premierendatum:

10. November 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Werbezeile:

You've met Norman... now meet mother.

Plot:

Anthony Perkins (Norman Bates) returns for this "prequel", once more having mommy trouble. This time...

Plot Keywords:

Villain Played By Lead Actor | Schizophrenia | Female Nudity | Motel | Mother

Auszeichnungen:

1 nomination

Nutzerkommentare:

Not as good as Psycho or Psycho II, but good enough.

Besetzung

Anthony Perkins	...	Norman Bates
Henry Thomas	...	Young Norman Bates
Olivia Hussey	...	Norma Bates
CCH Pounder	...	Fran Ambrose
Warren Frost	...	Dr. Leo Richmond
Donna Mitchell	...	Connie Bates
Thomas Schuster	...	Chet Rudolph
Sharen Camille	...	Holly
Bobbi Evors	...	Gloria
John Landis	...	Mike Calveccio
Kurt Paul	...	Raymond Linette
Louis Crume	...	George Emeric
Cynthia Garris	...	Ellen Stevens
Doreen Chalmers	...	Mrs. Lane
Alice Hirson	...	Mother (voice)

Länge:

96 Min

Land:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.33 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Stereo

Altersfreigabe:

Spain:18 | Germany:16 (re-rating) (2006) | Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Germany:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia)

Drehorte:

Orlando, Florida, USA

Firma:

Smart Money Productions

Dies und das:

The only one of the Psycho sequels to use Bernard Herrmann's theme.

Pannen:

Crew oder Equipment sichtbar: During some scenes in the kitchen, movie lights reflect in the window while Norman is on the phone.

Dialogzitate:

Young Norman Bates: You take my father's robe off!
Chet Rudolph: Oh a... no underwear. You see Norman, it's not polite to be naked around a lady unless you're having sex with her. Otherwise, it's just not respectable.

Querbezüge:

Bezug enthalten in The Psycho Legacy (2009)

Not as good as Psycho or Psycho II, but good enough.

My father first rented this film in the summer of 1991. I was about ten years old when I watched it. I didn't understand most of it, but I liked it. I just re-watched it within the last few months as result of a sparked interest in both the movies and the books.

I liked how this film dove into Norman Bates's troubled past (that of course is an understatement). That was probably the best aspect of the film, not much else. I liked how Anthony Perkins once again reprised his signature role as Norman Bates after suffering that horrid humiliation from Psycho III. Olivia Hussey was wicked in this movie as Norman's mother. She must have taken lessons from Faye Dunaway in her role as Joan Crawford in Mommie Dearest. The way she yelled at him and stripped poor Norman of his manhood was just awful. But yet, she managed to stay human in certain scenes of the movie and not be such a demon. Henry Thomas did somewhat a good job playing Norman Bates as a teenager, but his performance lacked the geeky, child-like charm that Anthony Perkins had in the original film.

As for the rest of the actors, well, most of them aren't worth mentioning. Except for Thomas Schuster, who played Chet Rudolph, Norma Bates's midnight cowboy. His character was very cocky and rude, the kind of guy you love to hate. The kind of man mom would bring home and expect you to call dad, which in Norman's case was true. But that never came to pass, if you know the story line.

Director Mick Garris is no Alfred Hitchcock. He is no Richard Franklin either. But he does manage to deliver a good addition to the Psycho series. Not as good as Psycho or Psycho II, but good enough.