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Psycho III

- Norman Bates is back to normal. But mother's off her rocker again.

When Maureen Coyle, a suicidal nun who resembles Norman's former victim, Marion Crane, arrives at the motel, all bets are off and "Mother" is less than happy.

Release Date : 1986-04-02

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Norman Bates

Original Name : Anthony Perkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maureen Coyle

Original Name : Diana Scarwid

Gender : Female

Character Name : Duane Duke

Original Name : Jeff Fahey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tracy Venable

Original Name : Roberta Maxwell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sheriff John Hunt

Original Name : Hugh Gillin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Myrna

Original Name : Lee Garlington

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ralph Statler

Original Name : Robert Alan Browne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Father Brian

Original Name : Gary Bayer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sister Margaret

Original Name : Patience Cleveland

Gender : Female

Character Name : Red

Original Name : Juliette Cummins

Gender : Female

Character Name : Deputy Leo

Original Name : Steve Guevara

Gender : Male

Character Name : Patsy

Original Name : Katt Shea

Gender : Female

Character Name : Body Double

Original Name : Brinke Stevens

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kyle

Original Name : Donovan Scott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nun

Original Name : Diane Rodriguez

Gender : Female

Character Name : Norma Bates (voice)

Original Name : Virginia Gregg

Gender : Female

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

Retreads the original, but with interesting additions A month after the events of “Psycho II” (1983), a grief-stricken former nun (Diana Scarwid), a wannabe rock star (Jeff Fahey), a meddling reporter (Roberta Maxwell) and a bunch of football fans converge on the Bates Motel and the crazy world of Norman Bates (Anthony Hopkins). Like the previous installment, “Psycho III” (1986) is a quality continuation of the iconic 1960 film, but more of a retread, which is why some call it a spiritual remake. I like it a little better than the prior sequel because it omits the contrived and confusing twists & turns of the second half. (But, if you seriously reflect on “Psycho II,” everything makes sense after the climatic reveal; you just have to put the pieces of the puzzle together). Besides Scarwid, the film scores pretty well in the female department with comely redhead Juliette Cummins from “Friday the 13th Part V” (1985) and brunette Katt Shea. The film effectively contrasts lust and love. In addition, Fahey makes for an entertaining character and I like the addition of the celebratory football fanatics. There’s some atmospheric cinematography as well, directed by Perkins. What’s great about the Psycho franchise is that it has its own story and Norman is a sympathetic character. It’s really a tragedy and not like the formulaic slasher where the killer is a zombie-like machine and all its victims are mostly partying teenagers. The film runs 1 hour, 33 minutes and, like the other two films, was shot at the backlot of Universal Studios, Universal City, California. GRADE: B