Psycho II

"It's 22 years later, and Norman Bates is coming home."

1983 1h 53m EN

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Synopsis

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Norman Bates is declared sane and released from the facility in which he was being held, despite the complaints of Lila Loomis, sister of his most famous victim. Is he really cured, or will he kill again?

“It's 22 years later, and Norman Bates is coming home.”

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Cast

Anthony Perkins
Norman Bates
Meg Tilly
Mary
Vera Miles
Lila Loomis
Robert Loggia
Dr. Bill Raymond
Dennis Franz
Warren Toomey
Hugh Gillin
Sheriff John Hunt
Virginia Gregg
Norma Bates (voice) (uncredited)
Claudia Bryar
Miss Spool

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Franklin
Writers: Tom Holland
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 6.9× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Psycho Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Richard Franklin, shot by Dean Cundey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

ERA

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Original score by Jerry Goldsmith. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Andrew London shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Anthony Perkins and Meg Tilly and Vera Miles carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "It's 22 years later, and Norman Bates is coming home.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Richard Franklin directs. Dean Cundey behind the camera. Jerry Goldsmith scores. Andrew London cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Made its money back 6.9× over at the box office.
243 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Psycho Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Richard Franklin, shot by Dean Cundey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Jerry Goldsmith. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Andrew London shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Anthony Perkins and Meg Tilly and Vera Miles carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "It's 22 years later, and Norman Bates is coming home.".
9IMDB entry: tt0086154 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 12 themes, including "psychopath", "insanity", "motel", "sequel".
11Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Dean Cundey
Original score: Jerry Goldsmith
Editing: Andrew London
Production design: John W. Corso
Costume design: Marla Schlom
Makeup / hair: Brian Wade
Sound: Andrew London
Runtime: 113 min · 1h 53m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $5,000,000
Box office: $34,725,000
Return: 695% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Psycho II (1983)

Part of

Psycho Collection

Series of American horror films, loosely based on the "Psycho" novels by Robert Bloch, which focuses on the deeply disturbed individuals who operate the Bates Motel.

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John Chard2014-10-19
★ 7/10
We all go a little sequel crazy sometimes. 22 years after the murderous and maniacal events at Bates Motel, Norman Bates, freshly released from a mental institution, is back home; and the spectre of ”Mother” is waiting to greet him. We could say it was a cynical attempt at latching onto the coat tails of the 1980s slasher boom, but in spite of having the unenviable task of being a sequel to a masterpiece, Psycho II is a rather nifty sequel. Director Richard Franklin is helped by having Anthony Perkins and Vera Miles heading up the cast list, this gives the film instant credibility, and while the mighty spectre of Hitchcock looms large, Franklin doesn’t copy the maestro and brings his own visual smarts to the piece. Tom Holland’s screenplay doesn’t mimic either, expanding the Bates story with a series of quality twists whilst keeping the mystery element strong and the gripping factor on the high heat. Dean Cundey (cinematography) and Jerry Goldsmith (music) round out the strong points of the film’s tech credits. Not to be dismissed as a lazy cash in, this is well worth a look. Great ending as well! 7/10
Wuchak2018-08-21
★ 7/10
When phantoms of the past won’t let you live in peace After 22 years at an asylum, Norman Bates (Anthony Hopkins) is declared sane and released, which is radically opposed by Lila Loomis, AKA Lila Crane from the original movie (Vera Miles). Norman goes back to his deceased mother’s house & motel where he befriends a compassionate local waitress (Meg Tilly). Unfortunately, some unforgiving locals won’t let him live in peace. The first half of “Psycho II” (1983) is a compelling continuation of the classic 1960 film whereupon there’s an unexpected plot development around the mid-point (which is great, by the way). From there, the events tend to bog down inside the creepy house with somewhat contrived twists & turns as the creators try to keep you confused as to who’s killing who. Thankfully, everything is sort of explained at the end with another revelation and what happened makes sense if you think about it. I say “sort of” because the truth isn’t fully spelled out. I appreciate that the film respects the intelligence of the viewer, but they should’ve made it a little clearer IMHO. In any case, “Psycho II” includes several elements of the original while expanding on the story. 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 typical slasher where the antagonist is a zombie-like killing machine and its victims are mostly partying teenagers. The film runs 1 hour, 53 minutes and, like the first film, was shot at the backlot of Universal Studios, Universal City, California. GRADE: B EXPLANATION SPOILER ALERT (Don’t read further unless you’ve seen the film) Miss Spool killed Toomey, the boy and Lila. Mary’s killing of Dr. Raymond was unintentional. Lila was a vindictive biyatch, but she wasn’t a killer. The only time Norman kills anyone is Miss Spool at the end. As far as her being Norman’s real mother or not, see “Psycho III” (1986).
eric.rebe2024-10-30
★ 9/10
Good movie!