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Psycho III

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Sequel of:

Psycho II

Original title

Psycho III

Year

1986

Running time

93 min.

Country

United States

Director

Anthony Perkins

Screenwriter

Charles Edward Pogue

Cast

Music

Carter Burwell

Cinematography

Bruce Surtees

Producer

Universal Pictures

Genre

Horror. Thriller. Mystery | Sequel

Movie Groups

Psycho

Synopsis

Norman Bates is still running his little motel, and he has kept the dressed skeleton he calls mother. One of his guests is a young girl who has left the convent where she lived. To get some help he employs a young man. One day a nosey journalist comes to see him to ask questions about his past.

Awards: 1986: Sitges Film Festival: Official Selection

1989: Razzie Awards: nominated to Worst New Star of the Decade.

1986: Saturn Awards (Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films): 2 nominations

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Critics' reviews

"It's not unenjoyable, but it isn't half the pastiche that Psycho II was."

Time Out
"Any movie named 'Psycho III' is going to be compared to the Hitchcock original, but Perkins isn't an imitator. He has his own agenda. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"Adding to the excitement of Psycho III is Perkins' willingness to take chances with his style and material."

TV Guide
"A playful, artfully made horror movie that shows there's life in Norman Bates yet, and death, too"

Paul Attanasio: The Washington Post
"Perkins tries to imitate Hitchcock's visual style, but most of the film is made without concern for style of any kind. Still, there are two performances of unexpected depth and subtlety"

Dave Kehr: Chicago Reader
"The real trouble with 'Psycho III' is that it's one sequel too many. Norman and his Gothic manse have already been drained of creative resources. "

Sid Smith: Chicago Tribune
"Unlike most sequels, which seem to get bigger, fancier and emptier the further removed they are from their source material, Psycho III has a lean, serviceable, stripped-down quality to it."

Vincent Canby: The New York Times

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Psycho III

1986

Anthony Perkins

4.1

(2,037)