Psycho is based on the novel by Robert Bloch. Psycho originally produced as motion picture in 1960. Psycho II originally produced as a motion picture in 1983. Psycho III originally produced as a motion picture in 1986. Psycho IV originally produced as a motion picture in 1990. Psycho special features: Production notes; Theatrical trailer; Re-release trailer; Newsreel footage: the release of Psycho; The shower scene; The Psycho archives; Production photographs; Behind-the-scenes photographs; The shower scene storyboards by Saul Bass; Lobby cards; Posters and Psycho ads. Psycho: Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam, John McIntire, Simon Oakland, Vaughn Taylor, Frank Albertson, Lurene Tuttle, Pat Hitchcock, John Anderson, Mort Mills, Janet Leigh. Psycho II: Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Robert Loggia, Meg Tilly. Psycho III: Anthony Perkins, Diana Scarwid, Jeff Fahey, Roberta Maxwell. Psycho IV: Anthony Perkins, Henry Thomas, Olivia Hussey, CCH Pounder.
Summary:
Psycho: Norman Bates is a troubled son who believes "a boy's best friend is his mother." Marion Crane is an ill-fated traveler who checks into the eerie Bates Motel wanting only a hot shower and a warm bed. Her journey ends sooner than she planned in the shocking scene that has haunted generations of movie-watchers. The tension and horror mount when a private detective and Marian's sister search for her, and the identity of the mysterious Psycho. Psycho II: After twenty-two years in a mental asylum, Norman Bates is coming home. He's been declared sane and safe by his psychiatrist, but his victim's sister doesn't believe it. Psycho III: Norman Bates is released from prison and returns home to the Bates Motel where he must face the murderously possessive skeleton in his closet. Psycho IV: In this chilling prequel to the classic Hitchcock thrill, Norman Bates is drawn to a late night radio show, where he is encouraged to relive the haunting memories of his childhood with his widowed schizophrenic mother.
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