Psycho II (1983)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1983
Running Times: 113 min
Format: Technicolor     35mm
Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: Dolby

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Oak / Universal Pictures
Executive Producer: Bernard Schwartz
Producer: Hilton A. Green

SCRIPT
Script: Tom Holland

DIRECTION
Director: Richard Franklin

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Dean Cundey
Camera Operator: Raymond Stella
1st Assistant Camera: Clyde E. Bryan
Electrician: Monty Woodard
Cameras and Lenses: Panavision

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Andrew London

MUSIC
Music: Jerry Goldsmith; Bernard Herrmann (from Psycho (1960))
Orchestrator: Arthur Morton (uncredited)

SOUND
Sound Designer: Andrew London
Supervising Sound Editor: Gordon Ecker
Sound Editors: Anthony Milch, Lon Bender, Michael D. Wilhoit
Assistant Sound Editor: Glenn T. Morgan (uncredited)
Foley Editor: Bob Newlan

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Costume Designers: Peter V. Saldutti, Marla Denise Schlom

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Greg C. Jensen

VISUAL EFFECTS
Matte Artist: Albert Whitlock

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: John W. Corso
Set Designer: Martha Johnston
Set Decorator: Jennifer Polito

MISCELLANEOUS
Publicist: Joan Eisenberg

LOCATIONS
Locations: Bakersfield, California, USA; Universal City, California, USA
Studio: Universal City Studios, California

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Bob Yerkes
Stunts: Bob Yerkes, George Cheung, Glenda Moore, Kurt Paul, Sandra Kenworthy

CASTING
Casting: Jackie Burch

CAST
Anthony Perkins (Norman Bates)
Vera Miles (Lila Crane-Loomis)
Meg Tilly (Mary Samuels / Mary Loomis)
Robert Loggia (Doctor Raymond)
Dennis Franz (Warren Toomey)
Hugh Gillin (Sheriff John Hunt)
Claudia Bryar (Emma Spool)
Robert Alan Browne (Ralph Statler)
Ben Hartigan (Judge Hartigan)
Lee Garlington (Myrna)
Tim Maier (Josh)
Jill Carroll (Kim)
Chris Hendrie (Deputy Pool)
Tom Holland (Deputy Norris)
Michael Lomazow (District Attorney)
Robert Destri (real name: Bob Hilgenberg) (public defender)
Osgood Perkins II (Norman (age 12))
Ben Frommer (Sexton)
Gene Whittington (diver)
Robert Traynor (desk clerk)
George Dickerson (County Sheriff)
Thaddeus Smith (Deputy Sheriff)
Sheila K. Adams (Deputy Woman)
Victoria Brown (Deputy Clerk)
Virginia Gregg (voice of Norma Bates (uncredited))

PLOT SUMMARY

For 22 years, Norman Bates has been living in a high security psychiatric facility. But now he's been released, declared sane by the State of California, and given a 2nd chance. He returns home to the motel he shared with his moter. Soon the bodies are starting to pile up and this time, Norman's sure he isn't the killer…

Unnecessary sequel to the Hitchcock classic made in the midst of the slasher boom of the late 70s / early 80s. However there's an intriguing is he / isn't he plot, some decent set pieces that play well on the audiences knowledge of the original and Franklin directs with a fast pace and a sense of style. Could have been a lot worse.

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Universal Pictures
Video Distributor: MCA
Laserdisc Distributor: MCA Home Video (40008)
DVD Distributor: GoodTimes Home Video (05-81034)

Australia
Rating: M

Finland
Rating: K-18

France
Rating: -12

Norway
Rating: 16

Sweden
Rating: 15

UK
Rating: 15 (theatrical rating); 18 (video rating)

USA
Rating: R

West Germany
Rating: 16

1983
June
3: USA – theatrical release

July
1: Sweden – theatrical release
15: West Germany – theatrical release
20: France – theatrical release
22: Finland – theatrical release

1992
November
11: USA - laserdisc release (MCA Home Video (40008))

1999
January
26: USA - DVD release (GoodTimes Home Video (05-81034))

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

Norman Bates is back. Coming home was a bad mistake!

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the shower!

Psicosis 2 - US Spanish title
Psicosis II - Venezuelan title
Psicosis, 2ª parte: el regreso de Norman - Spanish title
Psychose II - French title
Psycose 2 - US Spanish title
Psyko II - Finnish title

SEQUEL TO
Psycho (1960)

SEQUELS
Psycho III (1986)
Bates Motel (1987)
Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990)

MAGAZINES

Cahiers du Cinéma no.351 (September 1983) p.66 (France)
review

Cinefantastique vol.12 no.1 (February 1982) p.4 (USA)
note

Cinefantastique vol.13 no.6 (September 1983) (USA)
review

Cinefantastique vol.14 no.1 pp.96, 98 (USA)
article

City Limits no.102 (16 September 1983) p.26 (UK)
review

L'Écran Fantastique no.34 (May 1983) pp.10-15, 51 (France)
article

L'Écran Fantastique no.36 (July / August 1983) pp.15-19; 19-21; 21-22, 63-64; 23 (France)
interview; interview; interview; review

Hollywood Reporter vol.277 no.10 (3 June 1983) pp.4, 23 (USA)
credits, review

Monthly Film Bulletin vol.50 no.596 (September 1983) pp.245-246 (UK)
credits, review

Motion Picture Product Digest vol.11 no.2 (6 July 1983) pp.6-7 (USA)
review

Prevue no.51 (March / April 1983) pp.60-65 (USA)
article

Retro no.20 (August / September 1983) p.15 (Germany)
review

Screen International no.352 (17 July 1982) (UK)
note

Screen International no.407 (13 August 1983) p.15 (UK)
review

Soundtrack! The Collector's Quarterly vol.2 no.8 (December 1983) pp.3-9 (Belgium)
interview

Starburst no.44 (1982) p.6 (UK)
note

Starburst no.48 (August 1982) p.7 (UK)
review

Starburst no.160 (December 1991) pp.16-19 (UK)
illustrated interview

Stills no.8 (September / October 1983) pp.90-91 (UK)
review

Variety 1 June 1983 p.16 (USA)
credits, review

NEWSPAPERS

Diário de Notícias 24 September 1999 p.55 (Portugal)
review

KEYWORDS

motels, revenge, sequels, serial killers

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009