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Norman Bates recalls his childhood with his abusive mother while fearing his unborn child will inherit his split personality disorder.Norman Bates recalls his childhood with his abusive mother while fearing his unborn child will inherit his split personality disorder.Norman Bates recalls his childhood with his abusive mother while fearing his unborn child will inherit his split personality disorder.
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CCH Pounder
- Fran Ambrose
- (as C C H Pounder)
Tom Schuster
- Chet Rudolph
- (as Thomas Schuster)
Alice Hirson
- Mother
- (voice)
Ryan Finnegan
- Child Norman
- (as Ryan Finnigan)
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- TriviaAnthony Perkins and Psycho III (1986) screenwriter Charles Edward Pogue originally pitched an idea for Psycho IV that had Norman's house and motel getting turned into a tourist attraction for horror weekends. Norman then escapes from the mental institution with a mute patient and the actor who was set to play Norman Bates for the horror weekend quits and Norman comes home and gets hired to play himself. Pogue claims that it was meant to be a black comedy but Universal opposed the idea.
- GoofsNorman uses strychnine to poison his mother and her lover. The lethal dose of strychnine is around 10mg and Norman's bottle reads 1.5mg/oz. He puts a maximum of 4oz into the ice-tea. Even if his mother and her lover drank the whole pitcher, it would have hardly killed them. Furthermore, strychnine is one of the most bitter substances known to man, it's highly unlikely to be swallowed by accident, even in very small doses.
- ConnectionsEdited into Psychos (2021)
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Another good addition to the Psycho series.
Psycho IV: The Beginning was an enjoyable movie in my opinion. I really loved the character Fran Ambrose and CCH Pounder's performance. This film is quite disturbing at times, but I think it's a nice touch. I just don't understand why this film was made only for cable. It was decent, and far above average for a made for TV/straight to video film. As with all sequels, this film does seem to have some plot holes and continuity errors, but it is, in general a decent sequel to Hitchcock's masterpiece. I think that Psycho II was the best sequel in the series, but I like Psycho III and IV the same. They are all great films. Also this film is nowhere near as violent or bloody as Psycho III.
A great TV movie. With a few minor changes, you wouldn't know that this was made for TV!!
Highly recommended!
A great TV movie. With a few minor changes, you wouldn't know that this was made for TV!!
Highly recommended!
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- marcfantozzi
- Apr 24, 2001
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By what name was Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990) officially released in Canada in English?
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