Post by bruce on Mar 31, 2011 18:42:33 GMT -5
An American psychological thriller film directed by Richard Franklin and written by Tom Holland. It is the sequel to Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and stars Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Robert Loggia and Meg Tilly.
Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) is released from a mental institution after spending 22 years in confinement. Lila Loomis, sister of Marion Crane, vehemently protests with a petition that she has been circulating with signatures of 743 people, including the relatives of the seven people Norman killed prior to his incarceration, but her plea is dismissed. Norman is taken to his old home, the Bates Motel, with the house behind it on the hill, by Dr. Bill Raymond. Norman reports to a prearranged job as a dishwasher and busboy at a nearby diner, run by a kindly old lady named Emma Spool. One of his co-workers there is Mary Samuels (Meg Tilly), a young waitress. After work, Mary claims she has been thrown out of her boyfriend's place and needs a place to stay. Norman offers to let her stay at the motel, then extends the offer to his home.
Norman's adjustment back into society appears to be going along well until "Mother" begins to make her presence known. As Norman begins to reconstruct his motel, he begins to doubt his sanity when he begins hearing voices in the house. He enters his mother's bedroom to find it looks exactly as it did 22 years ago. At the same time, a teenage couple, believing the house to be abandoned, sneaks in through the cellar window. They notice a female figure pacing in the next room. As they try to climb out, the boy is stabbed to death. The girl escapes and alerts the police, but Mary covers for Norman. Norman collapses into the chair with his head in his hands and moans, "It's starting again!"
Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) is released from a mental institution after spending 22 years in confinement. Lila Loomis, sister of Marion Crane, vehemently protests with a petition that she has been circulating with signatures of 743 people, including the relatives of the seven people Norman killed prior to his incarceration, but her plea is dismissed. Norman is taken to his old home, the Bates Motel, with the house behind it on the hill, by Dr. Bill Raymond. Norman reports to a prearranged job as a dishwasher and busboy at a nearby diner, run by a kindly old lady named Emma Spool. One of his co-workers there is Mary Samuels (Meg Tilly), a young waitress. After work, Mary claims she has been thrown out of her boyfriend's place and needs a place to stay. Norman offers to let her stay at the motel, then extends the offer to his home.
Norman's adjustment back into society appears to be going along well until "Mother" begins to make her presence known. As Norman begins to reconstruct his motel, he begins to doubt his sanity when he begins hearing voices in the house. He enters his mother's bedroom to find it looks exactly as it did 22 years ago. At the same time, a teenage couple, believing the house to be abandoned, sneaks in through the cellar window. They notice a female figure pacing in the next room. As they try to climb out, the boy is stabbed to death. The girl escapes and alerts the police, but Mary covers for Norman. Norman collapses into the chair with his head in his hands and moans, "It's starting again!"