Psycho IV: The Beginning

You've met Norman, now meet Mother...
Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990)
Timing: 1:36 (96 min)
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$800 000
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Actors
Anthony Perkins, Henry Thomas, Olivia Hussey, CCH Pounder, Warren Frost, Donna Mitchell, Thomas Schuster, Sharen Camille, Bobbi Evors, John Landis
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Joseph Stefano
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Artist
Michael Z. Hanan
Audition
Melvin Johnson
Editing
Charles Bornstein
Whole Team (33)

Short description

When he hears talk radio host Fran Ambrose discussing the topic of matricide, Norman calls in under a false name to tell his story.

What's left behind the scenes

  • During the filming of the first murder scene, Henry Thomas became so engrossed that his own hand was hit, damaging some nerve endings. He still has a scar on his hand to this day.
  • During the filming of the first murder scene, Henry Thomas became so immersed in the role that he accidentally struck his own arm, damaging some of the nerve endings. He still has the scar on his arm to this day.
  • When Norman calls the radio show for the first time, he introduces himself as Ed. As is known, the author of 'Psycho,' Robert Bloch, based his work on the story of Ed Gein, a serial killer from Wisconsin.
  • When Norman first calls the radio show, he introduces himself as Ed. As is well known, Robert Bloch, the author of the novel "Psycho," based his work on the story of Ed Gein, a serial killer from Wisconsin.
  • This is the first film to be shot in the soundstages of 'Universal' Studios in Florida.
  • Anthony Perkins and Charles Edward Pogue (who was the screenwriter for Perkins' "Psycho 3," 1986) originally conceived the plot of the fourth film in the franchise as a black comedy, but the executives at Universal Pictures did not approve of this idea.
  • When Norman first calls into the radio show, he introduces himself as Ed. It is known that the author of the novel 'Psycho,' Robert Bloch, based his work on the story of the Wisconsin serial killer Ed Gein.
  • Anthony Perkins and Charles Edward Pogue (who was the screenwriter for Perkins' film "Psycho 3," 1986) originally conceived the plot of the fourth film in the franchise as a black comedy, but the management of Universal Pictures did not take kindly to the idea.

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