Psycho III
When Maureen Coyle, a suicidal nun who resembles Norman's former victim, Marion Crane, arrives at the motel, all bets are off and "Mother" is less than happy.
Critics Sentiment
Maureen falls down stairs and dies on statue arrow
Mother murders Patsy Boyle on the toilet in gratuitous slasher style
The film crashes from the emotionally resonant hospital rescue sequence to gratuitous slasher territory with Red's phone booth murder, dropping 2.3 points as critics felt it abandoned psychological horror for cheap thrills.
Psycho III divides critics between appreciation for Perkins' directing debut and frustration with its descent into 1980s slasher conventions. The film starts strong with Hitchcockian homages and tragic character development, but stumbles badly in its middle act with gratuitous kills that feel more Friday the 13th than Psycho. However, it recovers with a genuinely moving climax that provides satisfying psychological resolution for Norman's character arc.
Full cast
Anthony Perkins
Norman Bates
Diana Scarwid
Maureen Coyle
Jeff Fahey
Duane Duke
Roberta Maxwell
Tracy Venable
Hugh Gillin
Sheriff John Hunt
Lee Garlington
Myrna
Robert Alan Browne
Ralph Statler
Gary Bayer
Father Brian
Patience Cleveland
Sister Margaret
Juliette Cummins
Red
Steve Guevara
Deputy Leo
Katt Shea
Patsy
Brinke Stevens
Body Double
Donovan Scott
Kyle
Diane Rodriguez
Nun
Virginia Gregg
Norma Bates (voice)
Claudia Bryar
Emma Spool (archive footage) (uncredited)
Janet Leigh
Marion Crane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crew
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