Twenty-two years after his killing spree, Norman Bates has overcome his delusions and accepted that his mother is dead. Having never been convicted of murder—he was found not guilty by virtue of his insanity—Bates is released from a mental institution by the court, after being deemed mentally sound. Marion Crane's sister Lila, the widow of Marion's former lover Sam Loomis, vehemently protests Norman's release, but her plea is dismissed. Against the advice of Dr. Bill Raymond, Norman takes up residence in his old home behind the Bates Motel. He reports to a prearranged job at a nearby diner, where a woman named Emma Spool works. After work, a young waitress at the diner, Mary Samuels, has been thrown out of her boyfriend's place. Norman offers to let her stay at the motel, then extends the offer to his home when he discovers that the motel's new manager, Warren Toomey, has been using the motel to deal drugs. He immediately fires Toomey.
MPAA Rating: | R |
Genre: | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | Hilton A. Green, Bernard Schwartz |
Directed By: | Richard Franklin |
Written By: | Robert Bloch, Tom Holland |
Cast: | Hugh Gillin, Tom Holland, Robert Loggia, Anthony Perkins, Robert Traynor, Gene Whittington, Tim Maier, Ben Hartigan, Dennis Franz, George Dickerson, Jill Carroll, Meg Tilly, Lee Garlington, Oz Perkins, Robert Alan Browne, Thaddeus Smith, Bob Hilgenberg, Michael Lomazow, Chris Hendrie, Vera Miles, Ben Frommer, Claudia Bryar, Virginia Gregg |
In Theaters: | Jun 03, 1983 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 53 minutes |
Production: | Universal Pictures, Oak Media Development |
Budget: | $5,000,000 |
Box Office: | $34,725,000 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Netflix, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |