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Psycho IV: The Beginning ()

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Norman Bates recalls his childhood with his abusive mother while fearing his unborn child will inherit his split personality disorder.
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Norman Bates
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Young Norman
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Norma Bates
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Fran Ambrose (as C C H Pounder)
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Dr. Leo Richmond
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Connie Bates
Tom Schuster ...
Chet Rudolph (as Thomas Schuster)
Sharen Camille ...
Holly
Bobbi Evors ...
Gloria
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Mike Calveccio
Kurt Paul ...
Raymond Linette
Louis Crume ...
George Emeric
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Ellen Stevens
Doreen Chalmers ...
Mrs. Lane
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Mother (voice)
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Child Norman (as Ryan Finnigan)
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Nurse
Bob Barnes ...
Salesman
George Zaloom ...
Janitor

Directed by

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Mick Garris ... (directed by)

Written by

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Joseph Stefano ... (written by)
 
Robert Bloch ... (based on characters created by)

Produced by

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Hilton A. Green ... executive producer
Les Mayfield ... producer (produced by)
George Zaloom ... producer (produced by)

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Graeme Revell ... (music by)

Cinematography by

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Rodney Charters ... director of photography

Editing by

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Charles Bornstein ... (edited by)

Editorial Department

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Daniel Gillett ... post-production coordinator
David Hill ... assistant editor
Kevin Lillestol ... post-production coordinator
Brian Ralph ... negative cutter
Lucyna Wojciechowski ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Melvin Johnson ... (casting by)

Production Design by

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Michael Z. Hanan ... (as Michael Hanan)

Art Direction by

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Mark Zuelzke

Set Decoration by

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Douglas A. Mowat ... (as Doug Mowat)

Costume Design by

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Mary Ellen Winston

Makeup Department

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Janeen Davis ... makeup artist
Tony Gardner ... special makeup effects artist
Kelly Lynn Olson ... assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist
Gary Walker ... hair stylist
Brian Penikas ... special makeup effects artist: Olivia Hussey lifecast (uncredited)
Janeen Schreyer ... makeup department head (uncredited)

Production Management

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Oscar L. Costo ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Jerry Ketcham ... first assistant director
Gary Rogers ... second assistant director
John P. Tuttell ... second second assistant director (as John Tuttell)

Art Department

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Rick Bernos ... assistant paint foreman
Bruce A. Block ... matte supervisor (as Bruce Block)
Mark Bradley ... art department production assistant
Jo Brown ... paint foreman
Dennis Burnett ... carpenter
Kristen Byrne ... swing gang
Cindy Coburn ... set buyer
Sandi Cook ... art department coordinator
Henry Dando ... carpenter
Tricia Eckoff ... set designer
Mark Garner ... set designer
Gregg Hale ... set dresser (as Greggory R. Hale)
James Harris ... set carpenter
Kevin Harris ... foreman
Frank Hendrick ... lead man (as Francis I. Hendrick) / leadman
James Hendrix ... lead carpenter
Lance Layman ... assistant property master
Phil Locicero ... production painter
Susan Lundquist ... apprentice painter
Richard F. Malone Jr. ... set carpenter
Michael Metzel ... construction coordinator
Jon P. Mooers ... scenic artist
Richard Pecora ... carpenter
Tim Perovich ... property master
Richard Preston ... carpenter
Wayne Riggs ... scenic artist
John R. Salemi ... carpenter (as John Salemi)
Theron Skees ... production painter
Craig W. Stout ... production painter (as Craig Stout)
Rich Swim ... set dresser (as Richard Swim)
Jeffrey Scott Taylor ... swing gang (as Jeffrey S. Taylor)
Kurt Thoresen ... property production assistant
Andy White ... carpenter
Jim Williams ... swing gang (as Jim S. Williams)
Jim S. Williams ... set dresser
Jon P. Mooers ... standby scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Rick Alexander ... supervising re-recording mixer
James Bolt ... re-recording mixer
Joel Fein ... re-recording mixer
Steve Kohler ... foley recordist
Susan Kurtz ... sound effects editor
Henri Lopez Jr. ... cable person
Henri Lopez ... sound mixer
Lori Martino ... assistant sound editor
James Moriana ... foley
Albert Romero ... sound recordist
Jack Schrader ... adr editor
John Stacy ... supervising sound editor
Mark Witzen ... boom operator
Kyle Wright ... sound editor
Ray Quintana ... commentary re-recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Marc Banich ... special effects
Richard Lee Jones ... special effects (as Rick Jones)
James L. Roberts ... special effects assistant (as Jim Roberts)

Stunts

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Doc Duhame ... stunt coordinator
Allen Robinson ... stunt double: Norman Bates (as H. Allen Robinson III)
Amy Stephen Wilder ... stunts
Glenn R. Wilder ... stunt coordinator (as Glen Wilder)
Kim Zimmerman ... stunts (as Kim E. Zimmerman)
Lex D. Geddings ... stunt actor (uncredited)
Jim O'Rear ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Rodney Brandenburg ... generator operator
Steve Braun ... electrician
Stephen Campbell ... first assistant camera
Don Chiara ... rigging grip
Julie Fletcher ... still photographer
Christopher Gallo ... clapper loader (as Chris Gallo)
Richard Lacy ... second assistant camera
Philip Lee ... camera operator (as Phillip Lee)
Joe Mast ... dolly grip (as Joseph Mast)
Tim Metivier ... camera loader
Kevin Murphy ... gaffer
Robert Reedy Jr. ... electrician
Marty Rudder ... best boy
Eugene Siegmund ... best boy grip (as Gene Siegmund)
George Skelly ... key grip
Mike Smallwood ... electrician (as Michael Smallwood)
Scott Stuart ... rigging gaffer
Scott Alan Stuart ... rigging gaffer
Charlie Weaver ... grip

Casting Department

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Janis Creswell ... casting assistant
Brad Davis ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Barbara Lockwood ... wardrobe production assistant
William Loger ... wardrobe supervisor (as Bill Loger)

Location Management

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John Garrett ... location manager
Kurt Kulhanek ... locations porduction assistant

Music Department

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Dick Bernstein ... music editor
Bruce Botnick ... music scoring mixer
Sandy De Crescent ... music contractor (as Sandy DeCrescent)
Dennis Dreith ... conductor
Bruce Fowler ... orchestrator
Bernard Herrmann ... composer: original score from Psycho
Tom Boyd ... oboe soloist (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Sandra M. Haskell ... script supervisor (as Sandra Haskell)

Transportation Department

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Michael Allen Bennett ... driver (as Michael Bennett)
Christopher Calvert ... driver
Ken Catando ... driver
Claudia Combee ... driver
BJ Hallett ... driver
Craig M. Hofstrand ... driver captain
Tim Metivier ... driver
Julie Nickol ... driver
John Orlebeck ... transportation coordinator
Stanley Robinson ... driver (as Stan Robinson)
Scott Rode ... driver
Jeff Westcott ... driver

Additional Crew

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Robert Bernatz ... medical consultant
Cecelia Coker ... production coordinator
Chris Cowan ... production assistant
Frank DeMarco Jr. ... project attorney
Rae Esposito ... production secretary
Michael Finn ... set production assistant
Craig Garris ... production assistant
Cynthia Garris ... radio jingles
Vincent G. Gonzales ... production assistant
Joanne C. Heidrich ... nurse
Christine Holmes ... assistant production accountant
Leslie Jett ... production coordinator: Los Angeles
George Lakes ... production accountant
Larry Landsman ... publicist
Alan Levi ... set production assistant
Catheinre Meyers ... production coordinator: Los Angeles
Andrea Mol ... production assistant
Dode Prickett ... production assistant
Jennifer Rhodes ... assistant publicist
Joseph Stefano ... executive production consultant
Leslie Stevens ... production coordinator
Christopher Sirmons Haviland ... stand-in (uncredited)
Kenny Rivenbark ... remote head technician (uncredited)

Thanks

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Michael Doqui ... special thanks
Cathy Savino ... special thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Norman Bates returns for this prequel, once more having mommy trouble. This time around he is invited to share memories of mom with a radio talk show host, but the PSYCHO fears that he may kill again for his beloved is impregnated with his child and Norman cannot let another PSYCHO loose in the civilized world. Written by Eric Creed

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Taglines Before the terror can end, see how it all began... See more »
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Also Known As
  • Psycho IV (World-wide, English title)
  • Psycho 4 (World-wide, English title)
  • Psycho 4: The Beginning (World-wide, English title)
  • The Beginning (World-wide, English title)
  • Psychose IV (France)
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Runtime
  • 96 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Anthony 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. See more »
Goofs Norman 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. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Psychos (2021). See more »
Quotes [last lines]
Mother: Let me out of here! Norman! You hear me, boy? LET ME OUT!
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