mother – Around the World in 80s Movies Podcast

Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990) | Mick Garris

June 20, 2022 qwipster Comment is Closed

Psycho IV: The Beginning is the fourth and final film in Universal’s Psycho franchise, and the last to portray Anthony Perkins in his most famous of roles. It’s the first of the series not to be released theatrically, debuting on the premium cable channel Showtime in 1990. This film is a sequel in theory, as it does take […]

Psycho III (1986) | Anthony Perkins

May 31, 2022 qwipster Comment is Closed

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The events of Psycho III take place not long after Psycho II, as Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), still the sole caretaker of the Bates Motel, ends up hiring a temporary new assistant in the wily rogue musician who goes by the name of Duane Duke (Jeff Fahey). He also has a new patron staying in cabin #1, a […]

Psycho II (1983) | Richard Franklin

May 18, 2022 qwipster Comment is Closed

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Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) finally gets his release from a California mental institution after he is found guilty by reason of insanity for the heinous murders he committed over 22 years prior. Lila Loomis (Vera Miles), sister of one of Bates’ victims, has her pleas for a non-release fall on deaf ears. Having been declared […]

Psycho (1960) | Alfred Hitchcock

April 17, 2022 qwipster Comment is Closed

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Janet Leigh starts off the film as Marion Crane, a clerk in a real estate office engaged in a romantic fling with Sam Loomis (John Gavin), the manager of a hardware store in Phoenix, Arizona. When she’s given the task of depositing $40,000 in cash into the bank, Marion impulsively decides to keep it, and […]

Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes (1989)

June 8, 2021 qwipster Comment is Closed

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In this made-for-network-TV entry, a crack team of Catholic priests comes in to exorcise the demonic presence within the possessed Amityville home. Cornered, the demon finds refuge by traveling through the power cable into a hideous-looking floor lamp. Sensing the evil is gone from the home, the contents of the home are put up at […]