Psycho II (Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray]

$ 17.42

Runtime: 1 hour and 42 minutes Format: Blu-ray Contributor: Claudia Bryar, Robert Alan Browne, Tim Maier, Tom Holland... Release Year: 1983 Item model number: 26923835 Genre: Horror-Slashers Movie/TV Title: Psycho II (Collector's Edition) Rating: R Release date: September 24, 2013 MPAA rating: R (Restricted) Aspect Ratio: 1.85.1 MPN: 26923835 Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No Media Format: Blu-ray, Widescreen, NTSC, Multiple Formats, Anamorphic Language: English Director: Richard Franklin UPC: 0826663142891 Actors: Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Meg Tilly, Robert Loggia, De... Number of discs: 1 Product Dimensions: 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 3.17 ounces Studio: Shout! Factory gtin13: 0826663142891 Subtitles: English, English Brand: NA Run Time: 113 min.

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Psycho II (Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray] Product Details Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No MPAA rating : R (Restricted) Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 3.17 ounces Item model number : 26923835 Director : Richard Franklin Media Format : Blu-ray, Widescreen, NTSC, Multiple Formats, Anamorphic Run time : 1 hour and 42 minutes Release date : September 24, 2013 Actors : Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Meg Tilly, Robert Loggia, Dennis Franz Subtitles: : English, English Studio : SHOUT! FACTORY Number of discs : 1 Genre: Horror/Slasher Flicks Format: Blu-ray, Widescreen, NTSC, Multiple Formats, Anamorphic Contributor: Claudia Bryar, Robert Alan Browne, Tim Maier, Tom Holland (Director)(1943), Meg Tilly, Ben Hartigan, Vera Miles, Lee Garlington, Robert Loggia, Richard Franklin, Chris Hendrie, Hugh Gillin, Michael Lomazow, Jill Carroll, Anthony Perkins, Dennis Franz Claudia Bryar, Robert Alan Browne, Tim Maier, Tom Holland (Director)(1943), Meg Tilly, Ben Hartigan, Vera Miles, Lee Garlington, Robert Loggia, Richard Franklin, Chris Hendrie, Hugh Gillin, Michael Lomazow, Jill Carroll, Anthony Perkins, Dennis FranzClaudia Bryar, Robert Alan Browne, Tim Maier, Tom Holland (Director)(1943), Meg Tilly, Ben Hartigan, Vera Miles, Lee Garlington, Robert Loggia, Richard Franklin, Chris Hendrie, Hugh Gillin, Michael Lomazow, Jill Carroll, Anthony Perkins, Dennis Franz See more Language: English Runtime: 1 hour and 42 minutes Product Description When Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) is finally released from a mental institution, he returns to the Bates Motel to what he hopes will be a normal, quiet life. But he soon hears the voice of his dead mother, and the bodies begin to pile up. Has Norman cracked, or is someone trying to drive him insane? For this second sequel to Alfred Hitchcock's genre-defining thriller Psycho, star Anthony Perkins not only reprised his role as the personality-conflicted antihero Norman Bates, but also made his directorial debut, with often surprisingly solid results. Perkins wisely takes his cues from the master himself for Psycho III, tipping his hat to Vertigo with an opening sequence in which novice nun Diana Scarwid's failed suicide attempt results in an accidental death. The defrocked Scarwid takes to the road with a would-be musician (Jeff Fahey, Lost, Machete), only to end up at the Bates Motel, which is still presided over by the seemingly rehabilitated Norman. But one look at Scarwid, whose character not only resembles but shares the same initials as Norman's most famous victim, Marion Crane, and the wheels are set in motion for another murder spree to break out on the grounds of the now notorious motel. The presence of Perkins in the director's chair for Psycho III proves to be one of the film's greatest assets, as he not only pays tribute to the original but keeps matters moving at a brisk pace with more than a few stylistic flourishes. The script by Charles Edward Pogue (The Fly) also attempts to layer levels of psychological complexity into the picture, but their best efforts are frequently undone by unnecessarily gratuitous levels of violence and cheap sleaze introduced in the belief that viewers would not sit through a bloodless horror film. The exploitative elements don't mix well with the craftsmanship attempted by Perkins and Pogue, resulting in an off-kilter final effort that pleased few, as evidenced by the picture's low box-office take. Viewed over a quarter century later, Psycho III is a fitfully interesting picture hampered by the desire of competing parties to present a movie that would appeal to all audiences. The Scream Factory Blu-ray is highlighted by a feature-length commentary track by Pogue, who discusses his collaboration with Perkins and their frequent run-ins with Universal over the direction of the film, including proposed alternate storylines and endings. Interviews with a gregarious Fahey, actress-turned-director Katt Shea (who played one of Norman's victims) and B queen Brinke Stevens, who served as Scarwid's body double, are full of intriguing anecdotes and should please fans of the film. The disc is rounded out by a talk with special makeup effects creator Michael Westmore, who describes the construction of Mother, among other designs, as well as a trailer and TV spot and a staggering amount of promotional and publicity stills. --Paul Gaita

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