Tony Perkins ought to be remembered as one of the greats of any era. And Norman is his masterpiece. It's still the yardstick for how to do disturbed: terrifying because of the pathos.
I loved him in Black Hole. I remember when mom told me she was raped by dad at knife point. This would have been back in 1963. She quoted to me Deuteronomy 22 28 29 as a justification -- If a man comes upon a young woman, a virgin who is not betrothed, seizes her and lies with her, and they are discovered, the man who lay with her shall give the young woman's father fifty silver shekels and she will be his wife, because he has violated her. He may not divorce her as long as he lives.
Yes, exactly. Thinking back to 1987, mom was moving to Canada. But I was living in Massachusetts. I was going to stay in Massachusetts. But then mom told me we would get 400k. I moved to Canada in 18987 expecting a lot of money. I told people about it and people thought I was making up stories. Eventually I got 100k in 2016. And I was thankful. But the way I was led along was so strange, especially since I had two autistic children.
There's a small flashback to this scene in *Psycho III* but it's in black-and-white, yet it really ratchets up the creepiness of this scene. Plus, it almost makes it look like a deleted scene from the very first movie, one that would have fit well.
That's my favorite scene in that movie. Norman will never get rid of his mother. She will always be in his mind and tells him what to do and think. Thank you very much for uploading.
This movie scared the hell out of me when I was a young kid. I remember jumping when he hit her in the back of the head with that shovel. Nightmare fuel. It was so horrifyingly realistically done.
I love how Norman peeks out the door to see if anyone else is with her LOL!!!! FUNNY! TONY!!!! PHENOMENAL ACTOR !!! THE BEST- he adds so many layers ot each scene!!!! Kim
That whack of the shovel still makes me laugh out loud 😂😂😂 I remember watching this back in the day on VHS with my parents when I was about 13. My Mother asked me why I found that scene amusing 😂😂😂
Me and my buddy smoked some weed and watched this film in the theater in the 80's and when he hit his mom we both broke out in hysterics; not a single other person in the theater thought the scene was funny :) I was 16 or so.
I was 13 when it first aired on HBO. I laughed with some friends who saw it for hours. Would have been funnier if he took a few short practice swings first before nailing her.
How have I only just noticed after all these years that Mrs Spool’s silhouette at the door is the same as Mother/Norman’s in the shower scene from the original movie? Even down to the raised right hand 😂
If I WERE a reclusive, reserved serial killer: “After I either- 1.) Stab 🔪 someone to death in the shower 🚿, 2.) Hack-n-Slash someone coming into MY house 🏡 uninvited, 3.) Whack em over the head w/ a coal shovel & dump em down the laundry 🧺 chute into a lime pit… I like to just…unwind w/ a cup of tea 🍵 🫖 & a couple toasted cheese 🧀 sandwiches 🥪…☺️‼️‼️‼️“
Tips: if you visit someone and that person offers you tea, politely and nicely say no thankyou. 2nd: if there is a shovel, near by __ walk backwards and leave quickly. If you can come up with some more tips please tell.
Little continuity error: When Norman hits her with the shovel at 2:59, he doesn't touch the lamp, and so it doesn't move. But in the next shot at 3:00, the lamp suddenly shakes.
And that whistle at the end like all is right in the world again lol. I'm sorry I know the original Psycho ending with the smile is iconic, but this ending for Psycho 2 needs to be looked at in the same level. To me its just as iconic
@@joelampo1 I once saw psycho 1, but yesterday at 00:00 I watched psycho 2 because it was on TV, it was normally a shiver, especially at the end of the movie...
the "you're sure you wouldn't like another sandwich" bit is a nod to the source novel for "psycho" by robert bloch (norman has drugged sam loomis's drink, and when he asks sam if he's sure he wouldn't like another one and sam says no, norman conks him over the head).
I laughed so freaking hard at this ending. Not only did I not see it coming, but in the grand scheme of things it really puts things in perspective of his character. In a way he was doomed to be this broken. He had a chance at being a decent human being but his family ruined him and now it’s all he has left and thus relapses back into his old ways.
I remember seeing this back in 1983. Real trippy movie. It was rated R but we were let in with NO parents. This was a really freaky movie I saw back then. 2:49 His calmness at the end was so chilling. Even back then I thought to myself, "Geez man, moms mess up all the time. Doesn't mean you have to beat 'em over the head with a shovel."
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dpjypnxnS4U.html So much of what we see appears to be a corporate scheme. They will tell you are free. But there is no freedom without finances. And often the bank will pay out failed businesses with our own money. George Michael said it best, "I don't want your freedom. I once gave a woman nearly 10 thousand dollars to help her. Even rings and jewelry. And in the end she felt so entitled she felt she deserved the money because I was 'so stupid' to show kindness. There are really some damaged people out there. So if you are blessed with good finances, I pray you are sophisticated enough to know the difference. Stay blessed people. I would sing with her if she would only let me win her love. Cardinal Newman Said, “To Be Deep in History Is to Cease to Be Protestant.” The light shines in the darkness but the darkness has not overcome it. My prayer is that the deeper reflections of the Bosom of Abraham will be revealed deeply within the Sacred Heart of the Virgin Mary. To the Africans, the Sacred Virgin Mary appears African. To the American Indians, the Sacred Virgin Mary appears American Indian. To the Asians, the Sacred Virgin Mary appears Asian. To the Australians, the Sacred Virgin Mary Appears Australian. To the Europeans, the Sacred Virgin Mary Appears European. To the Indians, the Sacred Virgin Mary appears Indian. To the Melanesians, the Sacred Virgin Mary appears Melanesian. To the Micronesians, the Sacred Virgin Mary appears Micronesian. To the Polynesians, the Sacred Virgin Mary appears Polynesian. From now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things for me- holy is His name. His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation. - Luke 1:48-50 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6IS96gg84LY.html
And it gets really hard there is mental illness in the family. Dad shot himself back in 1983. It's really strange now being older than dad was back then. Dad never made it to his 43rd Birthday. I am now 54. Sometimes you have to keep it real. My brother is now 60. I guess we made it after all.
Mom describing having sex with Derek like a cat shitting razor blades.was just too much. Some things you should keep to yourself mom. Looking back, I remember dad beating mom around a lot. Being able to talk openly about it now as an adult is some of the best therapy. ❤
I noticed that actress playing Norman's other mother seemed to be looking right into the camera a few times during this scene. I'm not sure if this was an unintentional mistake or she was breaking the fourth wall.
@@Filmdude0 at 1:58 it looks like she's looking directly at the camera for a few seconds but I don't think she is, it just looks like that as the camera is further away from her than the rest of the scene It's specifically when she says "She never mentioned me, did she?"
@@joelampo1 I do the same with Terminator 2 ending or Halloween 1978...because the sequels are just nonsense. Halloween h20 is ok but so many of those sequels are rubbish
@@shanefolan9175they could stick to the anthology idea after third movie i think that would give us more Halloween stories More protagonists more villains but sadly after third movie they dropped it and Halloween ended with having only two villains Michael in first two movies and Conal Cochran in the third one
@@bpregont same ! the 3 is over the top, too much 80s, but solid explanation about his mother's sister being crazy and manipulates him, but in the end the 3 a bad movie nonetheless, but the 4 is very good (very sad scenes when norman is young and bullied by his mother, very hard to watch) and with an unexpected happy ending (which is nice because the norman's story is very dark)
I remember seeing this in the theater. I was a little disappointed as a teenager who was obsessed with the original "Psycho". Anthony Perkins did such a great job as the original Norman with Hitchcock's direction. I fell in love with Tony Perkins (I always fell in love with gay men back then, like lots of girls. I remember having an argument with a shopclerk when I was looking at a pink feather boa while wearing my latest Elton John t-shirt (I had dozens) and my star-shaped glasses and she said "you do know he's gay, don't you?" and I was so mad....and she followed me around telling me again and again how obvious it was, and I finally left the store. Ironic. Young women. We are very uncertain.
What i don’t understand in this scene is why did Norman just randomly ask Mrs Spool if she was really his Mother? I thought Norman only knew her as Mrs Spool who works in the diner?
@@joelampo1when did Mary tell him? Norman said my real Mother but didn’t say exactly who she was and Mary replied Mrs Bates was your real Mother and she’s dead.
@@johnreeveswilliamson7228 a part in the movie mary told him that Mrs spool was messing with Norman , that she was calling him. Depending on the scene, Mary was either telling Norman the truth or was trying to get him to snap out of his trances. So it depends on the scene but the overall truth was told to him close to the end of the film prior to the ending scene you see here
@@joelampo1 I don't remember that scene, for me the explanation is just that Norman was called throughout the movie by someone who pretended to be his real mother (it's Mrs Spools) and after briefly trying to resist he then fall into madness again and so when Mrs Spools arrives at the end he presumes that she is the one who called him all this time and so it's why he asked her that directly. What do you think of that ?
Yes I've read up on this, the lady does take the hit, she had padding under the wig then it changes to a stuntman who does the fall. They cut out the actual chair break so it mustn't have looked too great.
@@ColdNumbzThePain Norman is so damaged from the scars his mother caused that anyone who says they are or resembles his mother, his first instinct is to murder that person. He doesn't see himself as the problem, he saw his mother as the one doing everything and he was just the innocent child
@@joelampo1 and don't you also think that he was mad at her for marry's death ? Look at her face when she said that she had to take care of those women who wanted to make him crazy again (he looks sad and angry), so he killed her to avenge marry's death then put her at her place like he did before with Mrs Bates.
I'm glad to see someone else is just as puzzled about that as I have always been. All the other murders in part one and two had motives I could see. But this one? Why Norman, why? Other than "he went crazy again". But that would be like him stabbing the mailman outside. No motive. No point. But some of the replies here help a little bit. Some of the calls Norman got were from Emma his "real" mother. And from Norman's responses to her on the phone, she did sound like she was pretty domineering just like Norma was. So maybe Norman killed her to be able to control her instead of being controlled all over again as before. In any case, a very sad ending to a very good movie.
