n this sequel to Hitchcock's 1960 classic, Norman Bates has finally been judged mentally sound and released from the mental institution where he has been for 22 years. Lila Loomis, the sister of Marion Crane who was murdered in the shower 22 years before, protests fiercely over his release. Then Norman sees his mother in the window of the Bates mansion and the murders start happening again. But this time it isn't Norman... or is it?
| Meg Tilly was never allowed to watch any sort of television as a child, and so had never seen the original Psycho (1960) and was unaware of its significance. She didn't understand why the press was giving all the attention to Anthony Perkins for his comeback role in this movie, and one day on the set Perkins overheard her say, "Why is Tony getting all the attention?" Perkins was upset, didn't talk to her during filming, and recommended that she be replaced, even though half of her scenes had already been shot. |
| Not based on the book of the same name. |
| The original house set was used and the motel was reconstructed. |
| When Mary and Norman first go into Norman's mother's room, before they turn the lights on, you can see 'Hitchcock, Alfred' 's silhouette on the wall to the far right. |
| The reflection of young Norman Bates in the doorknob when he flashes back to his mothers' poisoning is Oz Perkins, Anthony Perkins son. |
| The town of Fairvale when Lila is tailed by Dr. Raymond was the same town as in Gremlins (1984) and Back to the Future (1985) . It is located on the Universal Studios Backlot in California. |
In the shooting script an extended scene in the Sherrif's Office at the end of the movie reveals Mary survives the gun shot and "she'll pull through okay" but goes mad.
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| Director Cameo: 'Richard Franklin' sitting playing a video game in the diner that Norman works in. |
| The pseudonym that Meg Tilly uses in the film, Marie Samuels, is the same pseudonym that Janet Leigh signs in with at the Bates Motel on her fateful night in the original Psycho (1960). |
| Norman refrains from giving Mary the key to Cabin 1. Cabin 1 was the site of the infamous shower scene in Psycho (1960). |
| The original shower head used in Psycho (1960) was suppose to be used in this film as well. However, just before filming was to commence, someone stole it. |
| The piano selection Norman plays is a part of the first movement of Beethoven's Pathétique Sonata. |
