#psycho iii

Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins on set of Psycho III

Psycho III (1986) // dir. Anthony Perkins

Gif of Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates and Jeff Fahey as a handsome drifter named Duane Duke (hired by Norman as assistant manager at The Bates Motel) in the Universal Pictures/Anthony Perkins horror film Psycho III, 1986. This movie marked Tony's directorial debut, followed by the comedy Lucky Stiff in 1988. Of Psycho III, Anthony stated: "I liked how wild the script was, and how tight it was at the same time. It's the perfect blend of the reasonable and the unreasonable. I've always been looking for a project to direct with which I have an affinity with the subject and characters. I felt this would be a good script for an unknowing director to take on because the scenes were so well written, they directed themselves." It's of interest to note that three years earlier Tony's son Osgood, then nine, played "young Norman Bates" in the franchise's previous installment Psycho II. Osgood now lives in Vancouver, B.C., Canada where he's established a base to write, direct and appear in horror films.

thinking about Norman and his little bird on this fine evening <3

Bates Motel (2013-2017)