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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Norman first sees Maureen, he keeps having flashes of her where he imagines her in the dead Marion's place. In the end, Maureen shares the same fate as Marion, albeit in a different way.
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I honestly don't get it. Could anyone who sees fit to restore the Stealth Pun edit explain what the joke is supposed to be?
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* BrokenPedestal: Sheriff Hunt desperately wanted to believe that [[spoiler:Norman was a reformed man who had served his time]], and a prodigal example of how even those who have committed the worst crimes can turn their life around for the better, so he is very disappointed when he finally discovers that [[spoiler:Norman has indeed relapsed into serial murder, expressing as much to Norman as he hauls him off once again]].
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* BrokenPedestal: Sheriff Hunt desperately wanted to believe that [[spoiler:Norman was a reformed man who had served his time]], and a prodigal example of how even those who have committed the worst crimes can turn their life around for the better, better when given the chance, so he is very disappointed when he finally discovers that [[spoiler:Norman has indeed relapsed into serial murder, expressing as much to Norman as he hauls him off once again]].
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* BrokenPedestal: Sheriff Hunt desperately wanted to believe that [[spoiler:Norman was a reformed man who had served his time]], and a prodigal example of how even those who have committed the worst crimes can turn their life around for the better, so he is very disappointed when he finally discovers that [[spoiler:Norman has indeed relapsed into serial murder, expressing as much to Norman as he hauls him off once again]].
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* PsychoticSmirk: Norman lays an epic one as the very last shot.
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* {{Homage}}: Aside from the Hitchcock references, Anthony Perkins was also paying homage to Italian {{giallo}} films.
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* ContinuityNod: The Cupid statue that Arbogast took notice of in the first film just before he went upstairs is what Maureen fatally impales herself on.
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** The opening scene is one to another Hitchcock's Hitchcock movie, ''Film/{{Vertigo}}''.
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* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler:Maureen Coyle, much like her preceding counterpart Marion Crane, she initially appeared to be the female protagonist of this sequel, only to die, while Tracy Venable is this film's true female protagonist as much as she is Norman's HeroAntagonist who replaces the late Lila Loomis. Though, unlike Marion, Maureen managed to survive up until the beginning of the climax.]]
* EvilVsEvil: AxCrazy SplitPersonality BigBad VillainProtagonist Norman would find himself pitted against TheSociopath SmugSnake BigBadWannabe Duane Duke.
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* CatchPhrase: Duane's "Don't touch the guitar."
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* CatchPhrase: Duane's "Don't touch "Watch the guitar."
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* NaughtyNuns: Norman's LoveInterest Maureen Coyle is a nun who secretly left her covenant after having a CrisisOfFaith. While on her spiritual journey to rediscover herself and restore her faith in God, she comes across our main protagonist at the Bates Motel. She soon grows feelings for [[{{Adorkable}} Norman]], which he returns. Despite acting as the film's {{Ms Fanservice}} and dating Norman for some time, she never departs from her order as a friendly priest welcomes her to the church after she seeks counseling.
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* NaughtyNuns: Norman's LoveInterest Maureen Coyle is a nun who secretly left her covenant after having a CrisisOfFaith. While on her spiritual journey to rediscover herself and restore her faith in God, she comes across our main protagonist at the Bates Motel. She soon grows feelings for [[{{Adorkable}} Norman]], Norman, which he returns. Despite acting as the film's {{Ms Fanservice}} and dating Norman for some time, she never departs from her order as a friendly priest welcomes her to the church after she seeks counseling.
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* ILoveTheDead: Norman passionately kisses Patsy's corpse as he's disposing of it, though it mercifully doesn't go any further than that.
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* CatchPhrase: Duane's "Don't touch the guitar."
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* Leitmotif: The main theme is repeated diagetically as a LonelyPianoPiece played by Norman and a synth tune from a jukebox selected by Duane.
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* BullyingADragon: [[spoiler:Duane Duke attempts to blackmail a man who has murdered a number of people and deliberately gets under his skin by messing with "Mother."]]
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* DangerTakesABackseat: Driving, Norman is about to dispose of a body [[spoiler:when Duane Duke wakes up and attempts to strangle him from the backseat]]. This causes a crash into the swamp and [[spoiler:Duke drowns while Norman swims to safety]].
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* TheEndOrIsIt: Norman's been exposed and arrested, but he's certain he's free of Mother's influence. [[spoiler:Then in the car, we see him holding Mrs. Spool's severed hand and staring at the audience.]]
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* InfoDump: Tracy explaining the {{Retcon}} described below. They try to make it visually interesting than previous examples in this series by [[spoiler:having Tracy trying to fend off an attacking Norman]].
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* OhCrap: Norman when the police show up at his door with a warrant to check the place out. He worries about them finding Mother and panics. Then he gets dealt another one of these moments when he finds the body is not where he left it. [[spoiler:Duke took it as part of his blackmail attempt]].
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** The opening scene is one to another Hitchcock's ''Film/{{Vertigo}}''.
** The bloody ice cube scene is one to ''Film/BloodSimple''.
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* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler: Norman of Maureen.]]
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* Retcon: [[spoiler:The film retcons the ending of the previous film where Emma Spool revealed that she was Norman's real mother. It turns out she is Norman's aunt and only believed she was his mother.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: As Norman is hauled off to jail, the cop tells him that this time, he'll never get out. Norman replies, "But I'll be free. I'll be ''free''.", meaning that at least he'll never hurt anyone again or be under his mother's control. [[note]] A little undone by the final shot that shows him holding his mother's severed hand, indicating that he will ''never'' be able to break her hold over him. [[/note]]
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''Psycho III'' (1986) is the second sequel to ''Film/{{Psycho}}'', starring Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates. He also directs the film.
Norman is involved with Maureen Coyle, a mentally unstable former nun. Her suicidal tendencies confuse him... just as "Mother" starts up her old [[StealthPun habit]]s again. Directed by Anthony Perkins himself.
At the time, this movie was a critical and commercial failure (though Creator/RogerEbert notably liked it), resulting in [[Film/PsychoIVTheBeginning the fourth film]] going straight to cable. The film is now regarded as a decent sequel in its own right, with some even finding it superior to the second film.
Norman is involved with Maureen Coyle, a mentally unstable former nun. Her suicidal tendencies confuse him... just as "Mother" starts up her old [[StealthPun habit]]s again. Directed by Anthony Perkins himself.
At the time, this movie was a critical and commercial failure (though Creator/RogerEbert notably liked it), resulting in [[Film/PsychoIVTheBeginning the fourth film]] going straight to cable. The film is now regarded as a decent sequel in its own right, with some even finding it superior to the second film.
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''Psycho III'' (1986) is the second sequel to ''Film/{{Psycho}}'', starring Anthony Perkins Creator/AnthonyPerkins as Norman Bates. He also directs the film.
Norman is involved with Maureen Coyle, a mentally unstable former nun. Her suicidal tendencies confuse him... just as "Mother" starts up her old [[StealthPun habit]]s again. Directed by Anthony Perkins himself.\n\nAt the time, this movie was a critical and commercial failure (though Creator/RogerEbert notably liked it), resulting in [[Film/PsychoIVTheBeginning the fourth film]] going straight to cable. The film is now regarded as a decent sequel in its own right, with some even finding it superior to the second film. \n
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* GenreShift: Whereas the previous two films had elements of film noir and mystery, this one's more in line with 80s slasher films, as the film doesn't make any real effort to hide the fact that [[spoiler:Norman's committing all the murders this time around]].
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* AccidentalMurder: Norman of Maureen.
* DoppelgangerReplacementLoveInterest: Norman's first reaction to Maureen is to gape, clearly stunned at her resemblance to Marion, who he keeps having flashes of. Despite genuinely liking Maureen, it's obvious that a huge part of his attraction is her similarity to Marion.
* HopeSpot: Maureen finally gets through to Norman and he's clearly on the verge of a breakthrough when "Mother" calls out to him. He's so startled that he accidentally pushes Maureen down the stairs to her death.
* ImmediateSequel: Picks up one month after the previous film.
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* MummiesAtTheDinnerTable: [[spoiler:Norman has turned his real mother, who revealed herself to him at the end of ''Film/PsychoII'', into another mummy whom Norman pretends to be talking to him]].
* NaughtyNuns: Norman's LoveInterest Maureen Coyle is a nun who secretly left her covenant after having a CrisisOfFaith. While on her spiritual journey to rediscover herself and restore her faith in God, she comes across our main protagonist at the Bates Motel. She soon grows feelings for [[{{Adorkable}} Norman]], which he returns. Despite acting as the film's {{Mrs.Fanservice}} and dating Norman for some time, she never departs from her order as a friendly priest welcomes her to the church after she seeks counseling.
* MummiesAtTheDinnerTable: [[spoiler:Norman has turned his real mother, who revealed herself to him at the end of ''Film/PsychoII'', into another mummy whom Norman pretends to be talking to him]].
* NaughtyNuns: Norman's LoveInterest Maureen Coyle is a nun who secretly left her covenant after having a CrisisOfFaith. While on her spiritual journey to rediscover herself and restore her faith in God, she comes across our main protagonist at the Bates Motel. She soon grows feelings for [[{{Adorkable}} Norman]], which he returns. Despite acting as the film's {{Mrs.Fanservice}} and dating Norman for some time, she never departs from her order as a friendly priest welcomes her to the church after she seeks counseling.
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''Psycho III'' (1986) is the second sequel to ''Film/{{Psycho}}'', starring Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates.
Norman is involved with Maureen Coyle, a mentally unstable former nun. Her suicidal tendencies confuse him... just as "Mother" starts up her old [[StealthPun habit]]s again. Directed by Anthony Perkins himself.
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!!This film provides examples of:
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: [[SmugSnake Duane Duke]]]].
* BigBadWannabe: Duane Duke.
* CasanovaWannabe: Duane Duke.
* HeroAntagonist: Tracy Venable.
* KubrickStare: Norman repeats the same stare from the first film in the last scene.
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''Psycho III'' (1986) is the second sequel to ''Film/{{Psycho}}'', starring Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates.
Norman is involved with Maureen Coyle, a mentally unstable former nun. Her suicidal tendencies confuse him... just as "Mother" starts up her old [[StealthPun habit]]s again. Directed by Anthony Perkins himself.
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!!This film provides examples of:
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: [[SmugSnake Duane Duke]]]].
* BigBadWannabe: Duane Duke.
* CasanovaWannabe: Duane Duke.
* HeroAntagonist: Tracy Venable.
* KubrickStare: Norman repeats the same stare from the first film in the last scene.
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