In the fall of 1981 I was in Hesperia Ca visiting my grandparents. Entertainment Tonight came on and aid "Robert Bloch" has written a sequel to his book Psycho. Well I was 14 at the time and I knew that "Psycho" was an old movie. (Hey I was a kid). Well in the same story there was an interview with Anthony Perkins or Robert Saying they think that Hitchcock would approve of the sequel. Well from that moment on I was waiting for the movie "Psycho II" even though I never saw or read the original movie.
In the spring of 1982 I saw the original "Psycho" for the first time when KTLA aired it. I would of rented the VHS however it was not available in my area. Anyway I loved it. For some reason I thought "Psycho" took place in a police station and we would see the story for different points of view with a big confession at the end. Don't ask me why I thought this. Well the movie scared the hell out of me but its not the shower scene that did that. ( I knew that it was coming & I was waiting for it after all it was 1983 the movie was a well known classic) . The part that scared me was when at the near end where Vera Miles doesn't know that Norman has knocked out Sam Loomis and he is running up the stairs and she is trapped in the house alone.
Well since that night the movie has been one of my favorites. I knew "Psycho II" was coming soon and I was more excited to see that then any other Summer movie including "Return of the Jedi".
By the time opening night came for "Psycho II" came I must have saw the original 10 times. I got the little jokes here and there in "Psycho II" in fact I knew something was up with the Meg Tilly character because of her characters name. Well I loved "Psycho II" ever since that night and I have been wanting more since.
So my question to the world is if you have alternate footage or scenes that never been shown to the public before then please go to the psychomovies.com and let them know it. They are working on a documentary of the psycho movies.
Also please note on e-bay I bought this binder of "PSYCHO II" stuff and it was like a scrapbook put together with lot of care. I love it however I would like to give it to the children of Anthony Perkins. They would enjoy it more then me. I want them to have it! if any of you know how to get in touch with them please post it here.
