Universal Pictures | Release Date: July 2, 1986 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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A playful, artfully made horror movie that shows there's life in Norman Bates yet, and death, too. [04 July 1986, p.C1]
75
The Associated PressLee Siegel
If you have a twisted sense of humor and like cheap thrills, you'll probably love Psycho III. [14 Aug 1986]
75
Psycho III, directed by Perkins himself, is years behind the Hitchcock original in quality, it's light years ahead of Psycho II. [27 June 1986, p.D1]
63
Miami HeraldOrlando Aloma
Psycho III is still a comedie macabre -- as was Hitchcock's -- but Perkins doesn't follow the Psycho path. Where the master trod subtly, the disciple relies on emphasis. [03 July 1986, p.D11]