"When he hears talk radio host Fran Ambrose discussing the topic of matricide, Norman calls in under a false name to tell his story."
Anthony Perkins
as Norman Bates
Henry Thomas
as Young Norman Bates
Olivia Hussey
as Norma Bates
CCH Pounder
as Fran Ambrose
Warren Frost
as Dr. Leo Richmond
Donna Mitchell
as Connie Bates
Thomas Schuster
as Chet Rudolph
Sharen Camille
as Holly
Bobbi Evors
as Gloria
John Landis
as Mike Calveccio
Kurt Paul
as Raymond Linette
Cynthia Garris
as Ellen Stevens
Alice Hirson
as Mother (voice)
Robert Bloch
Characters
Mick Garris
Director
Joseph Stefano
Writer
Lex D. Geddings
Stunts
Allen Robinson
Stunt Double
Marc Banich
Special Effects
Richard Lee Jones
Kim Zimmerman
Glenn R. Wilder
Stunt Coordinator
Doc Duhame
Amy Stephen Wilder
Graeme Revell
Original Music Composer
Charles Bornstein
Editor
Hilton A. Green
Executive Producer
Bernard Herrmann
Music
Les Mayfield
Producer
Rodney Charters
Director of Photography
Michael Z. Hanan
Production Design
George Zaloom
Tony Gardner
Makeup Effects
Alan Duncan Ross
Co-Producer
Melvin Johnson
Casting
Mark Zuelzke
Art Direction
Douglas A. Mowat
Set Decoration
Albert Romero
Sound Recordist
Janeen Schreyer
Makeup Department Head
Henri Lopez
Sound Mixer
Kyle Wright
Sound Editor
Makeup Artist
Janeen Davis
Susan Kurtz
Sound Effects Editor
John Stacy
Supervising Sound Editor
Brian Penikas
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Mary Ellen Winston
Costume Design