Psycho IV: The Beginning
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Psycho IV: The Beginning is a 1990 made-for-television psychological horror film that serves as both a prequel and sequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s classic Psycho, exploring Norman Bates’s troubled past.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Psycho IV: The Beginning canonical | 4 |
| Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990 TV film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4207056 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Psycho IV: The Beginning Context triple: [Psycho, followedBy, Psycho IV: The Beginning]
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A.
Psycho (1998 film)
Psycho (1998 film) is Gus Van Sant’s shot-for-shot color remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 horror classic, starring Vince Vaughn and Anne Heche.
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B.
Murder House
Murder House is the haunted Los Angeles mansion that serves as the central setting of the first season of the horror anthology series American Horror Story.
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C.
Night Slasher
Night Slasher is the brutal serial killer and cult leader who serves as the primary villain opposing Sylvester Stallone’s character in the 1986 action film "Cobra."
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D.
Psych: The Movie
Psych: The Movie is a 2017 comedy mystery television film that continues the story of the USA Network series "Psych," reuniting the original cast for a new case.
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E.
Seven Psychopaths
Seven Psychopaths is a darkly comedic crime film written and directed by Martin McDonagh that follows a struggling screenwriter who becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his eccentric friends kidnap a gangster’s beloved dog.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Psycho IV: The Beginning Target entity description: Psycho IV: The Beginning is a 1990 made-for-television psychological horror film that serves as both a prequel and sequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s classic Psycho, exploring Norman Bates’s troubled past.
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A.
Psycho (1998 film)
Psycho (1998 film) is Gus Van Sant’s shot-for-shot color remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 horror classic, starring Vince Vaughn and Anne Heche.
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B.
Murder House
Murder House is the haunted Los Angeles mansion that serves as the central setting of the first season of the horror anthology series American Horror Story.
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C.
Night Slasher
Night Slasher is the brutal serial killer and cult leader who serves as the primary villain opposing Sylvester Stallone’s character in the 1986 action film "Cobra."
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D.
Psych: The Movie
Psych: The Movie is a 2017 comedy mystery television film that continues the story of the USA Network series "Psych," reuniting the original cast for a new case.
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E.
Seven Psychopaths
Seven Psychopaths is a darkly comedic crime film written and directed by Martin McDonagh that follows a struggling screenwriter who becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his eccentric friends kidnap a gangster’s beloved dog.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror film
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prequel film ⓘ psychological horror film ⓘ sequel film ⓘ television film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Psycho (1960 film)
NERFINISHED
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characters created by Robert Bloch ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Rodney Charters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Graeme Revell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Mick Garris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Showtime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Charles Bornstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Chet Rudolph
NERFINISHED
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Connie Bates NERFINISHED ⓘ Dr. Leo Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ Norma Bates NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Bates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastOn | Showtime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Psycho III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological horror
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slasher film ⓘ |
| hasAdultPortrayalOf | Norman Bates by Anthony Perkins ⓘ |
| hasYoungPortrayalOf | Norman Bates by Henry Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | radio talk show phone-in ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Showtime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Psycho film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotFocus |
Norman Bates’s childhood
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Norman Bates’s fear of passing on his mental illness ⓘ Norman Bates’s relationship with his mother ⓘ |
| prequelTo |
Psycho (1960 film)
NERFINISHED
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Psycho II NERFINISHED ⓘ Psycho III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 96 minutes ⓘ |
| setIn | Fairvale, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Anthony Perkins
NERFINISHED
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CCH Pounder NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Olivia Hussey NERFINISHED ⓘ Warren Frost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
cycle of violence
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guilt ⓘ matricide ⓘ mental illness ⓘ mother–son relationship ⓘ |
| writer | Joseph Stefano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Psycho IV: The Beginning Description of subject: Psycho IV: The Beginning is a 1990 made-for-television psychological horror film that serves as both a prequel and sequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s classic Psycho, exploring Norman Bates’s troubled past.
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990 TV film)