Bates Motel
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This article is about a television movie. For the first novel set at the Bates Motel, see Psycho (novel). For first film set at the Bates Motel, see Psycho (1960 film).
| Bates Motel | |
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 Video cover art |
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| Directed by | Richard Rothstein |
| Produced by | George Linder Ken Topolsky |
| Written by | Richard Rothstein |
| Music by | J. Peter Robinson |
| Editing by | Dann Cahn |
| Distributed by | NBC |
| Release date(s) | 1987 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| IMDb profile | |
Bates Motel is a 1987 television movie about Alex West, a mentally disturbed asylum cellmate of Norman Bates who ends up inheriting the infamous Bates Motel. In this televised spin-off of Psycho, the cameo appearance of Norman Bates is portrayed by Kurt Paul, who previously stood in as a stunt double for actor Anthony Perkins in Psycho II and Psycho III. Anthony Perkins refused to cooperate. The film was made as a pilot for a television series, but the series was never picked up.
[edit] Cast
- Bud Cort....Alex West
- Lori Petty....Willie
- Moses Gunn....Henry Watson
- Gregg Henry....Tom Fuller
- Khrystyne Haje....Sally
- Jason Bateman....Tony Scotti
- Kerrie Keane....Barbara Peters
- Robert Picardo....Dr. Goodman
- Andy Albin....Mr. Yokes
- Dolores Albin....Mrs. Fisher
- Kelly Ames....Beth
- Robert Axelrod....Sheepskin Salesman
- Gary Ballard....Pastor
- Nat Bernstein....Salesman
- Peter Dobson....Billy Parks
- Timothy Fall....Terry Miller
- Carmen Filpi....Buddy
- Greg Finley....Attorney
- Kurt Paul....Norman Bates
[edit] External links
- Bates Motel at the Internet Movie Database
- Bates Motel review
- ThePsychoMovies.com
- Psycho House & Bates Motel Timeline
| Psycho series | |
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| Robert Bloch's novels | Psycho • Psycho II • Psycho House |
| Films | Psycho • Psycho II • Psycho III • Psycho IV: The Beginning • Psycho (1998 remake) |
| Other | Bates Motel • Robert Bloch's Psychos • Norman Bates |
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