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 the first film set at the Bates Motel, see Psycho (1960 film). For the pop group, see Gleaming Spires.
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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 |
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Bates Motel is a 1987 television movie about Alex West, a mentally disturbed youth who was committed to an asylum after killing his abusive stepfather. There he befriends Norman Bates and ends up inheriting the infamous Bates Motel. In this televised spin-off of Psycho, Norman Bates is portrayed by Kurt Paul, who previously stood in as a stunt double for Anthony Perkins in Psycho II and Psycho III. Perkins declined involvement in the project. 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
- Chelsea Peak.... Herself
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