- Bates Motel
Infobox Film | name = Bates Motel
caption = Video cover art
director =Richard Rothstein
producer =George Linder Ken Topolsky
writer = Richard Rothstein
starring =
music =J. Peter Robinson
cinematography =
editing =Dann Cahn
distributor =NBC
released= 1987
runtime = 90 minutes
language =
budget =
imdb_id = 0092622"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 befriendsNorman Bates and ends up inheriting the infamousBates Motel . In this televisedspin-off of "Psycho", Norman Bates is portrayed byKurt Paul , who previously stood in as astunt double forAnthony 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.Cast
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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 .... HerselfExternal links
*imdb title|id=0092622
* [http://www.geocities.com/headhunter32746/Bates_Motel.html "Bates Motel" review]
* [http://www.geocities.com/nfb_418/timeline.html Psycho House & Bates Motel Timeline]
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