| Bates Motel | |
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| Genre | Horror |
| Based on | Characters created by Robert Bloch |
| Written by | Richard Rothstein |
| Directed by | Richard Rothstein |
| Starring | Bud Cort Lori Petty Moses Gunn Gregg Henry Jason Bateman Kerrie Keane |
| Music by | J. Peter Robinson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Richard Rothstein |
| Producers | George Linder Ken Topolsky Henry Kline |
| Production locations | Burbank, California Los Angeles |
| Cinematography | Bill Butler |
| Editors | Dann Cahn Richard A. Freeman |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Production company | Universal Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | July 5, 1987 |
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Bates Motel is a 1987 American made-for-television supernatural horror film and a spin-off of the Psycho franchise written and directed by Richard Rothstein, starring Bud Cort, Lori Petty, Moses Gunn, Gregg Henry, Jason Bateman, and Kerrie Keane. Outside of the 1998 remake, this is the only installment not to feature Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates as Kurt Paul portrays the character. The film premiered on July 5, 1987.[1] It is a direct sequel to Psycho, ignoring the other sequels.
The film is about Alex West, a mentally disturbed youth who was admitted to an asylum after killing his abusive stepfather. There he befriends Norman and ends up inheriting the Bates Motel. It was originally produced as a pilot for a proposed TV series set in the Bates Motel, but it was not picked up by the network.
- ^ Hal Erickson (2015). "Bates Motel". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-06-29.