Bates Motel (film)

Bates Motel
TV Guide advertisement, 1987
GenreHorror
Based onCharacters created by Robert Bloch
Written byRichard Rothstein
Directed byRichard Rothstein
StarringBud Cort
Lori Petty
Moses Gunn
Gregg Henry
Jason Bateman
Kerrie Keane
Music byJ. Peter Robinson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerRichard Rothstein
ProducersGeorge Linder
Ken Topolsky
Henry Kline
Production locationsBurbank, California
Los Angeles
CinematographyBill Butler
EditorsDann Cahn
Richard A. Freeman
Running time95 minutes
Production companyUniversal Television
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseJuly 5, 1987 (1987-07-05)
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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.

  1. ^ Hal Erickson (2015). "Bates Motel". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-06-29.