Bates Motel (1987)

Directed by

Richard Rothstein

Genre

horror film, ghost film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

16

Rating

4.6 of 10 from 61 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mentally disturbed young man named Alex West kills his abusive stepfather and lands in an asylum. There he meets Norman Bates and later inherits the Bates Motel. He tries to run the motel but supernatural events from the past begin to haunt him.

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What happens

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. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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