Cast bud cort as alex west lori petty as willie moses gunn as henry watson gregg henry as tom fuller khrystyne haje as sally jason bateman as tony scotti kerrie keane as barbara peters robert picardo as dr. This is a trailer for the made for television movie bates motel, which was a spin off of the psycho film series. I like delving into cinematic obscurities, though, so i chose a look at the other one instead, bates motel, which aired on nbc monday night at the movies in 1987, especially as its been notably hard to find since its original screening but is now available on printondemand dvd from the universal vault collection. It stars bud cort as alex west, a young man who befriends norman bates in a psychiatric hospital.
Bates motel 1987 headhunters horror house wiki fandom. Alex is then released from the institution and plans on reopening the bates motel. It actually came out three years before psycho iv but its not part of that timeline. Bates motel is a very bad movie and im very surprised it was ever made to be honest. After bates death, alex finds that he is in normans will as the inheritor of the bates motel, which has been vacant since normans arrest. Bates motel tv movie from 1987 now available on dvd. Watch the original 1987 psycho tv series with jason.
To alex west, norman bates was the father he never had. This offshoot ignores psycho ii and psycho iii completely. Bates motel is an american television horror film of the pscyhothriller and supernatural. Dismal ratings ensured that the 90minute pilot two hours with commercials would become a forgotten movieoftheweek rather than the premiere episode of a weekly show. Alex is then released from the institution and plans on reopening the bates. Television pilot for a spinoff series based on the. Bates motel 1987 stream and watch online moviefone. The lead character of this film is alex west bud cort. Dec 05, 20 dismal ratings ensured that the 90minute pilot two hours with commercials would become a forgotten movieoftheweek rather than the premiere episode of a weekly show. After the death of bates, alex finds that hes in normans will as. Based on the classic movie psycho, directed by alfred hitchcock.
Alex west is a man whom roomed with norman bates at the state lunatic asylum for nearly 20 years. Richard rothstein bates motel is definitely the most bizarre film in the series. At the time of bates motels appearance on television in 1987, there had already been two theatrical sequels to alfred hitchcocks 1960 masterpiece, psycho. Alex travels to bates california hometown and with a little help from a teenage runaway, willie, alex struggles to reopen the motel for business, only to have strange things happen. Television pilot for a spinoff series based on the hitchcock film psycho 1960. The movie starts literally on an off note as tender piano keys accompany dawn breaking over an otherwise imposing silhouette of the bates house. Heres something quite cool for you psycho completists. Dec 11, 2018 i like delving into cinematic obscurities, though, so i chose a look at the other one instead, bates motel, which aired on nbc monday night at the movies in 1987, especially as its been notably hard to find since its original screening but is now available on printondemand dvd from the universal vault collection.
The lead character of this film is alex west bud cort, who was sent to a mental institution as a boy in 1960 for killing his abusive stepfather with an. The tv movie, bates motel, tells the story of alex west, a young man who has spent most of his life locked up in the same mental institution as norman bates. This is a 1987 tv movie that was supposed to be the pilot for a new series that didnt happen. Nbc first tried with a 1987 bates motel pilot that featured bud cort and a younger jason bateman arrested development and we have the. Original bates motel will be included in a psycho four. In many ways, it barely should even be called a sequel to psycho, as it changes a great deal of that films facts for reasons that arent altogether clear. It is based on the psycho film series created by author robert bloch and filmmaker alfred hitchcock back in 1960. Bates motel must have made alfred hitchcock spinning in a shower drain bates motel is a 1987 american madefortelevision comedydrama horror film and a spinoff of the psycho film series produced by ken topolsky, written and directed by richard rothstein, and starring bud cort, lori petty, moses gunn, gregg henry, jason bateman, and kerrie keane. As part of universals vault series, you can now order the classic 1987 tv movie bates motel on dvd over at amazon. Bates motel 1987 originally intended as the pilot for a prospective series at the titular bates motel, the failed 1987 bates motel project instead ended up as a madefortv movie. Suffice it to say, the show was never picked up by any network, and its not hard to see why. Oct 27, 2017 the tv movie, bates motel, tells the story of alex west, a young man who has spent most of his life locked up in the same mental institution as norman bates. Bates motel tv movie 1987 bates motel tv movie 1987. Bates motel 1987 psycho wiki fandom powered by wikia.
Oct 10, 20 heres something quite cool for you psycho completists. Bates motel 1987 tvpg 1h 30min comedy, drama, horror tv movie 5 july 1987. A mentally disturbed man, who roomed with the late norman bates at the state lunatic asylum, inherits the legendary bates motel after the death of norman and tries to fix it up to make it a. In 20, universal television developed a new series, also. Bates motel was aimed at teenagers, who turned away in droves.
Every psycho movie ranked, worst to best screen rant. With bud cort, lori petty, moses gunn, gregg henry. Bates motel is a 1987 american madefortelevision supernatural horror film and a spinoff of the psycho franchise written and directed by richard rothstein, produced by ken topolsky and starring bud cort, lori petty, moses gunn, gregg henry, jason bateman, and kerrie keane. Bates motel 1987 full movie download watch free movies online. Bates motel tv is a film directed by richard rothstein with bud cort, lori petty, moses gunn, gregg henry, year. Komedie horror film geregisseerd door richard rothstein. Former mental patient bud cort inherits the motel from its crossdressing owner norman. Movies like bates motel 1987 if you like bates motel you are looking for tv series pilot movies about with ghost, church, inheritance, male virgin, renovation, motel and last will and testament themes of comedy, drama and horror genre shot in usa. Bates motel is the kind of movie that, like the remains of norman bates within it, should absolutely be burnt to ashes so that there is no chance of it ever being revived to haunt television again. Freddie highmore visits psycho house, bates motel at universal studios hollywood for sdcc 20 duration.
In 20, universal television developed a new series, also titled bates motel, this time envisioned as a prequel to the film. Suffice it to say, the show was never picked up by. Gallery of 3 movie poster and cover images for bates motel 1987. A mentally disturbed man, who roomed with the late norman bates at the.
Bates motel s final season brings the franchise full circle, with a satisfyingly creepy conclusion to the trials and tribulations of norman bates. This busted tv pilot film is set in the sinister familyoperated motel made infamous by hitchcocks psycho. Cast and crew credits for bates motel, 1987, directed by richard rothstein, with bud cort, lori petty, moses gunn, at turner classic movies. Bates motel is a 1987 american madefortelevision drama horror film and a spinoff of the psycho film series produced by ken topolsky, written and directed by richard rothstein, and starring bud cort, lori petty, moses gunn, gregg henry, jason bateman, and kerrie keane. Bates motel 1987 you can check in but you cant check out of the bates motel. Bates motel 1987 the alfred hitchcock wiki the hitchcock zone.
After the death of bates, alex finds that hes in normans will as the inheritor of the bates motel, which has. Even before it was eclipsed by its 21st century cable tv namesake, 1987s bates motel was doomed to be an obscure asterisk in the fictional legacy of norman bates. After bates death, alex finds that he is in normans will as the inheritor of the bates. The film is about alex west, a mentally disturbed youth who was. Im an 80s kid and i grew up with this movie and i wasnt ever sure just. It was not picked up and no additional episodes were made. Alex west bud cort is a man who roomed with norman bates at the state lunatic asylum for nearly 20 years. The film premiered as part of nbc monday night at the movies on july 5, 1987.
Im also shocked that so many talented people such as robert picardo, buck flower, moses gunn and jason bateman agreed to be a part of it as they had to know that it was a real turkey. Rothstein decided the shows pilot episode which premiered as an nbc movie of the week would begin with norman bates incarceration in 1960. A mentally disturbed man, who roomed with the late norman bates at the state lunatic asylum, inherits the legendary bates motel after the death of norman and tries to fix it up to make it a respectable business. Bates motel is an american television horror film of the pscyhothriller and supernatural thriller subgenres. Alex west is a man who roomed with norman bates at the state lunatic asylum for nearly 20 years. Thankfully, the offshoot storyline would end with this solitary pilot, and can be completely ignored by fans of the ongoing film series. Whether a finger is pointed at the era, the idea, the script, or the network for giving the film a baffling personality, bates motel has such dull. Bates motel is really just for the diehard fans of the franchise and, even then, this material steers wildly off course. Original bates motel will be included in a psycho fourpack.
As it turns out, there are a number of good reasons why most people have never heard of this. After bates death, alex finds that he is in normans will as t. Released 1987, bates motel stars budcort, jasonbateman, gregghenry, mosesgunn the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which assembled. Bates motel is a 1987 television movie spinoff of the 1960 suspensehorror film psycho. The bates motel was originally intended as a pilot for a potential horror anthology series ala freddys nightmares and friday the th. Alex travels to bates california hometown and with a little help from a teenage.
Bates motel is a 1987 american madefortelevision supernatural horror film and a spinoff of. Bluray movies 4k 3d dvd digital ma itunes prime games people forum. One of the most infamous murder locations in history reopens under. Bates motel 1987 seems like a scobby doo movie than a horror movie. Bates motel is a 90 minute pilot for a television series. Bud cort was cast to replace anthony perkins the pilots continuity is very different to the movie sequels in having norman dying while in. Alex travels to bates california hometown and with a little help from a teenage runaway, willie, alex struggles to reopen the motel for business, only to.
Oct 10, 20 as part of universals vault series, you can now order the classic 1987 tv movie bates motel on dvd over at amazon. The first attempt to make a tv spinoff revolving around the bates motel, the location of psycho, didnt come with the 20 series bates motel, but rather the 1987 tv movie bates motel. The original pilot for bates motel, which aired in 1987 and starred bud cort and lori petty, has been quietly released by universal as. Bates motel tv movie 1987 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A misfit bud cort rejoins society as the manager of a haunted motel inherited from killer norman bates. The film is about alex west, a mentally disturbed youth who was admitted to an asylum after killing his.
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