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Bates Motel

Bates Motel

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Bates Motel

"There's always room for one more."

1987

1h 35m

4.6(64 votes)

Horror

Drama

Overview

A mentally disturbed man who roomed with the late Norman Bates at a psychiatric facility inherits the infamous Bates Motel after his death and attempts to fix it up as a respectable business.

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Universal Television

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Bud Cort

Bud Cort

Alex West

Lori Petty

Lori Petty

Willie

Moses Gunn

Moses Gunn

Henry Watson

Gregg Henry

Gregg Henry

Tom Fuller

Khrystyne Haje

Khrystyne Haje

Sally

Jason Bateman

Jason Bateman

Tony Scotti

Kerrie Keane

Kerrie Keane

Barbara Peters

Robert Picardo

Robert Picardo

Dr. Goodman

Kurt Paul

Norman Bates

Lee de Broux

Lee de Broux

Sheriff

Creative team

Directed by: Richard Rothstein
Written by: Richard Rothstein
Produced by: George Linder
Ken Topolsky

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