The casting comes after the singer revealed that she was a big fan of. Despite being a paramount pictures film, psycho turned to universal pictures, with whom hitchcock already had a relationship. The viewer is unaware of the gender dysphoria until, at the end of the movie, it is. Lila mcelroy copy editor alfred hitchcocks psycho may be one of the most famous horror movies of all time, but when compared to the new television show bates motel, a modern version of the original film, there is no question about which has you on the edge of your seat more. Arbogast sleuths local motels and discovers marion spent a night at the bates motel. Bates motel stars vera farmiga as norma bates and freddie highmore as her son, norman bates. The film is about alex west, a mentally disturbed youth who was admitted to an asylum after killing his. Consumed with thoughts of her misdeeds, marion janet leigh comes upon the bates motel. This series is only the latest attempt to revive the psycho brand, fitting well into the schema of demystifying iconic villains.
The new season of the bates motel series is right around the corner, and maybe you havent given a thought to the origins of the bates mansion, which has been an emblematic icon in the history of cinema since it was built for the classic alfred hitchcocks psycho film in 1959 the psycho house has appeared in countless films, tv shows, documentaries and. Psycho, a classic suspense movie released in 1960, tells the tale of the murder of a young woman that takes place in. My favorite movie podcast, blank check, began its life as a series dedicated to dissecting the star wars prequels. But one thing i noticed is that the mother is a lot different in bates motel than she is in psycho. Bates motel has finally caught up with psycho, and its glorious vox. It takes us to the motel wherein norman bates stayed. Tired after the long drive and caught in a storm, she gets off the main highway and pulls into the bates motel. It stars anthony perkins, janet leigh, john gavin, vera miles, and martin balsam, and was based on the 1959 novel of the same name by robert bloch. The beginning, the 1998 remake of the original film, and additional merchandise spanning various media. High quality psycho bates motel gifts and merchandise. The film premiered as part of nbc monday night at the movies on july 5, 1987 the film is about alex west, a mentally.
Bates motel tv movie 1987 bates motel tv movie 1987. Psycho 112 movie clip the bates motel 1960 hd youtube. For rihanna, meanwhile, bates motel marks her biggest scripted acting role to date. The house has been in three different locations around the backlot in total. She leaves her home in phoenix, arizona and ends up at the bates motel in fairvale, california. In the aftermath of her husbands death, norma bates and her teen son move to a tiny town in coastal oregon, where they buy a roadside motel. Psycho has often been considered one of the first installments in the slasher genre. A young female embezzler arrives at the bates motel, which has terrible secrets of its own. It was filmed on a tight budget, and accordingly, the exterior sets built for the film. A phoenix secretary embezzles forty thousand dollars from her employers client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the. Psycho in many ways serves as a sort of precursor to the slasher film subgenre, focusing as it does on a series of murders committed at the bates motel, by an assailant thats unknown to the audience until the end of the film. This paper proposes a model for the analysis of the contemporary trend of redoing a cult movie as a television series. Seeking a fresh start after her husbands tragic death, norma bates buys a motel on the outskirts of an idyllic coastal town. Well, psycho has become an alfred hitchcock thriller.
Bates motel is a 1987 television movie spinoff of the 1960 suspensehorror film psycho. There were many other sequels made such as psycho 2, psycho 3 and psycho 4 that were primarily based on the hitchcock film. Norman bates from bates motel a prequel tv series of the movie psycho is a kindhearted, polite and caring person who unknowingly suffers from dissociative identity disorder. In 1960, alfred hitchcock was already famous as the screens master of suspense. Psycho is a 1960 american psychological horror film directed and produced by alfred hitchcock, and written by joseph stefano. Based on the movie psycho, bates motel sets the stage for a truly horrific tale of a man and his mother who meet a tragic end.
With anthony perkins, janet leigh, vera miles, john gavin. With anthony perkins, diana scarwid, jeff fahey, roberta maxwell. Bates motel keychain small key tag from the iconic movie. This delightfully quirky key tag is a great way to show your love for the hit tv series, bates motel. Bates motel is one of the most exciting horror shows on netflix, based on the emblematic hitchcocks movie, psycho 1960. Apr, 2018 photos of the house used in psycho especially interior shots. Throughout the show, there are many instances where depictions of dissociative identity disorders symptoms have been made.
Other cool bonus material includes original newsreel footage on psycho s theatrical release and behindthescenes stills. In blochs 1959 novel and the 1960 hitchcock film, marion crane janet leigh, a. Hang your posters in dorms, bedrooms, offices, or anywhere blank walls arent welcome. Psycho is an american horror franchise consisting of six films loosely based on the psycho novels by robert bloch. A featurelength tv movie originally broadcast on nbc, bates motel is the rarest film in the psycho legacythe stuff that screams are made of. Norman bates falls in love with a fallen nun who stays at the bates motel alongside a drifter and a curious reporter. So, lets dive into some interesting facts and trivia about this television series. Then this tv movie was released entitled bates motel. With vince vaughn, anne heche, julianne moore, viggo mortensen. I love psycho and since i love psycho which is my all time favorite film i thought id love bates motel. This series is only the latest attempt to revive the psycho brand, fitting well into the. See more ideas about bates motel, bates motel house and house. He questions norman, whose stammering, skittishness and inconsistent. Technically, there was already a psycho prequel movie, as well as a tv show called bates motel.
Psycho is a 1959 horror novel by american writer robert bloch. The movie followed marion crane janet leigh, a secretary who encountered norman bates anthony perkins after staying at his familys motel. Hitchcocks film was based on the novel of the same name by robert bloch, and is one of the most iconic and wellknown horror films of all time, though many audiences try to elevate. The first film, psycho, was directed by filmmaker alfred hitchcock. The motel has an adjoining house set on higher ground behind the main office and cabins, where norman bates lives in solitude with his mother, norma bates according to robert blochs source novel, it was originally. Created by anthony cipriano, carlton cuse, kerry ehrin. The psycho house and bates motel were originally built close to singapore lake now jaws lake during production. A contemporary prequel to psycho, giving a portrayal of how norman bates psyche unravels through his teenage years, and how deeply intricate his relationship with his mother, norma, truly is. Psycho, psycho ii, psycho iii, bates motel, psycho iv. Subsequently, another film related to the series was. With bud cort, lori petty, moses gunn, gregg henry. Some of the standout special features include featurettes called the making of psycho and in the masters shadow.
With vera farmiga, freddie highmore, max thieriot, nicola peltz. Psycho 1960 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. After the commercial success of north by northwest, hitchcock made his most shocking movie, psycho 1960. Psycho is the top listed hitchcock film in the 100 greatest movies of all time by. Bates motel is a bizarro little tv movie that was meant to be a pilot for a tv series that never came to be, thankfully. During a heavy rainstorm, marion stops for the night at the bates motel. Marion was on the run to meet her boyfriend after stealing a large sum of money. Bates motel is an american psychological horror drama television series that aired from march 18, 20 to april 24, 2017. The film centers on an encounter between a secretary, marion crane leigh, who ends up at a secluded motel after stealing.
I watched a few episodes before finally realizing its not my cup of tea. Yet, by looking at norman bates past, it changed his future for. Both the book and movie set psycho in the fictional town of fairvale, ca, with the bates motel around 20 miles away via the old highway. A phoenix secretary embezzles forty thousand dollars from her employers client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother. The novel tells the story of norman bates, caretaker at an isolated motel who struggles under his domineering mother and becomes embroiled in a series of murders. Stage 28 was used for the interiors of the bates house the psycho house.
Psycho house and bates motel alfred hitchocks 1960 cinematic masterpiece psycho, although originally distributed by paramount, was financed by hitchcock himself, and filmed at universal studios using the revue studios television crew from alfred hitchcock presents. 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. The novel is considered as being blochs most enduring work and one of the most influential horror books of the 20th century. It is based on the book of the same name, written by robert bloch, which, in turn, was loosely based on the true story of serial. We all knowor at least shouldthe classic 1960 film by the brilliant alfred hitchcock, psycho. Psycho is a 1960 american psychological horror film directed and produced by alfred. 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. Based on psycho, this film tells the story of a guy who is released from an. Psycho, american suspense film and psychological thriller, released in 1960, that. This room key tag features the number 1 with the address to bates motel.
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