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- A "contemporary prequel " to Alfred Hitchcock 's 1960 film Psycho, it depicts the lives of Norman Bates (Freddie Highmore) and his mother Norma (Vera Farmiga) prior to the events portrayed in the film, albeit in a different fictional town (White Pine Bay, Oregon, as opposed to Fairvale, California) and in a modern-day setting. However, the final season loosely adapts the plot of the novel Psycho.
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Mar 10, 2015 · Bates Motel, A&E’s deeply, disturbingly fucked-up Psycho prequel, may as well advertise its third season, which debuted Monday, March 9, as “even more of a complicated psychosexual morass than...
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.
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Jun 7, 2017 · Bates Motel literally used the set of the Hitchcock movie, and as such season five was really the first moment where it came down firmly on the side of “new interpretation.” In committing to...
Feb 8, 2013 · "Bates Motel," serves as a contemporary prequel to the genre-defining film, "Psycho," and promises to give viewers an intimate portrayal of how Norman Bates'...
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May 28, 2021 · In 2013, Bates Motel premiered on A&E and served as a contemporary prequel to Hitchcock's thriller. It details young Norman's (Freddie Highmore) life with his mother Norma (Vera Farmiga) and his eventual slide into madness. The series stayed true to Psycho 's spirit, but Norman's fate deviated.
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May 7, 2014 · 8 min read. Bates Motel. The season two finale of A&E’s “ Bates Motel,” contains a quiet moment where the audience watches Norman Bates [Freddie Highmore] sleep, only for the camera to pull back and expose his worried mother, Norma [Vera Farmiga], keeping vigil, moving quietly in her rocking chair.
Mar 13, 2013 · Inspired by Hitchcock’s film (and to a lesser extent, Robert Bloch’s 1959 novel, which describes Norman as a pudgy, bald 40-ear-old), “Bates Motel” is being billed as “a contemporary prequel,” allowing an exploration of teenage Norman’s unraveling psyche in a present-day setting.
