(1960)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Writing credits::
Robert Bloch (novel)

Joseph Stefano (screenplay)
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Plot Outline: ) Phoenix officeworker Marion Crane is fed up with the way life has treated her. She has to meet her lover Sam in lunch breaks and they cannot get married because Sam has to give most of his money away in alimony. One Friday Marion is trusted to bank $40,000 by her employer. Seeing the opportunity to take the money and start a new life, Marion leaves town and heads towards Sam's California store. Tired after the long drive and caught in a storm, she gets off the main highway and pulls into The Bates Motel. The motel is managed by a quiet young man called Norman who seems to be dominated by his mother.
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cast:
Anthony Perkins .... Norman Bates

Janet Leigh .... Marion Crane

Vera Miles .... Lila Crane

John Gavin .... Sam Loomis

Martin Balsam .... Detective Milton Arbogast

John McIntire .... Sheriff Al Chambers

Simon Oakland .... Dr. Fred Richmond

Vaughn Taylor .... George Lowery

Frank Albertson .... Tom Cassidy

Lurene Tuttle .... Eliza Chambers

Patricia Hitchcock .... Caroline

John Anderson .... Charlie

Mort Mills .... Highway Patrol Officer

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(1983)
Directed by Richard Franklin

Writing credits::
Tom Holland
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Plot Outline: After twenty-two years of psychiatric care, Norman Bates attempts to return to a life of solitude... but the specters of his crimes -- and his mother -- continue to haunt him.
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Cast:
Anthony Perkins .... Norman Bates

Vera Miles .... Lila Loomis

Meg Tilly .... Mary Loomis

Robert Loggia .... Dr. Bill Raymond

Dennis Franz .... Warren Toomey

Hugh Gillin .... Sheriff John Hunt

Claudia Bryar .... Emma Spool

Robert Alan Browne .... Ralph Statler

Ben Hartigan .... Judge Hartigan

Lee Garlington .... Myrna

Tim Maier .... Josh

Jill Carroll .... Kim

Chris Hendrie .... Deputy Pool

Tom Holland .... Deputy Norris

Michael Lomazow .... District Attorney

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(1986)
Directed by Anthony Perkins

Writing credits::
Charles Edward Pogue
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Plot Summary: Norman Bates is still running his little motel, and he has kept the dressed skeleton he calls mother. One of his guests is a young girl who has left the convent where she lived. To get some help he employs a young man. One day a nosey journalist comes to see him to ask questions about his past.
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Cast:
Anthony Perkins .... Norman Bates

Diana Scarwid .... Maureen Coyle

Jeff Fahey .... Duane Duke

Roberta Maxwell .... Tracy Venable

Hugh Gillin .... Sheriff John Hunt

Lee Garlington .... Myrna

Robert Alan Browne .... Ralph Statler

Gary Bayer .... Father Brian

Patience Cleveland .... Sister Margaret

Juliette Cummins .... Red

Steve Guevara .... Deputy Leo

Kay Heberle .... Ruthie

Donovan Scott .... Kyle

Karen Hensel .... Sister Catherine

Jack Murdock .... Lou

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The Beginning (1990) (TV)
Directed by Mick Garris

Writing credits (WGA)
Robert Bloch (character)

Joseph Stefano (written by)
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Plot Summary: Anthony Perkins (Norman Bates) returns for this "prequel", once more having mommy trouble. This time around he is invited to share memories of mom with a radio talk show host, but the PYSCHO fears that he may kill again for his beloved is impregnated with his child and Norman cannot let another PYSCHO loose in the civilized world.
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Cast:
Anthony Perkins .... Norman Bates

Henry Thomas .... Young Norman Bates

Olivia Hussey .... Norma Bates

CCH Pounder .... Fran Ambrose

Warren Frost .... Dr. Leo Richmond

Donna Mitchell .... Connie Bates

Thomas Schuster .... Chet Rudolph

Sharen Camille .... Holly

Bobbi Evors .... Gloria

John Landis .... Mike

Kurt Paul .... Raymond Linette

Louis Crume .... George Emeric

Cynthia Garris .... Ellen Stevens

Doreen Chalmers .... Mrs. Lane

Alice Hirson .... Mother (voice)

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