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Norman Bates (Character)
from Psycho (1960)

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Psycho (1960) -- A young woman steals $40,000 from her employer's client, and subsequently encounters a young motel proprietor too long under the domination of his mother.
Psycho (1960) -- Marion Crane is brutally stabbed in this famous scene.
Psycho (1960) -- A young woman steals $40,000 from her employer's client, and subsequently encounters a young motel proprietor too long under the domination of his mother.
Psycho (1960) -- CineMagia.ro - Trailer (Flash)

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Overview

Biography:
Inspired by the ghoulish real-life murderer ... more
Alternate Names:
Norman Bates in 'Psycho Soap' / Young Norman Bates

Filmography

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  1. Inside the Actors Studio Spoof (2003) (V) Played by Vince Vaughn
  2. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV) Played by Anthony Perkins
    ... aka AFI's 100 Years, 100 Heroes & Villains: America's Greatest Screen Characters (USA: complete title)
  3. "Telepasión española"
        - Telepasión 13 (2002) TV episode, Played by Miguel Nadal

  4. Psycho (1998) Played by Vince Vaughn
  5. Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990) (TV) Played by Anthony Perkins / Henry Thomas (as Young Norman Bates)

  6. Bates Motel (1987) (TV) Played by Kurt Paul
  7. Psycho III (1986) Played by Anthony Perkins
    ... aka Psicosis 3 (USA: Spanish title)
    ... aka Psicosis III (USA: Spanish title)
  8. Psycho II (1983) Played by Anthony Perkins
    ... aka Psicosis 2 (USA: Spanish title)
    ... aka Psycose 2 (USA: Spanish title)
  9. Good-bye Cruel World (1983) Played by Alan Spencer (as Norman Bates in 'Psycho Soap')
  10. Wacko (1982) Played by Scott McGinnis
    ... aka Crazy Doctor in Love (Philippines: English title)

  11. "Saturday Night Live"
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
        - Anthony Perkins/Betty Carter (1976) TV episode, Played by Anthony Perkins

  12. Psycho (1960) Played by Anthony Perkins
Archive Footage:
  1. Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006) Played by Anthony Perkins
  2. Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation (2001) (V) Played by Anthony Perkins
    ... aka Boogeymen (USA: short title)
  3. The Making of 'Psycho' (1997) (V) Played by Anthony Perkins
  4. Terror in the Aisles (1984) Played by Anthony Perkins
    ... aka Time for Terror (Europe: English title: video title)

Additional Details

Genres:
Horror / Comedy / Thriller / Mystery more
Plot Keywords:
Motel / Murder / Based On Ed Gein / Psychopath more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
From Psycho II (1983)
Norman Bates: Just don't let them take me back to the institution, all right?
Mary: [cradling Norman] Don't worry, Norman. I won't.
Norman Bates: You smell good.
Mary: I do?
Norman Bates: Yeah.
Mary: What do I smell like?
Norman Bates: You smell like... like the toasted cheese sandwiches.
Mary: What?
Norman Bates: That my mother used to bring me when I was in bed with a temperature. She used to do lots of nice things for me before she went... before she became...
Mary: Shh. Just remember the good things she did for you. Only the good things.
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