Bates Motel

1987 made-for-television film directed by Richard Rothstein
Movie television_film Q777700
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Bates Motel

Summary

Bates Motel is a television film[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of television_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (622 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bates Motel's instance of is recorded as television film[3].
  • Bates Motel was directed by Richard Rothstein[4].
  • Richard Rothstein wrote the screenplay for Bates Motel[5].
  • Bates Motel's composer is recorded as J. Peter Robinson[6].
  • Bates Motel's genre is horror film[7].
  • Bates Motel's genre is ghost film[8].
  • A cast member of Bates Motel was Bud Cort[9].
  • A cast member of Bates Motel was Lori Petty[10].
  • A cast member of Bates Motel was Moses Gunn[11].
  • A cast member of Bates Motel was Gregg Henry[12].
  • A cast member of Bates Motel was Khrystyne Haje[13].
  • A cast member of Bates Motel was Jason Bateman[14].
  • A cast member of Bates Motel was Kerrie Keane[15].
  • A cast member of Bates Motel was Robert Picardo[16].
  • A cast member of Bates Motel was Peter Dobson[17].
  • A cast member of Bates Motel was Paula Irvine[18].
  • A cast member of Bates Motel was George Buck Flower[19].
  • A cast member of Bates Motel was Robert Axelrod[20].
  • A cast member of Bates Motel was Lee de Broux[21].
  • Bates Motel was produced by Ken Topolsky[22].
  • Bates Motel's part of the series is recorded as Psycho tetralogy[23].
  • Bates Motel's director of photography is recorded as Bill Butler[24].
  • The original language of Bates Motel was English[25].
  • Bates Motel's original broadcaster is recorded as NBC[26].
  • Bates Motel's country of origin is recorded as United States[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Bates Motel was produced by Ken Topolsky[22]. It was directed by Richard Rothstein[4]. Richard Rothstein wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Bud Cort[9], Lori Petty[10], Moses Gunn[11], Gregg Henry[12], Khrystyne Haje[13], and Jason Bateman[14].

Publication

Bates Motel was released on July 5, 1987[28]. The original language of it was English[25]. Genres include horror film[7] and ghost film[8]. Its part of the series is recorded as Psycho tetralogy[23].

Subject and Themes

Bates Motel's main subject is supernatural[29]. Its part of the series is recorded as Psycho tetralogy[23].

Why It Matters

Bates Motel ranks in the top 5% of television_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (622 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14h ago · ~2026-31184-44 · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original broadcaster NBC
    Instance of television film
    Publication date +1987-07-05T00:00:00Z
    Part of the series Psycho tetralogy
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q4868811]]"
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