Desc: Bates Motel: Directed by Richard Rothstein. With Bud Cort, Lori Petty, Moses Gunn, Gregg Henry. Alex West, who roomed with the late Norman Bates at the state lunatic asylum, inherits the infamous Bates Motel after Norman Bates dies, and tries to fix it up to make it a respectable business. But soon, strange events occur.