Wednesday, August 03, 2005

Norman is Norman Back at the Bates Motel

7 comments:

Arty said...

sorry Scraps-don't know if I'm getting ahead of myself but here is my best movie poster ever contribution

Jonathan said...

The Bates Motel... run by Keith Bates, no doubt...

Scrapatorium said...

That's fine Arty. We can start the movie posters now. I'm a bit spaced out anyway.

Arty said...

Were never spaced out in the Scrapiteria!

Scrapatorium said...

Tell me Arty, who is that fellow playing Norman Bates? I don't recognize him. British?

Arty said...

I wasnt sure if my joke would travel-like Danny Kaye another comedian that has passed you by except in this case even I don't find him funny in the same way that Jerry Lewis rarely made me laugh-too much face pulling contorting and falling over. Nevertheless he is a British institution and I think he is in his late eighties now. For some reason he is a national hero in either Albania or Rumania as his movies were safe enough to play there under totalitarian regimes as they were very tame and essentially the theme was the little guy lost in the world getting back at it while remaining totally guileless and unaware . Anyway-I think he would ghave been great in the Anthony Perkins role-would have elevated the movie to a different level-mind you he would probably have stabbed himself in the shower fallen over and Janet Leigh would have unaccounatably fallen in love with him. They would end up in bed together but would not have sex as he would have fallen asleep/ hit his head on the side of the bed or put his back out.

Arty said...

I forgot to say his name is Norman Wisdom!!!