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$5 An Hour

posted 10 years ago by xfilesbell
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How was Norman going to pay Duke $5 dollars an hour? At best it appears the motel only gets 1 or 2 paying customers a week.. Norman quit his job at the diner, so how was he going to pay?

[–] michaelsmith30 10 years ago

No *beep* Even Maureen shorted Dwayne when she gave him a $5. instead of a $20.

[–] magickemerald 10 years ago

I thought he overcharged her five dollars and kept the extra for himself after putting twenty in the till. He charged her the rate for a double room instead of the rate for a single.

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[–] michaelsmith30 8 years ago

You're right. Rooms were $20.95 single, $25.95 double. He quoted her $25.95.

[–] insomniacmovie 8 years ago

Well, if things get tight, Norman can always just sell an acre...Yeah!

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[–] fiatlux-1 8 years ago

This is just another film "suspension of disbelief'.

It never made sense how Norman paid the bills at all, especially right after getting out of the mental hospital.
He should have been flat-broke, yet we see him buying paint & hiring help.

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[–] InherentlyYours 8 years ago

'It never made sense how Norman paid the bills at all, especially right after getting out of the mental hospital.
He should have been flat-broke, yet we see him buying paint & hiring help'.
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That's incorrect. He would be receiving SSA benefits.

[–] rascal67 8 years ago

Plus there may have been a trust fund, that was available for him, and we don't really know how wealthy Norma was.

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[–] alexjl3 8 years ago

Minimum wage was $4.25 ... in 1995!

Norman was balling!

[–] ChristmasStan 8 years ago

the film takes place in 1982. Minimum wage was $3.35

[–] Takeshi-K 8 years ago

He inherited his Mother's estate. He didn't need the money. He did the job as the cook as per his requirements regarding parole obligations. That's why the police weren't happy with him quitting his job in Psycho II.