Does anyone remember this haunted hotel TV movie from the ‘80s?

I heard the song “You’re the One” by the Vogues recently, and it brought back memories of a creepy TV movie/episode I recall from when I was a kid. It’s driving me crazy - I have done every Google search I can think of.

In it, a woman checks into a hotel to commit suicide, but keeps getting interrupted. She develops a love interest, who is Jason Bateman in my head, but apparently was not.

Anyway, at the end all the maintenance people who interrupted her reveal themselves as the ghosts of suicide victims, naming themselves and perhaps the date and method. Not-Bateman is the last - this is the devastating twist - and the woman sobs hysterically.

Ring a bell?

 

Yes! This rings a bell. What the hell was this?

 

Bates Motel

Bates Motel (TV Movie 1987) - IMDb

On opening night, a woman named Barbara Peters (Kerrie Keane) stops by to rent a room. Alex is excited, but what he doesn't know is that Barbara is actually a very depressed woman planning to commit suicide in her room.

 

I thought maybe an episode of “Amazing Stories,” but none match.

 

From what I can gather, it was Night Visions. I don't think this is the episode you're referring to.

Got that from this: Movie/TV show with Petula Clark's Downtown

But that doesn't necessarily mean it's the show/movie you're referring to.

 

I think this is it. The time is about right. So maybe it was Bateman? I'm pretty sure this was also the genesis for my early-'90s crush on Lori Petty.

 

That’s it!

 

I had seen this when I was searching, but breezed past it when I didn’t recognize the beginning of the plot.

 

Whatever happened to Lori Petty?

 

Tank Girl apparently ruined her career as a star

 

Apparently she's in, or was in, 'Orange is the New Black.'
I only watched first season of the show, and she hadn't j0ined the cast yet.

Lori Petty's Long Frustrating Journey From Sex Symbol to Crazy Lady