Four Rooms (1995)
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A hotel bellhop navigates four distinct and bizarre encounters with guests during a single night on New Year's Eve.
The story
On New Year's Eve, a bellhop named Ted begins his first night on the job at the fictional Hotel Mon Signor in Los Angeles. As he moves between different rooms to assist various guests, he becomes entangled in a series of increasingly strange and unsettling situations. From assisting a group of women with a mysterious ritual to handling a hostage scenario and babysitting unruly children, Ted's night is defined by four very different encounters. The film follows his experiences as he navigates the eccentricities of the hotel's inhabitants while trying to complete his duties.
- First release year
- 1995
- Runtime (minutes)
- 98
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Allison Anders; Alexandre Rockwell; Robert Rodriguez; Quentin Tarantino
- Writers
- Allison Anders · co-writer; Alexandre Rockwell · co-writer; Robert Rodriguez · co-writer; Quentin Tarantino · co-writer
- Cast and characters
- Tim Roth · Ted; Antonio Banderas; Jennifer Beals; Paul Calderon; Sammi Davis; Valeria Golino; Madonna; David Proval; Ione Skye; Lili Taylor; Marisa Tomei; Tamlyn Tomita
- Genres
- anthology; farce; black comedy
- Themes
- satire; fame; witchcraft; mythology
- Tone and mood
- black comedy; farce; satirical
- Premise and plot tags
- anthology; hotel; New Year's Eve; black comedy
- Reception
- The film received generally negative reviews from critics, who praised the segments directed by Rodriguez and Tarantino, but heavily criticized the segments by Anders and Rockwell.
- Awards and nominations
- Golden Raspberry Award · Worst Supporting Actress · 16th · won
- Production trivia
- The film was a project of the Sundance 'Class of '92'.; The role of Ted was originally going to be played by Steve Buscemi.; Bruce Willis worked on the film without being paid as a favor to Tarantino, resulting in his performance going uncredited.
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