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MONEY
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Earned back only 1% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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The Million Dollar Hotel
"Everyone has something to hide."
2000 2h 2m EN
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5.9
MID
★5.9TMDB · 382
DramaThriller
Synopsis
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A federal agent searches for a potential killer among the bizarre residents of a dilapidated Los Angeles hotel.
“Everyone has something to hide.”
Cast
Mel Gibson
Detective Skinner
Milla Jovovich
Eloise
Jeremy Davies
Tom Tom
Peter Stormare
Dixie
Amanda Plummer
Vivien
Bud Cort
Shorty
Jimmy Smits
Geronimo
Julian Sands
Terence Scopey
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Wim Wenders
- Writers
- Nicholas Klein, Bono, John Coven
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Germany, United States of America
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ERA
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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Germany, United States of America.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Wim Wenders, shot by Phedon Papamichael. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Tatiana S. Riegel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Mel Gibson and Milla Jovovich and Jeremy Davies carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Everyone has something to hide.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0120753 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Wim Wenders directs. Phedon Papamichael behind the camera. Tatiana S. Riegel cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Germany, United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 1% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 226 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Germany, United States of America.
- 4Directed by Wim Wenders, shot by Phedon Papamichael. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Tatiana S. Riegel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Mel Gibson and Milla Jovovich and Jeremy Davies carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Everyone has something to hide.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0120753 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 8 themes, including "hotel", "friendship", "insanity", "fbi".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Phedon Papamichael
- Editing
- Tatiana S. Riegel
- Production design
- Robbie Freed
- Costume design
- Nancy Steiner
- Makeup / hair
- Debbie Zoller
- Sound
- Jeffrey Perkins
- Runtime
- 122 min · 2h 2m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.78:1 (16:9)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $8,000,000
- Box office
- $105,983
- Return
- 1% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Wim Wenders
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- KI
Kintop Pictures
US
- WI
Wim Wenders Stiftung
DE
Road Movies
DE
Icon Productions
US
Key crew
- ProducerBruce Davey
- ProducerWim Wenders
- Costume DesignNancy Steiner
- ProducerDeepak Nayar
- ProducerBono
- EditorTatiana S. Riegel
- ProducerNicholas Klein
- Set DecorationTiffany Payne
- Production DesignRobbie Freed
- Executive ProducerUlrich Felsberg
- MusicBrian Eno
- StuntsJon H. Epstein
- Utility StuntsTroy Brown
- StuntsHenry Kingi
- StuntsFreddie Hice
- StuntsLance Gilbert
- StuntsTabby Hanson
- GafferRafael E. Sánchez
- Still PhotographerElliott Marks
- Unit Production ManagerDeepak Nayar
- First Assistant DirectorChristine Larson
- Second Assistant DirectorLaura Nisbet Peters
- Production SupervisorSabrina S. Sutherland
- Script SupervisorSylvie Michel
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- hotel
- friendship
- insanity
- fbi
- confidence
- junkie
- los angeles, california
- drugs
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2001-02-02R
Also known as
International titles
- El hotel del millón de dólaresES
- 百万大饭店CN
- 地痞酒店谋杀案CN
- 百万美元大酒店CN
- 百万美元旅馆CN
- Viešbutis, vertas milijonoLT
- 밀리언 달러 호텔KR
- ミリオンダラー・ホテルJP
