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Four Rooms

"Twelve outrageous guests. Four scandalous requests. And one lone bellhop, in his first day on the job, who's in for the wildest New year's Eve of his life."

1995 1h 38m EN
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5.9
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6.7
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★5.9TMDB · 2,914🥫13%Rotten Tomatoes★6.7IMDB · 117,663
Comedy
Synopsis
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It's Ted the Bellhop's first night on the job...and the hotel's very unusual guests are about to place him in some outrageous predicaments. It seems that this evening's room service is serving up one unbelievable happening after another.

“Twelve outrageous guests. Four scandalous requests. And one lone bellhop, in his first day on the job, who's in for the wildest New year's Eve of his life.”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Allison Anders
Writers
Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez
Languages
English
Countries
United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Allison Anders, shot by Rodrigo García. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Combustible Edison. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Margaret Goodspeed 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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Tim Roth and Jennifer Beals and David Proval carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Twelve outrageous guests. Four scandalous requests. And one lone bellhop, in his first day on the job, who's in for the wildest New year's Eve of his life.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0113101 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Allison Anders directs. Rodrigo García behind the camera. Combustible Edison scores. Margaret Goodspeed cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
  • 231 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
  • 3Directed by Allison Anders, shot by Rodrigo García. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 4Original score by Combustible Edison. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 5Editor Margaret Goodspeed shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 6Tim Roth and Jennifer Beals and David Proval carry the top of the cast.
  • 7Marketing tagline: "Twelve outrageous guests. Four scandalous requests. And one lone bellhop, in his first day on the job, who's in for the wildest New year's Eve of his life.".
  • 8IMDB entry: tt0113101 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 9Classified under 11 themes, including "hotel", "new year's eve", "witch", "bet".
  • 10Released under 17 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography
Rodrigo García
Original score
Combustible Edison
Editing
Margaret Goodspeed
Production design
Gary Frutkoff
Costume design
Susan L. Bertram
Makeup / hair
Orlando
Sound
Lance Brown
Runtime
98 min · 1h 38m
Aspect ratio (typical)
1.37:1 (Academy)
Status
Released
Budget
$4,000,000
Box office
$4,257,354
Return
106% of budget
Original language
EN
Certification (US)
R
Rotten Tomatoes
13% 🥫 Rotten
IMDB rating
6.7/10 · 117,663 votes
MPAA
R

Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination total

  • Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress

Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.

Also by

Allison Anders

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Production companies

Who made it

  • Miramax

    Miramax

    US

  • A Band Apart

    A Band Apart

    US

Key crew

  • Production DesignGary Frutkoff
  • Sound DesignerLance Brown
  • ProducerLawrence Bender
  • Executive ProducerQuentin Tarantino
  • Executive ProducerAlexandre Rockwell
  • CastingRussell Gray
  • Art DirectionMayne Berke
  • Set DecorationSara Andrews
  • EditorMargaret Goodspeed
  • EditorElena Maganini
  • EditorSally Menke
  • EditorRobert Rodriguez
  • Co-ProducerPaul Hellerman
  • Co-ProducerScott Lambert
  • Co-ProducerHeidi Vogel
  • Music SupervisorKaryn Rachtman
  • Costume DesignSusan L. Bertram
  • Costume DesignMary Claire Hannan
  • Art Department CoordinatorMarisol Jiménez
  • Construction CoordinatorBrian Markey
  • Lead PainterMarc Gillson
  • PainterCarlos A. Chavez
  • Standby PainterT.D. Donnelly
  • First Assistant CameraZiad Doueiri

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • hotel
  • new year's eve
  • witch
  • bet
  • sperm
  • hotel room
  • anthology
  • los angeles, california
  • hoodlum
  • multiple storylines
  • woman director

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical1995-12-25R

Also known as

International titles

  • Four Rooms and a HotelUS
  • Silvester in fremden BettenDE
  • Cuatro HabitacionesSV
  • Dörd OtaqAZ
  • Чeтири стаиBG
  • Neli tubaEE
  • Tessera domatiaGR
  • Cetiri sobeHR
  • Araba'a HadarimIL
  • Cetras IstabasLV
  • 4 QuartosPT
  • Četiri sobeRS
  • Stiri sobeSI
  • Styri izbySK
  • 포룸KR

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