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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Hit Me
"In this hotel, room service is deadly."
1996 2h 8m EN
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6.0
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★6.0TMDB · 11
DramaMysteryThriller
Synopsis
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Sonny, a frustrated and lonely bellhop, pushing 30 and employed 8 years at the lackluster Stillwell Hotel works side-by-side, day in, day out with Billy. Bridled by the responsibility of supporting and caring for Leroy, his disabled brother, Sonny has reached a point where he must take a good look at himself. Delivering room service one night, Sonny finds Monique, a beautiful but distraught femme fatale. That encounter throws Sonny into the illicit affairs of the hotel management, puts him at the mercy of the head of security, and could make him more money than he's ever known...
“In this hotel, room service is deadly.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Elias Koteas
Sonny Rose
Laure Marsac
Monique Roux
Jay Leggett
Leroy Rose
Bruce Ramsay
Del Towbridge
Kevin J. O'Connor
Cougar
Philip Baker Hall
Lenny Ish
J.C. Quinn
Fred Bascomb
Haing S. Ngor
Billy Tungpet
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Steven Shainberg
- Writers
- Denis Johnson
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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The take
Steven Shainberg directs. Mark J. Gordon behind the camera. Peter Manning Robinson scores. Donn Aron cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Steven Shainberg, shot by Mark J. Gordon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Peter Manning Robinson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Donn Aron shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Elias Koteas and Laure Marsac and Jay Leggett carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "In this hotel, room service is deadly.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0116538 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Mark J. Gordon
- Original score
- Peter Manning Robinson
- Editing
- Donn Aron
- Production design
- Amy Danger
- Makeup / hair
- Gary J. Perticone
- Sound
- Elmo Weber
- Stunt coordinator
- Jeff Dashnaw
- Runtime
- 128 min · 2h 8m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- Hit Me (1996)
Also by
Steven Shainberg
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- SL
Slough Pond
Key crew
- CastingMali Finn
- Costume DesignerKaryn Wagner
- Music SupervisorMary Ramos
- Music SupervisorJennifer Pyken
- Music SupervisorMichelle Kuznetsky Silverman
- Production DesignAmy Danger
- EditorDonn Aron
- Executive ProducerSteven Shainberg
- Executive ProducerGregory Goodman
- NovelJim Thompson
- ProducerGregory Goodman
- ProducerSteven Shainberg
- Unit Production ManagerMarci Shapiro
- First Assistant DirectorJoel Jeffrey Nishimine
- Second Assistant DirectorRichard Chang
- Second Second Assistant DirectorPhillippa Rick
- Second Second Assistant DirectorCathy Schultze
- Art DirectionJoaquin Grey
- Property MasterF. Anne Colletti
- Set DresserJim Hansen
- Set DresserJeff McClellan
- Set DresserBetsy Ångerman
- "B" Camera OperatorWilliam Russell
- First Assistant CameraDavid Weinreb
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1998-09-25
