A pair of working-class brothers flee their Reno Motel after getting involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident.A pair of working-class brothers flee their Reno Motel after getting involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident.A pair of working-class brothers flee their Reno Motel after getting involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident.
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- 3 wins & 3 nominations
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Storyline
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- TriviaThe cast and crew of The Motel Life lived in a casino during the shoot.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Jerry Lee 16 years: Can you tell me a story, Frankie? Tell me something good. Make me the hero. Maybe I can get the girl.
Frank - 14: I got one. A long time ago, you and me were fighter pilots in the war. The Flannigan brothers. We were famous. One morning we were heading over to Germany when we got ambushed. You and me versus 20 German fighters. It was a mess. Real dog fight. It was touch-and-go, but we were winning until a Nazi came out of the fog and started firing away at you. Luckily I came down and blew the son of a bitch up. "Thanks Tiger-5", you said over the radio. Problem was, your plane was hit and your controls were stuck. You were heading towards Iceland, and there was nothing you could do. You disappeared into the clouds.
- ConnectionsFeatures Bonanza: Dark Star (1960)
- SoundtracksMr. Mudd and Mr. Gold
Written by Townes van Zandt
Performed by Townes van Zandt
Courtesy of Fat Possum Records. All rights administered by Wixen Music Publishing, Inc.
Raw performances by Stephen Dorff and Emile Hirsch, their best performances to date, in my opinion. If the film could have lobbied its actors maybe even an academy award nomination would have been in the midst for Dorff or Hirsch.
A fine made film about who we are, what we lose and what we try to get back. Sad in all it's humility.
- dallasryan
- Dec 5, 2016
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- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1