1969. Four strangers check in at the El Royale Hotel. The hotel is deserted, staffed by a single desk clerk. Some of the new guests' reasons for being there are less than innocent and some a... Read all1969. Four strangers check in at the El Royale Hotel. The hotel is deserted, staffed by a single desk clerk. Some of the new guests' reasons for being there are less than innocent and some are not who they appear to be.1969. Four strangers check in at the El Royale Hotel. The hotel is deserted, staffed by a single desk clerk. Some of the new guests' reasons for being there are less than innocent and some are not who they appear to be.
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- 2 wins & 12 nominations
London Morrison
- Angela Harris (Vesta's Backup Singer)
- (as London A. Morrison)
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- TriviaThe El Royale was built from scratch on a sound stage with much of the furniture and decor being custom made (including branded matchboxes and coasters for the bar). The color scheme was meticulously set out so that the California side was mostly yellows and oranges, while the Nevada side was purples and blues. Red was reserved for the borderline, jukebox, and chandelier, while green is almost entirely absent until the end.
- GoofsMental degradation or impairment in the elderly that was diagnosed in the 1960s would have been lumped under the commonly understood designations of "senility" or "dementia" rather than Alzheimer's, especially when discussing the diagnosis with a patient. Alzheimer's as a common diagnosis was still almost two decades away.
- Quotes
Father Daniel Flynn: Miles, I fell down. I'm old. Shit happens, get the whiskey.
- Crazy creditsThere are almost no opening credits. Only the film's title is shown after the first scene.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Tamara Just Saw: Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
- Soundtracks26 Miles (Santa Catalina)
Written by Bruce Belland and Glen A. Larson (as Glen Larson)
Performed by The Four Preps
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Featured review
You will love it or hate it, most likely.
Just watched this for the first time after stumbling across it on demand. Figured I would give it a chance, since I loved Cabin in the Woods and Jeff Bridges is one of my favorite actors. I'm no film major or snooty critic, just a guy that enjoys movies. It is definitely a film that pays homage to QT, Coen Bros, etc, but I don't think it is trying to be one of their films as others have said. I'm impressed when a director can pull off an interesting story that takes place in a small setting, such as Hateful Eight, Cloverfield Lane, Devil, Insomnia etc. At nearly 2.5 hours, I didn't feel like the movie was too long, and there were several twists to keep it interesting. I believe all good artists are influenced by their predecessors, but they also put their own spin on it. I think if you are a fan of the above directors, you will enjoy the movie. Just don't try and hold it to QT standards.
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- Feb 28, 2020
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- Malos momentos en el Hotel Royale
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- Budget
- $32,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $17,839,115
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,132,647
- Oct 14, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $31,882,724
- Runtime2 hours 21 minutes
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- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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