Four Rooms Movie Review 1995

Four stories by four hot indie filmers set in the same L.A. hotel on New Year's Eve are tied together by bellboy Roth, stumbling around in a Jerry/Carrey-like stupor. Leading off is Anders's roomful of witches trying to resurrect spirit of '50s stripper DeCadenet. After this disappointing start is Rockwell's bland look at infidelity, with wife Beals tied and gagged by her husband (Proval) over an alleged fling with Roth. Bandaras heads the best seg as a mobster who leaves his demonic children in Roth's hands. Tarantino is the anchor man with his take on Hitchcock, dealing with a macabre bet involving the removal of body parts. Altogether disjointed and uninspired.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 98 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Black Comedy, Witchcraft, Grand Hotel, Marriage, L.A., Home Alone, Gambling, Director/Star Teams: R. Rodriguez & Banderas, Babysitting, Anthology, New Year's Eve

Screenplay

Quentin Tarantino, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, Allison Anders

Cast

Tim Roth, Antonio Banderas, Jennifer Beals, Paul Calderon, Sammi Davis, Valeria Golino, Madonna, Ione Skye, Marisa Tomei, Tamlyn Tomita, Bruce Willis, David Proval, Lili Taylor, Alicia Witt, Amanda DeCadenet, Danny Verduzco, Lana McKissack, Quentin Tarantino

Cinematography

Phil Parmet, Guillermo Navarro, Andrzej Sekula, Rodrigo Garcia

Director

Quentin Tarantino, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, Allison Anders

Music

Combustible Edison, Esquivel

Other

Salma Hayek

Producer

Lawrence Bender, Quentin Tarantino, Alexandre Rockwell, A Band Apart, Miramax

Awards

Golden Raspberries 1995: Worst Support. Actress (Madonna).