Four Rooms (1996)
44%RT Audience Score: 40%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Four Rooms comes stocked with a ton of talent on both sides of the camera, yet only manages to add up to a particularly uneven — and dismayingly uninspired — anthology effort
Four Rooms is like a box of chocolates, but instead of getting a mix of delicious flavors, you get a few that are stale and one that’s pretty good. Tim Roth’s performance as the bellhop is entertaining, but the rest of the movie is hit or miss. It’s worth watching if you’re a fan of the directors involved, but don’t expect a masterpiece. Just sit back, relax, and enjoy the weirdness.
Production Company(ies)
Anonymous Content
Distributor
Miramax Films
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Chateau Marmont – 8221 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for pervasive strong language, sexuality and some drug use
Year of Release
1995
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Dolby SR
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 42m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 1995 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 30, 2008
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Tim Roth, Valeria Golino, Jennifer Beals, Antonio Banderas, Quentin Tarantino, Madonna, directed by Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, written by Allison Anders, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, Alexandre Rockwell, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Owen Gleiberman, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Emanuel Levy, Janet Maslin, Jack Mathews, Mike Clark, Mal Vincent, Matt Brunson, Tim Stevens, Rob Gonsalves, Cole Smithey, Pablo Villaça, R MPAA rating, hotel, bellhop, New Year’s Eve, Hollywood, California, domestic dispute, demented entourage, spell-casting witches, destructive children, deranged guests, anthology, Miramax Films, Lawrence Bender, English, 1h 42m, Surround
Worldwide gross: $4,257,354
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $8,371,490
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,024
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 912,921
US/Canada gross: $4,257,354
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $8,371,490
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,673
US/Canada opening weekend: $427,733
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $841,077
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,295
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $4,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $7,865,439
Production budget ranking: 1,757
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $4,235,539
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$3,729,489
ROI to date (est.): -31%
ROI ranking: 1,566
Valeria Golino – Athena
Jennifer Beals – Angela
Antonio Banderas – Man
Quentin Tarantino – Chester
Madonna – Elspeth
Allison Anders – Director/Writer
Alexandre Rockwell – Director/Writer
Robert Rodriguez – Director/Writer
Quentin Tarantino – Director/Writer
Lawrence Bender – Producer
Director(s)
Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino
Writer(s)
Allison Anders, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, Alexandre Rockwell
Producer(s)
Lawrence Bender
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (45) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (39)
September 7, 2011 | Rating: C-
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
The results are mainly awful, and even Roth got saddled with a mannered part that he can’t comfortably play.
March 13, 2007
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Four of the hottest indie directors–Anders, Rockwell, Tarantino, and Rodrigues–miss a unique opportunity to display their idiosyncratic talents resulting in a tedious anthology in which 2 segments are inept, one barely decent, and one OK (guess whose)
December 28, 2006 | Rating: C-
Emanuel Levy
Variety
TOP CRITIC
The less said about this career-denting fiasco, the better.
May 20, 2003 | Rating: 1/5
Janet Maslin
New York Times
TOP CRITIC
Sounds better than it is.
February 13, 2001 | Rating: 1.5/5
Jack Mathews
Los Angeles Times
TOP CRITIC
Four Rooms has been cut substantially since a disastrous September reception at the Toronto Film Festival, though it’s hard to imagine it running any longer.
January 1, 2000 | Rating: 1/4
Mike Clark
USA Today
TOP CRITIC
It’s questionable which got the worst of the bargain. In any case, this is one of the more interesting disasters of the waning film year.
March 1, 2022 | Rating: 2/4
Mal Vincent
The Virginian-Pilot
The weakest entries are absolutely dreadful.
December 18, 2019 | Rating: 1/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
On the one hand, TIm Roth gives the bellhop an almost Charlie Chaplin silent film feel. The impish looks, the exaggerated shock takes, the way he bounces in place or struts behind his room service cart. On the other hand, he has lines.
July 17, 2019
Tim Stevens
The Spool
Begins with two awful segments, which you’ll want to fast-forward past to get to the third and fourth segments.
February 13, 2008 | Rating: 2/5
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com
December 16, 2007 | Rating: 2/5
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
O episdio dirigido por Taratino, que funciona como uma grande preparao para uma excelente tirada final, memorvel. Pena que temos que assistir a uma hora de besteiras para chegar at ele.
May 30, 2006 | Rating: 2/5
Pablo Villaça
Cinema em Cena…
Plot
This movie features the collaborative directorial efforts of four new filmmakers, each of whom directs a segment of this comedy. It’s New Year’s Eve at the Mon Signor Hotel, a former grand old Hollywood hotel, now fallen upon hard times. Often using physical comedy and sight gags, this movie chronicles the slapstick misadventures of Ted, the Bellhop. He’s on his first night on the job, when he’s asked to help out a coven of witches in the Honeymoon Suite. Things only get worse when he delivers ice to the wrong room and ends up in a domestic argument at a really bad time. Next, he foolishly agrees to watch a gangster’s kids for him while he’s away. Finally, he finishes off the night refereeing a ghastly wager.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The all-star cast, which includes Tim Roth, Madonna, Jennifer Beals, Antonio Banderas, Marisa Tomei, and Bruce Willis, is rather impressive and gives some good performances.
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