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Synopsis: Four Rooms is a 1995 American anthology comedy film directed by Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, and Quentin Tarantino, each directing a segment of it that in its entirety is loosely based on the adult short fiction writings of Roald Dahl, especially Man from the South which is the basis for the last one, Penthouse - "The Man from Hollywood" directed by Tarantino. The story is set in the fictional Hotel Mon Signor in Los Angeles on New Year's Eve. Tim Roth plays Ted, the bellhop and main character in the frame story, whose first night on the job consists of four very different encounters with various hotel guests.
Genre: Comedy
Production: Miramax Films
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Rotten Tomatoes:
14%
R
Year:
1995
98 min
618 Views


BETTY:

Sam! Hey, Sam, wait a minute!

The Old Guy stops in his tracks and turns around.

THE OLD GUY:

What?

Betty comes from behind the desk.

BETTY:

I just want to say good-bye.

THE OLD GUY:

Who are you?

BETTY:

Uhhh, Betty. The concierge. Your boss.

The Old Guy squints his eyes at the young gal.

THE OLD GUY:

Oh yeah. Gotta light, sister? Goddam cigar went out.

BETTY:

Yeah, sure.

She speaks to the Old Guy as she lights his cigar and he puffs away.

BETTY:

I just want you to know, from the owner and all the staff,

your fifty years of service have been an inspiration to us all.

You're a legend in your own time, and the Mon Signor will

never be the--

THE OLD GUY:

Just forward my cigars, Red.

(He turns around the walks out, saying over his shoulder)

Aufwiedersehen!

Betty is left standing in the lobby. Ted appears behind her in his bellbody

uniform, sans cap.

TED:

Sam the bellboy. Now there was a man.

BETTY:

Yeah. Oh, hi, Teddy. Ready to start the night shift?

TED:

Yeah.

BETTY:

Well, let me buy you a drink.

TED:

You wanna buy me a drink? I'm starting my shift.

BETTY:

You're not an alcoholic, are you; one drink won't kill you.

TED:

Yeah, sure.

They walk out of frame. In the empty frame we

SUPER:
NEW YEAR'S EVE 7:00 P.M.

INT. BACK ROOM--NIGHT

Betty and Ted sit in the back room, both with drinks in their hand. This

dialogue is to be delivered rapid fire, Howard Hawks style.

BETTY:

After fifty years, Sam retires, and you're taking over the night shift.

TED:

Correct.

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Allison Anders

Allison Anders (born November 16, 1954) is an American independent film director whose films include Gas Food Lodging, Mi Vida Loca and Grace of My Heart. Anders has collaborated with fellow UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television graduate Kurt Voss and has also worked as a television director. Anders' films have been shown at the Cannes International Film Festival and at the Sundance Film Festival. She has been awarded a MacArthur Genius Grant as well as a Peabody Award. more…

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