King of the Hill
When the world turns upside down, the trick is coming out on top.
1993 | 103m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Steven Soderbergh |
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| Writer: | Steven Soderbergh, A. E. Hotchner |
| Staring: |
| Based on the Depression-era bildungsroman memoir of writer A. E. Hotchner, the film follows the story of a boy struggling to survive on his own in a hotel in St. Louis after his mother is committed to a sanatorium with tuberculosis. His father, a German immigrant and traveling salesman working for the Hamilton Watch Company, is off on long trips from which the boy cannot be certain he will return. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 20, 1993 |
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| Director: | Steven Soderbergh |
| Writer: | Steven Soderbergh, A. E. Hotchner |
| Genres: | Drama, History |
| Keywords | hotel, great depression, canary, based on memoir or autobiography, tuberculosis, traveling salesman, marbles, elevator operator, bellboy, lock child, living alone, st. louis, against the odds, epileptic seizure, understanding, children home alone |
| Production Companies | Gramercy Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises, Bona Fide Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,214,231
Budget: $8,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jesse Bradford | Aaron Kurlander |
| Jeroen Krabbé | Mr. Kurlander |
| Lisa Eichhorn | Mrs. Kurlander |
| Karen Allen | Miss Mathey |
| Spalding Gray | Mr. Mungo |
| Elizabeth McGovern | Lydia |
| Cameron Boyd | Sullivan |
| Adrien Brody | Lester |
| Joe Chrest | Ben |
| John McConnell | Patrolman Burns |
| Amber Benson | Ella McShane |
| Kristin Griffith | Mrs. McShane |
| Chris Samples | Billy Thompson |
| Peggy Freisen | Mrs. Thompson |
| Katherine Heigl | Christina Sebastian |
| John Durbin | Mr. Sandoz |
| Lauryn Hill | Elevator Operator |
| Jesse Zeigler | Jealous Kid |
| Remak Ramsay | Principal Stellwater |
| Fred Cherrick | Woodbine Owner |
| Joseph Moynihan | Woodbine Waiter |
| Don Richard | Mr. Farley |
| Masaharu Takano | Mr. Yamo |
| Craig Hawksley | Golfer in Orange Pants |
| Aelred Rosser | Other Golfer |
| Jason Feiner | Marble Bully #1 |
| Jared Joplin | Marble Bully #2 |
| David Jensen | Front Desk Clerk |
| Harry Governick | Second Policeman |
| Sarah Mermelstein | Girl at Graduation |
| Kimberly Jenkins | Girl at Party |
| Gabriel Levinson | Boy with Apple |
| Ron Yerxa | Donald Miller |
| Ron Vawter | Mr. Desot - Hotel Manager |
| Christopher Meister | Boy in Street |
| Jake Deptula | Marble Bully #3 |
| Richard Alan Nichols | Bar Owner |
| Matthew Terry | Stickball Player |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Steven Soderbergh | Screenplay, Director, Editor |
| John Lydon | Driver |
| Bill Rea | Art Direction |
| Claire Jenora Bowin | Set Decoration |
| Susan Lyall | Costume Design |
| Allen Kupetsky | Second Assistant Director |
| Lynn K. D'Angona | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Alexandra Root | Dailies Manager |
| Laura Connolly | Hair Designer |
| Susan Mills | Key Hair Stylist |
| Jeaneen Muckerman | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Elaine L. Offers | Makeup Supervisor |
| Ann Pala | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Rick Cowan | Unit Manager |
| Aaron Glascock | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Elliot Davis | Director of Photography |
| A. E. Hotchner | Novel |
| Cliff Martinez | Original Music Composer |
| Gary Frutkoff | Production Design |
| Gregory Jacobs | First Assistant Director |
| Deborah Aquila | Casting |
| Georgia Kacandes | Unit Production Manager |
| Larry Blake | Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| David Jensen | Grip |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John Hardy | Executive Producer |
| Barbara Maltby | Producer |
| Albert Berger | Producer |
| Ron Yerxa | Producer |
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