Elias Koteas plays a bellhop with a death wish and a brother who needs him alive.
A bellhop living with his mentally impaired brother becomes involved with an unbalanced woman and a scheme to steal guests' valuables.
Acting
Koteas channels Dean-era desperation with unpredictable danger.
Writing
Jim Thompson adaptation that refuses to sanitize noir cruelty.
Production
Nevada desert hotel as purgatory, shot on grimy 35mm.
Director
Steven Shainberg
Elias Koteas
Sonny Rose
Laure Marsac
Monique Roux
Jay Leggett
Leroy Rose
Bruce Ramsay
Del Towbridge
Kevin J. O'Connor
Cougar
Philip Baker Hall
Lenny Ish
J.C. Quinn
Fred Bascomb
Haing S. Ngor
Billy Tungpet
William H. Macy
Policeman
Jack Conley
Mr. Ish's Bodyguard
Arthur Senzy
Peter Stillwell
Vanessa Marquez
Housekeeper
Roberta Bassin
Mennonite Woman (uncredited)
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