King of the Hill
When the world turns upside down, the trick is coming out on top.
6.8(169) 1993-08-20 103 minDramaHistory
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.
DirectorSteven Soderbergh
ScreenplaySteven Soderbergh
ProducerBarbara Maltby
ProducerAlbert Berger
Original Music ComposerCliff Martinez
ProducerRon Yerxa
Cast & characters
Jesse Bradford
as Aaron Kurlander
Jeroen Krabbé
as Mr. Kurlander
Lisa Eichhorn
as Mrs. Kurlander
Karen Allen
as Miss Mathey
Spalding Gray
as Mr. Mungo
Elizabeth McGovern
as Lydia
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Cameron Boyd
as Sullivan
Adrien Brody
as Lester
Joe Chrest
as Ben
John McConnell
as Patrolman Burns
Amber Benson
as Ella McShane
Kristin Griffith
as Mrs. McShane
Chris Samples
as Billy Thompson
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Peggy Freisen
as Mrs. Thompson
Katherine Heigl
as Christina Sebastian
John Durbin
as Mr. Sandoz
Lauryn Hill
as Elevator Operator
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Jesse Zeigler
as Jealous Kid
Remak Ramsay
as Principal Stellwater
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Fred Cherrick
as Woodbine Owner
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Joseph Moynihan
as Woodbine Waiter
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Don Richard
as Mr. Farley
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Masaharu Takano
as Mr. Yamo
Craig Hawksley
as Golfer in Orange Pants
