Bad Times at the El Royale

2018
15
2h 21m

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7.1/10

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1969. Four strangers check in at the El Royale Hotel. The hotel is deserted, staffed by a single desk clerk. Some of the new guests' reasons for being there are less than innocent and some a... Read all1969. Four strangers check in at the El Royale Hotel. The hotel is deserted, staffed by a single desk clerk. Some of the new guests' reasons for being there are less than innocent and some are not who they appear to be.1969. Four strangers check in at the El Royale Hotel. The hotel is deserted, staffed by a single desk clerk. Some of the new guests' reasons for being there are less than innocent and some are not who they appear to be.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

172K

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Awards
- 2 wins & 12 nominations total

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Trivia
The El Royale was built from scratch on a sound stage with much of the furniture and decor being custom made (including branded matchboxes and coasters for the bar). The color scheme was meticulously set out so that the California side was mostly yellows and oranges, while the Nevada side was purples and blues. Red was reserved for the borderline, jukebox, and chandelier, while green is almost entirely absent until the end.

Goofs
Mental degradation or impairment in the elderly that was diagnosed in the 1960s would have been lumped under the commonly understood designations of "senility" or "dementia" rather than Alzheimer's, especially when discussing the diagnosis with a patient. Alzheimer's as a common diagnosis was still almost two decades away.

Quotes
Father Daniel Flynn: Miles, I fell down. I'm old. Shit happens, get the whiskey.

Crazy credits
There are almost no opening credits. Only the film's title is shown after the first scene.

Connections
Featured in Tamara Just Saw: Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)

Soundtracks
26 Miles (Santa Catalina)
Written by Bruce Belland and Glen A. Larson (as Glen Larson)
Performed by The Four Preps
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

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Featured review

9/10

Engaging all the way through

It baffles me that this movie did not get better reviews than it did. Bad Times at the El Royale, is incredible, as the story is intriguing and all the actors get your attention with Chris Hemsworth standing out at the end. The action scenes are great, the cinematography and the soundtrack also stand out a lot. This is just a fun movie all the way through and to me personally, it is one of the best films of the year.