King of the Hill
“When the world turns upside down, the trick is coming out on top.”
1993•PG-13•1h 43m•6.8•Released
DramaHistory
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.
Director
Steven Soderbergh
Writer
Steven Soderbergh
Budget
$8M
Revenue
$1M
Languages
English
Studio
Gramercy Pictures
Cast
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
Production
Company
Gramercy Pictures
Company
Wildwood Enterprises
Company
Bona Fide Productions
Producer
Barbara Maltby
Producer
Albert Berger
Producer
Ron Yerxa
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