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The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)

 -  Comedy | Drama | Romance  -  9 March 1984 (USA)
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The film talks about a family that weathers all sorts of disasters and keeps going in spite of it all. It is noted for its wonderful assortment of oddball characters.

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Cast

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Frank
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Mother
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Lilly (as Jennie Dundas)
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'Egg' Berry
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Hotel Manager
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Susie the Bear
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Waitress
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Freud
Jobst Oriwol ...
German Man (as Jobst Oriwal)
Linda Clark ...
German Woman
Nicholas Podbrey ...
Boy with Rifle
Norris Domingue ...
High School Band Conductor
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The film talks about a family that weathers all sorts of disasters and keeps going in spite of it all. It is noted for its wonderful assortment of oddball characters. Written by L.H. Wong <as9401k56@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg>

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If you experienced "The World According To Garp" and found it witty, delightful and totally unpredictable, then be happily surprised all over again when you join the fun and games that go on at the...Hotel New Hampshire

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Comedy | Drama | Romance

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9 March 1984 (USA)  »

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Hotel New Hampshire  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$7,500,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$5,100,000 (USA)
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Trivia

The title of Lilly's first novel was "Trying to Grow". See more »

Goofs

Derry, New Hampshire is spelled "Dairy" [sic] in the film. It is also spelled "Dairy" in John Irving's original novel which this movie was based on. Nonetheless, the town of Derry's high school is a private school just as in the film (i.e., the town pays tuition for its students to attend the private school). Its name is Pinkerton Academy and its colors are red and silver/white, vice the "Dairy High School" and blue and white of the film. See more »

Quotes

Multiple Characters: Keep passing the open windows.
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Crazy Credits

The opening credits misspell the word "association" as "associatiation". See more »

Connections

References This Gun for Hire (1942) See more »

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"Good Golly Miss Molly"
By Robert 'Bumps' Blackwell & John Marascalco
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Disappointing movie
5 January 2006 | by (San Antonio, Texas) – See all my reviews

I was disappointed in this movie for many reasons. Minute details of the book were crammed into the movie, which would make the movie very hard to follow if the viewer did not read the book. A lot of Irving's books have strange sexual themes, which sometimes do not translate to the big screen, and "Hotel New Hampshire" is one of those books. While it is one of Irving's best books, and gives a lot of history for each character, the movie left the characters shallow and undeveloped. Too bad, because a wonderful acting job by Jodie Foster was wasted on a phrenetic, nonsensical movie. Rob Lowe's performance (or lack thereof) really hurts the movie, but the adaptation of Irving's novel to the big screen (unlike Cider House Rules) left much to be desired.


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