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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Title: The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
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| Rob Lowe | ... | John | |
| Jodie Foster | ... | Frannie | |
| Paul McCrane | ... | Frank | |
| Beau Bridges | ... | Father | |
| Lisa Banes | ... | Mother | |
| Jennifer Dundas | ... | Lilly (as Jennie Dundas) | |
| Seth Green | ... | Egg | |
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Wally Aspell | ... | Hotel Manager |
| Joely Richardson | ... | Waitress | |
| Wallace Shawn | ... | Freud | |
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Jobst Oriwol | ... | German Man (as Jobst Oriwal) |
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Linda Clark | ... | German Woman |
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Nicholas Podbrey | ... | Boy with Rifle |
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Norris Domingue | ... | High School Band Conductor |
| Matthew Modine | ... | Chip Dove / Ernst | |
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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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The successes and failures of an American family. See more »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
9 March 1984 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$7,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$1,075,800, 11 March 1984, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$5,100,000Company Credits
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The film was set to be shot in New Hampshire in the summer of 1982, using the Wentworth by the Sea Hotel (which had been shuttered the previous year) as its primary location. Only 5 days prior to the arrival of the pre-production crews, Tony Richardson and Neil Hartley informed the state's Film Bureau director and Hugh Gallen, the NH governor, that they had suddenly lost the film's financing (from the owner of Pizza Hut.) As both the state and the producers had committed months to location scouting and pre-production, it was a devastating blow to both. The film ultimately was shot in Canada the following year due to a favorable exchange rate allowing for a lower production budget. Fun fact: Author John Irving's younger brother was head of security at the Wentworth Hotel and assisted the producers on their location prep there. See more »Goofs
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The opening credits misspell the word "association" as "associatiation". See more »Connections
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I must say I'm surprised by all the strongly unfavourable reviews. I saw this one back in 1984 when it was first released and I loved it for the very reasons that some people here seem to hate it. It was deliciously weird. Our heroes are in an incestuous relationship, and the movie is uncritical of this. That gets the brain working from the start. Then you discover the other bizarre characters and their relationships and the movie becomes, to me at least, extremely lovable.
Admittedly, Rob Lowe's acting isn't up to much, and that's glaringly obvious here, but it doesn't destroy the film, and there's great work, as usual, from Jodie Foster to compensate.
Basically, this is a light-hearted, feel-good film that I would expect to have mass appeal. To top it off, it achieves this effect without being overly sentimental. That's rare. If you haven't seen it, give it a whirl. If you don't like it, keep on passing open windows.