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Hit Me

  • 19961996
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  • 2h 5m
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5.4/10
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Hit Me (1996)
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Sonny lives with his intellectually disabled older brother, and works as a bellhop at a second-rate hotel. This changes when Monique a beautiful, suicidal nut-case checks in. Sonny is offere... Read allSonny lives with his intellectually disabled older brother, and works as a bellhop at a second-rate hotel. This changes when Monique a beautiful, suicidal nut-case checks in. Sonny is offered a part in a heist that goes wrong.Sonny lives with his intellectually disabled older brother, and works as a bellhop at a second-rate hotel. This changes when Monique a beautiful, suicidal nut-case checks in. Sonny is offered a part in a heist that goes wrong.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Steven Shainberg
  • Writers
    • Jim Thompson(based upon the novel "A Swell-Looking Babe" by)
    • Denis Johnson(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Elias Koteas
    • Laure Marsac
    • Jay Leggett
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  • Director
    • Steven Shainberg
  • Writers
    • Jim Thompson(based upon the novel "A Swell-Looking Babe" by)
    • Denis Johnson(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Elias Koteas
    • Laure Marsac
    • Jay Leggett
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    • 8Critic reviews
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    Elias Koteas
    Elias Koteas
    • Sonny Roseas Sonny Rose
    Laure Marsac
    Laure Marsac
    • Monique Rouxas Monique Roux
    Jay Leggett
    Jay Leggett
    • Leroy Roseas Leroy Rose
    Bruce Ramsay
    Bruce Ramsay
    • Del Towbridgeas Del Towbridge
    Kevin J. O'Connor
    Kevin J. O'Connor
    • Cougaras Cougar
    Philip Baker Hall
    Philip Baker Hall
    • Lenny Ishas Lenny Ish
    J.C. Quinn
    J.C. Quinn
    • Fred Bascombas Fred Bascomb
    Haing S. Ngor
    Haing S. Ngor
    • Billy Tungpetas Billy Tungpet
    William H. Macy
    William H. Macy
    • Policemanas Policeman
    Jack Conley
    Jack Conley
    • Mr. Ish's Bodyguardas Mr. Ish's Bodyguard
    Arthur Senzy
    Arthur Senzy
    • Peter Stillwellas Peter Stillwell
    Tom Lillard
    • Patronas Patron
    Roberta Bassin
    Roberta Bassin
    • Mennonite Womanas Mennonite Woman
    • (uncredited)
    Vanessa Marquez
    Vanessa Marquez
    • Housekeeperas Housekeeper
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Steven Shainberg
    • Writers
      • Jim Thompson(based upon the novel "A Swell-Looking Babe" by)
      • Denis Johnson(screenplay by)
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    • Trivia
      Haing S. Ngor's last film.
    • Goofs
      When Sonny goes outside to the parking lot to wait for Leroy to show up with the car, his jacket is totally clean with no blood on it. In the shots immediately before and after this, his jacket is spattered with blood on the left shoulder.
    • Quotes

      Lenny Ish: What is the *worst* thing that you have ever done?

      Sonny Rose: Me? Uh, uh... I don't really know.

      Lenny Ish: That means you haven't done it yet.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Dinner for Five: Episode #2.13 (2003)

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    Flawed... but worth a look
    Based on Jim Thompson's 'A Swell Looking Babe', 'Hit Me' is about a bellhop - Sonny - getting involved in a scheme to steal $500,000 from high-end, illegal poker players. The swell looking babe is a French girl, Monique, and Sonny thinks his share of the money will allow him to start a new life with her. That isn't going to come easily. Monique is unreliable, hooked up with the criminals, and has suicidal tendencies. The path of love never does run smooth, does it? As in the book, Sonny is an interesting character, fuelled by three elements - his love of Monique, his hatred of his job, and his refusal to accept help to care for his disabled brother, Leroy. Sonny is over his head in it all, and once the heist goes pear-shaped, he's frantically scraping around to try a make it clear.

    Elias Kotsas does a decent job playing Sonny. He looks a lot like Robert De Niro and effectively gets across one of De Niro's big skills - playing desperate psychosis. At times this can veer into comedy, and it's unclear whether this is always intentional. Kotsas acts emotions very physically - mock-humping the air before he goes into Monique's room and pepping himself up by jumping through four different positions before meeting the main poker player.

    As in Thompson's novels, 'Hit Me' presents a world where no character can be trusted. Even the "good guy" - Sonny - is as shady and money grabbing as the rest, at one stage happily considering becoming a cocaine dealer. It's film noir taken to its limits... not in terms of visual style but in terms of characterisation.

    Stacked up against the beautiful economy of Mamet's 'Heist' or Tarantino's 'Reservoir Dogs', 'Hit Me' does drag a little and doesn't have quite enough twists and turns to merit lasting over two hours. And, whilst shot cleanly and effectively, it lacks cinematic impact. However, there's a nice undercurrent of philosophising over the nature of survival and, whether you're a Thompson fan or not, you could do worse than checking out this interesting little movie.
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    • Release date
      • September 25, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Ice Cream Dimension
    • Production company
      • Slough Pond
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $12,500
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,348
      • Oct 4, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $12,500
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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