King of the Hill
King of the Hill
Release: 1993-08-20
·Runtime: 103m
·★ 6.8
Drama
History
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Gramercy Pictures
Wildwood Enterprises
Bona Fide Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Karen Allen
as Miss Mathey
Joe Chrest
as Ben
Gabriel Levinson
as Boy with Apple
Chris Samples
as Billy Thompson
Matthew Terry
as Stickball Player
Kristin Griffith
as Mrs. McShane
Elizabeth McGovern
as Lydia
Lauryn Hill
as Elevator Operator
Remak Ramsay
as Principal Stellwater
David Jensen
as Front Desk Clerk
Jeroen Krabbé
as Mr. Kurlander
Craig Hawksley
as Golfer in Orange Pants
Jared Joplin
as Marble Bully #2
Christopher Meister
as Boy in Street
Spalding Gray
as Mr. Mungo
Adrien Brody
as Lester
Amber Benson
as Ella McShane
John Durbin
as Mr. Sandoz
Jake Deptula
as Marble Bully #3
Lisa Eichhorn
as Mrs. Kurlander
Ron Yerxa
as Donald Miller
Jesse Bradford
as Aaron Kurlander
John McConnell
as Patrolman Burns
Katherine Heigl
as Christina Sebastian
Ron Vawter
as Mr. Desot - Hotel Manager
Crew
Steven Soderbergh
Screenplay, Director, Editor
Elliot Davis
Director of Photography
Deborah Aquila
Casting
David Jensen
Grip
A. E. Hotchner
Novel
Gregory Jacobs
First Assistant Director
Larry Blake
Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor
Gary Frutkoff
Production Design
Aaron Glascock
Assistant Sound Editor
Georgia Kacandes
Unit Production Manager
Albert Berger
Producer
Ron Yerxa
Producer
Cliff Martinez
Original Music Composer