The Motel Life

2012
R
1h 25m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

3.8K

YOUR RATING

A pair of working-class brothers flee their Reno Motel after getting involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident.

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A pair of working-class brothers flee their Reno Motel after getting involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident.A pair of working-class brothers flee their Reno Motel after getting involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident.A pair of working-class brothers flee their Reno Motel after getting involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident.

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

3.8K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 3 nominations total

Trivia
The cast and crew of The Motel Life lived in a casino during the shoot.

Quotes
[first lines]
Jerry Lee 16 years: Can you tell me a story, Frankie? Tell me something good. Make me the hero. Maybe I can get the girl.
Frank - 14: I got one. A long time ago, you and me were fighter pilots in the war. The Flannigan brothers. We were famous. One morning we were heading over to Germany when we got ambushed. You and me versus 20 German fighters. It was a mess. Real dog fight. It was touch-and-go, but we were winning until a Nazi came out of the fog and started firing away at you. Luckily I came down and blew the son of a bitch up. "Thanks Tiger-5", you said over the radio. Problem was, your plane was hit and your controls were stuck. You were heading towards Iceland, and there was nothing you could do. You disappeared into the clouds.

Connections
Features Bonanza: Dark Star (1960)

Soundtracks
Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold
Written by Townes van Zandt
Performed by Townes van Zandt
Courtesy of Fat Possum Records. All rights administered by Wixen Music Publishing, Inc.

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Review

Featured review

6/10

Should be called the dark, cold, wet life.

I became a fan of Stephen Dorff after his role in Sophia Coppola's Somewhere and Emile Hirsch in the great Alpha Dog. Even the smaller roles with Kris Kristofferson and Dakota Fanning are remarkable in this movie. But all the good acting still keeps the flick just a notch above average. Its not so much about life in a motel or all that, but the lives and decisions of two brothers and all the drama that goes with it. Dorff plays an immature amputee who is dependent on Hirsch and does a great job. Man, just watching Dorff complain and cry is almost nerve-racking. The dark, cold, snowy, gloomy scenes make you feel the weather, but I wish there was more to the story line than just good acting and the scenery.