King of the Hill (1993)

King of the Hill (1993)

When the world turns upside down, the trick is coming out on top. 1993-08-20 United States of America 103 Min. PG-13
6.8 150 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Jesse Bradford is Aaron Kurlander
Aaron Kurlander
Jeroen Krabbé is Mr. Kurlander
Mr. Kurlander
Lisa Eichhorn is Mrs. Kurlander
Mrs. Kurlander
Karen Allen is Miss Mathey
Miss Mathey
Spalding Gray is Mr. Mungo
Mr. Mungo
Elizabeth McGovern is Lydia
Lydia
Cameron Boyd is Sullivan
Sullivan
Adrien Brody is Lester
Lester
Joe Chrest is Ben
Ben
John McConnell is Patrolman Burns
Patrolman Burns
Amber Benson is Ella McShane
Ella McShane
Kristin Griffith is Mrs. McShane
Mrs. McShane

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