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Description: For Steven Soderbergh's third feature film, the acclaimed director adapts A.E. Hotchner's 1972 memoir. Set in 1933 St. Louis, KING OF THE HILL follows 12-year-old Aaron Kurlander (a magnetic Jesse Bradford), a bright, affable boy coming ...

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Movie Description
For Steven Soderbergh's third feature film, the acclaimed director adapts A.E. Hotchner's 1972 memoir. Set in 1933 St. Louis, KING OF THE HILL follows 12-year-old Aaron Kurlander (a magnetic Jesse Bradford), a bright, affable boy coming of age during the heart of the American depression. His financially troubled family consists of a salesman father (Jeroen Krabbe) who must leave home to search for employment, a chronically ill mother (Lisa Eichhorn), and a younger brother (Cameron Boyd) who has been sent away to live with relatives. Their home in a poverty-stricken neighborhood is the dank Empire Hotel, where Aaron befriends hotel guests and management, including Lester (Adrien Brody) and Mr. Munco (Spalding Gray). When Aaron's not at school--where he's an honor student and master marble player--he's at the hotel trying to cope with the familial and economic adversities that consume his world and keep his stomach growling. Eventually, the broken family is reunited when Mr. Kurlander secures a job as a clerk, but it is up to Aaron to forgive his father for abandonment if they're to become a family again. Soderbergh films KING OF THE HILL with colorful photography, adding optimism even when things are at their most hopeless.

Credits
Cast:	Amber Benson, Joseph Chrest, Karen Allen, Katherine Heigl, Spalding Gray

Details
Sound:	HiFi Sound, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound

Notes
Theatrical release: September 1993.

Shot on location in St. Louis, Missouri.

KING OF THE HILL was considered by many to be Steven Soderbergh's comeback film after the critical and financial failure of 1992's KAFKA, a vastly underrated film.

About KING OF THE HILL, Soderbergh said, "In terms of classical narrative storytelling, that's about as good as I can do."

Editorial Reviews
"...[Soderbergh] back on track..." - Recommended
Reilly

"...KING OF THE HILL has all the rich satisfactions of a fine novel....[A] densely detailed, superbly acted evocation of a resourceful boy's life..."
Variety - Todd McCarthy (05/24/1993)

"...There are real feelings here, and decent performances..."
Film Comment - Mary Corliss (07/01/1993)

"...[Soderbergh] has made his best film..."
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (09/10/1993)

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