King of the Hill
1993Based 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.
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Jesse Bradford
as Aaron Kurlander
Jeroen Krabbé
as Mr. Kurlander
Lisa Eichhorn
as Mrs. Kurlander
Karen Allen
as Miss Mathey
Spalding Gray
as Mr. Mungo
Elizabeth McGovern
as Lydia
Cameron Boyd
as Sullivan
Adrien Brody
as Lester
Joe Chrest
as Ben
John McConnell
as Patrolman Burns
Amber Benson
as Ella McShane
Kristin Griffith
as Mrs. McShane
Chris Samples
as Billy Thompson
Peggy Freisen
as Mrs. Thompson
Katherine Heigl
as Christina Sebastian
John Durbin
as Mr. Sandoz
Lauryn Hill
as Elevator Operator
Jesse Zeigler
as Jealous Kid
Remak Ramsay
as Principal Stellwater
Fred Cherrick
as Woodbine Owner
Joseph Moynihan
as Woodbine Waiter
Don Richard
as Mr. Farley
Masaharu Takano
as Mr. Yamo
Craig Hawksley
as Golfer in Orange Pants
Aelred Rosser
as Other Golfer
Jason Feiner
as Marble Bully #1
Jared Joplin
as Marble Bully #2
David Jensen
as Front Desk Clerk
Harry Governick
as Second Policeman
Sarah Mermelstein
as Girl at Graduation
Kimberly Jenkins
as Girl at Party
Gabriel Levinson
as Boy with Apple
Ron Yerxa
as Donald Miller
Ron Vawter
as Mr. Desot - Hotel Manager
Christopher Meister
as Boy in Street
Jake Deptula
as Marble Bully #3
Richard Alan Nichols
as Bar Owner
Matthew Terry
as Stickball Player