King of the Hill (1993)

When the world turns upside down, the trick is coming out on top.

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 (38)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Jesse Bradford

Aaron Kurlander

Jeroen Krabbé

Mr. Kurlander

Lisa Eichhorn

Mrs. Kurlander

Karen Allen

Miss Mathey

Spalding Gray

Mr. Mungo

Elizabeth McGovern

Lydia

C

Cameron Boyd

Sullivan

Adrien Brody

Lester

Joe Chrest

Ben

John McConnell

Patrolman Burns

Amber Benson

Ella McShane

Kristin Griffith

Mrs. McShane

Chris Samples

Billy Thompson

P

Peggy Freisen

Mrs. Thompson

Katherine Heigl

Christina Sebastian

John Durbin

Mr. Sandoz

Lauryn Hill

Elevator Operator

J

Jesse Zeigler

Jealous Kid

Remak Ramsay

Principal Stellwater

F

Fred Cherrick

Woodbine Owner

J

Joseph Moynihan

Woodbine Waiter

D

Don Richard

Mr. Farley

M

Masaharu Takano

Mr. Yamo

Craig Hawksley

Golfer in Orange Pants

A

Aelred Rosser

Other Golfer

J

Jason Feiner

Marble Bully #1

Jared Joplin

Marble Bully #2

David Jensen

Front Desk Clerk

H

Harry Governick

Second Policeman

S

Sarah Mermelstein

Girl at Graduation

K

Kimberly Jenkins

Girl at Party

Gabriel Levinson

Boy with Apple

Ron Yerxa

Donald Miller

Ron Vawter

Mr. Desot - Hotel Manager

Christopher Meister

Boy in Street

Jake Deptula

Marble Bully #3

R

Richard Alan Nichols

Bar Owner

Matthew Terry

Stickball Player

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