Bad Times at the El Royale
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Short description
In the late 1960s, a rundown hotel called the El Royale sits on the California-Nevada border near Lake Tahoe, its former glamour long faded. One night, several strangers arrive to take rooms: a priest, a soul singer, a fast-talking vacuum cleaner salesman, a young woman with a secret, and the hotel's lone concierge. Each of them is hiding something, and the building itself holds secrets of its own, including hidden surveillance equipment. The arrival of a charismatic cult leader turns an already tense evening into something far more dangerous.
Drew Goddard wrote, directed and produced the film, his second feature after The Cabin in the Woods in 2012. Jeff Bridges leads the cast as Father Daniel Flynn, alongside Cynthia Erivo as Darlene Sweet, Jon Hamm as Laramie Seymour Sullivan, Dakota Johnson and Cailee Spaeny as the Summerspring sisters, and Lewis Pullman as Miles Miller. The large ensemble runs to 38 credited cast members, with 167 credited crew.
The production carried a budget of 32 million US dollars and took in roughly the same amount worldwide, so it did not turn a profit during its theatrical run. On IMDb it holds 7.1 out of 10 from about 178,000 votes, while on TMDB it stands at 6.8 out of 10 from a much smaller pool of roughly 4,000 votes. A critics' score of 6.8 out of 10 from 260 reviews places it close to the audience rating on IMDb and marginally above that on TMDB. Running 141 minutes, the film blends crime, drama, mystery and thriller elements.
What's left behind the scenes
- Hoping to avoid leaks to the press, the future film's director, Drew Goddard, showed the script only to the highest echelons of film companies. He would go to film executives with a tablet, let them read the script on the screen, and leave after receiving a rejection.
- The hotel set was built in such a way that enough light entered for filming.
- “El Royale” is named after a hotel. In reality, it’s both a motel and a hotel. In a hotel, room entrances are located inside the building, while in a motel, room entrances are located outside.
- The image of Billy Lee, played by Chris Hemsworth, is based to some extent on Charles Manson (1934-2017). The allusions to murders that are heard in the film are a reference to the murder of actress Sharon Tate (1943-1969) by members of the Manson cult.
- The hotel was built from scratch on the set, and the furniture and decorative elements were created specifically for the filming. Colors were chosen as follows: everything located in California was made mainly yellow and orange, while in Nevada it was purple and blue. The items in the middle were decorated in red, and green was practically absent from the film and only appeared at the very end.
- It is claimed that a hidden film contains an episode of an affair involving a highly respected, but now deceased, senator. As the film takes place in 1969, this is most likely a reference to Bobby Kennedy (1925-1968), who was murdered a year earlier.
- The famous Cal Neva Resort & Casino, once owned by Frank Sinatra (1915-1998), served as the prototype for the hotel in the film.
- All the actors involved in the film, and director Drew Goddard, agreed to a reduction in their fees, just to finish the film.
- Chris Hemsworth had to lose weight after filming Anthony and Joe Russo's 'Avengers: Infinity War' (2018) in order to begin filming this project.
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