Roald Dahl Retrospective Episode 7: Four Rooms

In this episode of the Roald Dahl Retrospective, Patricia, Arun,
and special guest James Daniel Walsh from Manic Expression
discuss about the 1995 anthology comedy film Four Rooms that were
written and produced by Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell,
Robert Rodriguez, and Quentin Tarantino. It focuses on a bell hop
named Ted (played by Tim Roth) and his experiences of caring for
his hotel customers during New Year's Eve told in four different
stories involving with a covet of witches needing a secret
ingredient for their concoction, a psychotic couple, a pair of
sadistic children, and a bet involving with winning a car by
lighting a lighter 10 times in a row or a finger would be chopped
off. The final anthology segment is based on a Roald Dahl short
story called “The Man from the South”.  


When the movie premiered in theaters, it was panned by critics
calling it "the most disappointing movie of 1995". Four Rooms
barely made its 4 million dollar budget and the film has been
forgotten overtime. Is it an overlooked gem or one of the worst
movies ever made? Listen and find out.