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.