Bad Times at the El Royale
2018
Not currently streaming on CaSTV
Synopsis
Lake Tahoe, 1969. Seven strangers, each one with a secret to bury, meet at El Royale, a decadent motel with a dark past. In the course of a fateful night, everyone will have one last shot at redemption.
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) is a 2h 21min thriller feature film by Drew Goddard. Selected for Fantastic Fest (2018).
Key facts
Cast
Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Lewis Pullman, Dakota Johnson, Cailee Spaeny, Jon Hamm, Chris Hemsworth, Nick Offerman
Original language
English
First release
October 4, 2018 (Romania)
Production companies
20th Century Studios
Awards
Saturn Award for Best Thriller Film
Setting
California, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Crew
Screenplay
Drew Goddard
Producer
Drew Goddard, Jeremy Latcham
Cinematography
Seamus McGarvey
Editing
Lisa Lassek
Music
Michael Giacchino
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Black Reel Awards 2019 generic
- London Critics Circle Film Awards 2019 generic
- Beyond Fest 2018 generic - West Coast Premiere
- Fantastic Fest 2018 generic
- San Sebastián International Film Festival 2018 generic - Out of Competition
Soundtracks
| CD | Bad Times At The El Royale: Original Motion Picture Score - Michael Giacchino, Reggie Wilson (2018) | 2 releases, 2018: Milan |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Romania | October 4, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Ukraine | October 4, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | October 5, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Czech Republic | October 11, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Germany | October 11, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Hungary | October 11, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Israel | October 11, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | October 11, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Russia | October 11, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Slovakia | October 11, 2018 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | October 12, 2018 |
| Streaming | Ireland | October 12, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Lithuania | October 12, 2018 |
| Streaming | Poland | October 12, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Turkey | October 12, 2018 |
| Theatrical | United States | October 12, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | October 18, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Greece | October 18, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | October 18, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Vietnam | October 19, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Australia | October 25, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | October 25, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Italy | October 25, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Switzerland | November 7, 2018 |
| Theatrical | France | November 7, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Spain | November 16, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Hong Kong | November 22, 2018 |
| Streaming | United Kingdom | February 4, 2019 |
| Streaming | France | March 13, 2019 |
| Streaming | Japan | April 19, 2019 |
| Streaming | France | November 19, 2021 |
| Streaming | South Korea | November 19, 2021 |
| Classification | Germany | 16 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 15 |
| Classification | United States | R |
Versions & editions
| Home video | United States | January 1, 2019 |
| Home video | United Kingdom | February 4, 2019 |
| Home video | Netherlands | February 20, 2019 |
| Home video | Sweden | March 11, 2019 |
| Home video | France | March 13, 2019 |
Full credits
| Director | Drew Goddard |
| Cast | Jeff Bridges (Father Daniel Flynn / Dock O'Kelly), Cynthia Erivo (Darlene Sweet), Lewis Pullman (Miles Miller), Dakota Johnson (Emily Summerspring), Cailee Spaeny (Rose Summerspring), Jon Hamm (Laramie Seymour Sullivan / Dwight Broadbeck), Chris Hemsworth (Billy Lee), Nick Offerman (Felix O'Kelly), Xavier Dolan (Buddy Sunday), Shea Whigham (Dr. Woodbury Laurence), Mark O'Brien (Larsen Rogers), Charles Halford (Sammy Wilds), Jim O'Heir (Milton Wyrick), Gerry Nairn (Reporter Paul Kraemer), Alvina August (Vesta Shears), London Morrison (Angela Harris, Vesta's Backup Singer), Bethany Brown (Florence Lemons, Vesta's Backup Singer), Rebecca Toolan (Helen Gandy), Hannah Zirke (Young Emily Summerspring), Billy Wickman (Hutch Summerspring), Charlotte Mosby (Young Rose Summerspring), William B. Davis (Judge Gordon Hoffman), Manny Jacinto (Waring 'Wade' Espiritu), Tally Rodin (Silvana 'Millie' Melvin), Sophia Lauchlin Hirt (Annabell Czuchlewski), Jonathan Whitesell (Chris 'Flicker' Grimes), Synto D. Misati (Norris 'Roman' Kindel), Austin A.J. Abell (Young Miles Miller), Katharine Isabelle (Auntie Ruth Pugh), Sarah Smyth (Ginger Miller), Richard Nixon (Self (archive footage)), Jocelyne Gaumond (Keno Girl (uncredited)), Austin James (Soldier (uncredited)), Caroline Koziol (Ivona (uncredited)), James Quach (NVA Captain (uncredited)), John Specogna (District Attorney (uncredited)), Stephen Stanton (J. Edgar Hoover (uncredited)), Vincent Washington (Sergeant Renfro (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Drew Goddard |
| Producer | Drew Goddard, Jeremy Latcham |
| Executive producer | Mary McLaglen |
| Cinematography | Seamus McGarvey |
| Editing | Lisa Lassek |
| Music | Michael Giacchino |
| Production design | Martin Whist |
| Visual effects | David Wallace Allen, Michael S. Harbour, Oliver Atherton |
| Sound | Casey Genton, Julian Slater |
| Costumes | Danny Glicker |
Additional data: TMDB.
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