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Night at the Golden Eagle

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Movie propaganda

One night can reveal a lifetime.

Spend a night in the seediest of LA hotels with two low-life criminals planning a new life for themselves in Vegas. A brutal pimp who preys on girls straight off the bus, the washed out hookers he controls and the bunch of lost souls who live in and around the Golden Eagle.

Theatrical propaganda posters

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

  • Film crime Los Angeles pimp hooker prostitute

Persons of interest

  • Vinnie Jones .... Rodan
  • Donnie Montemarano .... Tommy
  • Vinny Argiro .... Mic
  • James Caan .... Prison Warden
  • Natasha Lyonne .... Amber
  • Ann Magnuson .... Sally
  • Fayard Nicholas .... Mr Maynard
  • Sam Moore .... Sylvester
  • Kitten Natividad .... Ruby
  • Nicole Jacobs .... Loriann
  • Badja Djola .... Gabriel
  • Adam Rifkin .... Screenwriter
  • Adam Rifkin .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

The million dollar hotel, with a less well-known cast, a less coherent script and a little too much self-indulgence on the part of the director. If you haven't seen The million dollar hotel then Night at the Golden Eagle does well enough: it's dirty, it's dingy, it's disgusting, but The million dollar hotel is worth a million dollars whereas Night at the Golden Eagle is just worth... a golden eagle. There is too much telling and not enough showing (the first rule for writing fiction is "show, don't tell"): people in this part of LA seem to have nothing better to do than stand around revealing their life history to people with whom they grew up. The characters talk at each other rather than to each other. The camera work is profligate, as if this is the film that will be used as Adam Rifkin's business card. The acting is earnest, and that's a dreadful adjective to have to use about an occupation that is all about passion. The basis of the story is a cliché.

In the end, Night at the Golden Eagle is some vaguely interesting ideas that you might like to use in your next filmmaking 201 assignment but nothing you should include in a feature film. Watch The million dollar hotel instead.

Media intelligence (DVD)

  • Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
  • Disc: Single side, single layer
  • Features:
    • Biographies: Cast and crew
  • Languages: English
  • Picture: Widescreen 4:3
  • Subtitles: English

Security censorship classification

R 18+ (Medium level violence, adult themes)

Surveillance time

93 minutes (1:33 hours)

Not for public release in Australia before date

DVD rental: 19 February 2003
VHS rental: 19 February 2003

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