Hotel California (2008 film)

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Hotel California
Directed byGeo Santini
Written byChristine Conradt
Story by
  • Jason Hice
  • Geo Santini
Produced by
  • Mike Karkeh
  • Todd Chamberlain
  • Ray Charles Robinson, Jr.
Starring
CinematographyLuis Panch Perez
Edited byErik C. Andersen
Music by Bobby Johnston
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Production
company
Alliance Group Entertainment
Distributed byIFA Distribution
Release date
  • July 25, 2008 (2008-07-25)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Hotel California is a 2008 film that follows three professional criminals in Los Angeles.

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Plot

The film follows Troy, a former mobster who has been on the run for over a year. Prior to this, Troy had worked for Dmitri, an aging mob boss whose criminal pursuits included selling drugs, especially cocaine. One evening one of Troy's colleagues, Al, was assaulted and robbed while picking up a drug shipment. Troy and Al trace the drugs back to Manny Ramos, a small-time drug dealer whose family member, Hector, ran a rival crime organization that worked with Dmitri. Troy, Al, and their colleague Pete are told to leave the situation alone, but they ignore Dmitri and murder Manny while retrieving the drugs. In order to keep the peace between himself and Hector, Dmitiri sends Troy to Hector along with a note revealing that the man killed Manny. Troy manages to escape and tries to convince Al and Pete to kill Dmitiri, however both men refuse.

Hector arrives at Dmitri's compound and states that his organization will not work with Dmitri's unless they hand over Troy. Aware that this could result in more chaos and a loss of profit, Dmitri sends his men out to search for Troy. Some of Dmitri's men arrive at the home of Troy's girlfriend Jessie and begin assaulting her. Troy manages to save Jessie and takes her to a hotel where he asks his friend Davey to keep her safe. He then spends the next 18 months evading Dmitri and Hector's attempts to capture him.

Back in present day Troy meets up with Al and Pete. The reunion is tense, leading Al to suspect that Troy has set them up and Troy accuses Al of betraying him to Dmitri. Al takes a call from someone he claims is Dmitri, prompting Troy to reveal that he has already met and murdered Dmitri. Hector and his men arrive at the hotel, where they are met by Davey and a cohort who assisted in Dmitri's death. Meanwhile, Al receives a phone call from Dmitri's associate Yuri, revealing that Al had indeed betrayed Troy to Dmitri and that Yuri is on his way to the hotel. Troy kills Al as Yuri arrives and shuts out the hotel's lights, resulting in a shootout between Hector and his men, Yuri, Troy, and Peter. Yuri manages to turn on the lights to discover that everyone is dead except for Troy, who had managed to escape with only an abdomen wound.

Cast

Production

It was produced by Alliance Group Entertainment. The movie was filmed throughout Los Angeles in early 2007 and is directed by first time director Geo Santini. During filming in Los Angeles, the LAPD mistook the actors' prop weapons for actual weapons, and placed actor Erik Palladino and members of the crew in handcuffs until the producers were able to resolve the situation. [1]

Release

The film premiered on 25 July 2008 as part of the New York International Latino Film Festival presented by HBO and was part of the Boston Film Festival on 13 September 2008. Hotel California was an Official Selection on 16 September 2008 of the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival and the Kansas International Film Festival on 21 September 2008. [2] The official theatrical release was on 23 March 2010 in the United States.

References

  1. ↑ "Celebrity Spotlight". The Times-Transcript (Newspapers.com). March 19, 2007.
  2. ↑ Kay, Jeremy. "LA Latino Film Festival hosts Days Of Wrath, Hotel California". Screen. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
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