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The Motel Life ()

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A pair of working-class brothers flee their Reno Motel after getting involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident.
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Cast

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Frank
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Jerry Lee
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Boss Man
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Mom
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Polly Flynn
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Annie James
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Tommy
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Young Jerry Lee
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Earl Hurley
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Al Casey
Andrew Lee ...
Young Frank
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Barry Hurley
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Officer Cook
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Officer Mori
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Boxing Sportscaster
Tango ...
The Dog
Pat Foley ...
Boxing Sportscaster #2
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Convenience Store cashier
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Uncle Gary (uncredited)
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Officer (uncredited)
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Claire (uncredited)
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Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Craig Quigley ...
Fight Viewer (uncredited)
Michele Ravera ...
Fight Viewer (uncredited)
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Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)

Directed by

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Alan Polsky
Gabe Polsky ... (as Gabriel Polsky)

Written by

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Micah Fitzerman-Blue ... (written by)
 
Noah Harpster ... (written by)
 
Willy Vlautin ... (novel)

Produced by

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Drew Hall ... executive producer
Louise Lovegrove ... line producer
Alan Polsky ... producer
Gabe Polsky ... producer (as Gabriel Polsky)
Ann Ruark ... producer
Liam Satre-Meloy ... co-producer
Adam Shott ... co-producer
Mary Vernieu ... co-producer

Music by

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Keefus Ciancia ... (as Keefus Green)
David Holmes

Cinematography by

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Roman Vasyanov ... director of photography (as Roman Vas'yanov)

Editing by

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Hughes Winborne

Editorial Department

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Douglas Crise ... additional editor
Tom Cross ... additional editor
Richard A. Eisenstein ... post-production technician
Ben Estrada ... colorist: dailies
Élodie Ichter ... colorist assist: Efilm
Ken Lebre ... dailies producer
Curtis Lindersmith ... digital intermediate editor
Yvan Lucas ... digital intermediate colorist
Christopher McDonald ... dailies operator
Tom Reiser ... second colorist: EFilm
John To ... assistant editor
Adam Nixon ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Lindsay Graham
Juli Green ... local casting director
Mary Vernieu

Production Design by

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Ryan Warren Smith

Art Direction by

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Nicolas Pectol

Set Decoration by

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Jenelle Giordano

Costume Design by

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Kurt and Bart

Makeup Department

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Tony Gardner ... special makeup designer
Jonathan Gording ... contact lenses: special
Timothy Huizing ... special makeup effects artist
Michelle Kearns ... makeup department head
Natasha Ladek ... wig maker
Regan Livingstone ... key make-up artist: second unit
Debbie Peiser ... co-hair department head
John Tarro ... hair department head
Louise Moon ... hair extensions specialist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Christopher Ramirez ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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David Blazina ... second assistant director
Tomas Deckaj ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Heather Caliguire ... graphic designer
Chad Erchul ... set dresser
Thomas Guyer ... set dresser
Zac Massett ... set dresser
Benjamin Morehead ... storyboard artist
Eric Schoonover ... property master
Kate Smith ... set dresser
Mike Smith ... original illustrations
Nate Smith ... buyer

Sound Department

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Marco Alicea ... digital audio transfer
Wade Barnett ... adr recordist
Scott Brewer ... engineering services
Benjamin A. Burtt ... assistant editor (as Benny Burtt)
Danny Caccavo ... digital audio transfer / digital editorial services
John Countryman ... video services
Sean England ... foley recordist
Lora Hirschberg ... re-recording mixer
Steven Iba ... adr mixer
Noah Katz ... digital editorial services
Mike Lane ... client services
Michael Levine ... digital audio transfer
Travis MacKay ... adr engineer
Dmitri Makarov ... digital editorial services
Marilyn McCoppen ... adr editor
Stuart McCowan ... assistant editor
Steve Morris ... engineering services
Tom Myers ... re-recording sound mixer / sound designer
Eva Porter ... client services
Frank Rinella ... foley editor & mixer (as Frank Aglieri-Rinella)
Ronald G. Roumas ... recordist (as Ron Roumas)
Christopher Scarabosio ... re-recording sound mixer (as Chris Scarabosio) / re-recording sound mixer
Tony Sereno ... assistant re-recording mixer
Steve Slanec ... supervising sound editor
Daniel Sperry ... dolby consultant (as Dan Sperry)
Michael Sterkin ... sound mixer
John Torrijos ... video services (as John 'J.T.' Torrijos)
Jana Vance ... foley artist
Dmitry Volovik ... boom operator
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle ... dialogue editor (as Gwen Whittle) / dialogue editor
Drew Oliveras ... recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Ron Diamond ... special effects administrator
Reggie Rizzo ... fabrication: Alterian Studios

Visual Effects by

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Michael Boden ... visual effects artist
Patrick Clancey ... digital opticals
Luis de Leon ... visual effects supervisor
Artur Elson ... visual effects artist
Cyrus Farhang ... rotoscope artist
Mark Friedman ... digital compositor (as Mark Scott Friedman)
Namjin Heo ... digital compositor
Philippe Majdalani ... digital intermediate assistant producer
Ted Markovic ... visual effects producer

Stunts

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Danny Epper ... stunt coordinator
Chris Grabher ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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John Conn ... electrician
John David Devirgiliis ... second assistant camera
Andrew Dumas ... first assistant camera
Nicola Guarneri ... gaffer
Marty Hechinger ... electrician
Erin Henning ... first assistant camera
Steve Hubert ... rigging grip
Chip Ingram ... key grip
Tim Jankowski ... jib operator
Bruce Jones ... best boy electric
Nicholas Kastner ... camera pa
Caitlin Machak ... film loader
Borek Minarik ... electrician
Drew Nelson ... additional key grip
Efrem Peter ... additional steadicam operator
Joe Timko ... company grip (as Joseph Timko)
Mark Tomlinson ... grip
Joe Vitellaro ... best boy grip / bestboy grip

Animation Department

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Scott Coleman ... compositing artist
Pernille D'Avolio ... producer: animation sequence
Ron Diamond ... executive producer
Dee Farnsworth ... colorist
George Khair ... editor/post supervisor
Gap Kim ... animation lead and layout / compositing artist
Sunku Kim ... producer: animation sequence
Bumsuk Lee ... animator
Junghee Lee ... animator
Sangdon Lee ... animator / compositing artist
Misty Myers ... administration
Kiheon Ok ... colorist
Rino Passaniti ... compositing artist
David Schmier ... animation producer / producer: animation sequence
Mike Smith ... animator / original animation designed and created by
Saghyun Son ... compositing artist
Holly Stone ... animation producer / producer: animation sequence
Kyounghwan Yoon ... colorist
Byeon Young-Kyu ... animator

Casting Department

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Andi Glover ... local casting associate
Juli Green ... extras casting
Brian L. Sutherland ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Kellie Hawke ... costume intern
Maham Khwaja ... costume assistant
Rachael Ohman ... key costumer
Emma Potter ... costume supervisor

Location Management

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Michael Cabrales ... location assistant
Ryan Curtis ... location assistant
Rashi DeStefano ... assistant location manager
Christopher Ramirez ... location manager

Music Department

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Jeremy Carberry ... engineer
Julie Pearce ... temp music editor
Mary Ramos ... music supervisor
Richard Ziegler ... music editor
Gabe Noel ... musician (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Kris Smith ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Corey Ahtoong ... picture car coordinator
Mark Balint ... transportation coordinator
Eric Sanchez ... driver

Additional Crew

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Lis Bartlett ... production assistant (as Elisabeth Bartlett)
Claire Bernard ... production coordinator
Maria Bissell ... production secretary
Nicole Compas ... production counsel
Mario Enriquez Jr. ... production assistant
Karina Gechtman ... head of international marketing and publicity
Jonathan Gray ... production counsel
Bianca Grimshaw ... production counsel
Richard Hagerty ... footage and clearance coordinator
Heather Hawke ... office production assistant
Ross Louis Klein ... production assistant
Evan Krauss ... legal services
Sarah Lebutsch ... sales director
Jenny Lee ... main title design
Carissa O'Hara ... production accountant (as Carissa Cummings)
R. Ben Parker ... production assistant / set production assistant
Ryan Ross ... assistant: Mr. Dorff
Richard Schwartz II ... medic: additional crew
Gareth Smith ... main title design
Anita Surendran ... production counsel

Thanks

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Phil Benson ... thanks
Erica Cornwall ... thanks
Josh Lowden ... thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Two brothers who are forced to leave Reno after being involved in a hit-and-run accident. Based on the novel by Willy Vlautin, this moody thriller is a searing and profound examination of brotherhood set in the timeless Sierra Nevadan frontier. Written by Polsky Films

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Taglines They will do anything to find the truth See more »
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Also Known As
  • A Vida em Motéis (Brazil)
  • Gyvenimas motelyje (Lithuania)
  • ランナウェイ・ブルース (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Живот из мотелите (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
  • Zivot u motelu (Croatia)
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Runtime
  • 85 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia The cast and crew of The Motel Life lived in a casino during the shoot. See more »
Movie Connections Features Dark Star (1960). See more »
Soundtracks Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold See more »
Quotes [first lines]
Jerry Lee 16 years: Can you tell me a story, Frankie? Tell me something good. Make me the hero. Maybe I can get the girl.
Frank - 14: I got one. A long time ago, you and me were fighter pilots in the war. The Flannigan brothers. We were famous. One morning we were heading over to Germany when we got ambushed. You and me versus 20 German fighters. It was a mess. Real dog fight. It was touch-and-go, but we were winning until a Nazi came out of the fog and started firing away at you. Luckily I came down and blew the son of a bitch up. "Thanks Tiger-5", you said over the radio. Problem was, your plane was hit and your controls were stuck. You were heading towards Iceland, and there was nothing you could do. You disappeared into the clouds.
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