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Plot

Hit Me is a film adaptation of Jim Thompson's crime novel, A Swell-Looking Babe. Sonny (Elias Koteas) lives with his retarded older brother, Leroy (Jay Leggett), and works very hard as a bellhop at a second-rate hotel. This changes when Monique (Laure Marsac) a beautiful, suicidal nut-case checks in. Sonny delivers her room service order and finds her bleeding from the wrists. She and Del (Bruce Ramsay), a male prostitute, draw Sonny into a robbery scheme which quickly begins to unravel.
MPAA Rating:
R for strong violence and language, a scene of strong sexuality and some drug use.
Genre(s):
Crime and Mystery,Thriller
Run Time:
125min.
Theatrical Release Date:
01/13/1997
DVD Release Date:
04/08/2003
Distributor(s):
Fox
Director(s):
Steven Shainberg
Starring:
Elias Koteas , Laure Marsac , Jay Leggett
Themes:
Femmes Fatales,Dangerous Friends,Crime Gone Awry
Tone:
Gloomy,Moody,Sexy,Tense
Keywords:
bellhop,brother,gambling,hotel,mental-retardation,mob-boss,money,robbery,security-guard,suicide-attempt,woman
Country of Origin:
USA (10-09-1998)
Language:
English