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Hit Me is a american film of genre Drama directed by Steven Shainberg released in USA on 25 september 1998 with Elias Koteas
Hit Me (1996)
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Add to a movie listHit Me est un film américain réalisé par Steven Shainberg, sorti en 1996. Il s'agit d'une adaptation du roman A Swell-Looking Babe de Jim Thompson publié en 1954 aux États-Unis et traduit en France sous le titre Un chouette petit lot dans la collection Série noire en 1968 et sous le titre Une jolie poupée dans la collection Rivages/Noir en 2017. C'est le romancier Denis Johnson qui signe le scénario du film.
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Sonny travaille dans un hôtel en faillite et mène une vie de misère avec son frère attardé, jusqu'à l'arrivée d'une jeune femme. Une relation amoureuse commence alors. Un soir, alors qu'ils venaient de faire l'amour, la jeune femme pousse un cri atroce, faisant croire aux gens qu'on l'avait violée. Les problèmes de Sonny vont empirer. Cherchant un moyen de s'en sortir, il demande de l'aide à son vieil ami, qui lui propose de voler l'argent d'un client de l'hôtel et de donner une part à la fille pour qu'elle se taise.Actors
Elias Koteas
(Sonny Rose)
Laure Marsac
(Monique Roux)
Jay Leggett
(Leroy Rose)
Bruce Ramsay
(Del Towbridge)
Kevin J. O'Connor
(Cougar)
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