He is unsure which floor he is on, but eventually directs Ted to Room 404. He leaves and they complete the ritual, and Diana emerges from the cauldron.After Ted's service in the honeymoon suite, a party guest from another room ( Lawrence Bender) calls the front desk for some ice. She seduces Ted and they have sex in the cauldron.
Written and directed by Robert RodriguezA husband ( Antonio Banderas) and wife ( Tamlyn Tomita) leave for a New Year's Eve party, tipping Ted $500 to keep an eye on their children, Sarah and Juancho (Lana McKissack and Danny Verduzco). Ted escapes, just as another guest (Paul Skemp) arrives, looking for Room 404, and is greeted by Sigfried in the same manner. He becomes stuck in the bathroom window as the party guest appears in the window above, uttering the word "ice" and vomiting. Ted is forced at gunpoint to participate in the scenario, uncertain what is real. Sigfried ( David Proval) maniacally accuses Ted, whom he calls Theodore, of having slept with his wife Angela ( Jennifer Beals).
After a conversation with Margaret ( Marisa Tomei), he gets Betty on the phone and tries to quit, but receives a call from the hotel penthouse. Their father returns, carrying his passed-out wife, and asks Ted, "Did they misbehave?" The sprinkler system activates while everyone stands still.Unsettled, Ted calls his boss Betty ( Kathy Griffin) to quit. Sarah stabs Ted in the leg with the syringe when he repeatedly uses the word "whore" and Juancho accidentally sets the room on fire. He leaves but is summoned back to find the room in further chaos: a painting has been turned into a dartboard with lipstick and a syringe, Juancho has a cigarette, Sarah has a bottle of liquor, the television is set to an adult channel, and the children have found a dead prostitute ( Patricia Vonne) in the box spring. They call Ted for toothbrushes, and he tries unsuccessfully to put them to bed.
Norman's lighter fails on the first try, and Ted immediately chops off his pinky, sweeps up the money, and leaves the penthouse with an energetic step. Ted, asked to "wield the hatchet" should Norman fail, tries to leave, but Chester offers $100 to hear them out and another $900 to perform this assigned role. Ted is invited to join their challenge: Chester's friend Norman ( Paul Calderón) has bet he can light his Zippo cigarette lighter ten times in a row if Norman succeeds, he will win Chester's car, but if he fails, his pinky will be cut off. They request a block of wood, a doughnut, a ball of twine, three nails, a club sandwich, a bucket of ice, and a hatchet "as sharp as the Devil himself". Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, adapted from " Man from the South" by Roald DahlThe penthouse is occupied by famous director Chester Rush (Tarantino) and his friends, including Angela.
Roger Ebert of the Chicago-Sun Times ranked Rodriguez's segment as the best by far, and also made best use of Roth. Hal Hinson of The Washington Post said it "asserts itself as a goof so laboriously and aggressively that you almost feel pinned back in your seat". Reception Critical reception James Berardinelli of ReelViews described it as "one of 1995's major disappointments". When calling his boss, just before the beginning of "The Man from Hollywood", Ted recalls the events of the first three segments.Miramax presold Japanese distribution rights to Shochiku along with Gary Fleder’s “Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead,” George Miller’s “Robinson Crusoe,” John Ehle’s “The Journey of August King” and “Halloween 6" in a bulk acquisition deal.
Box office The film grossed $4,257,354 in only 319 theaters. The critical consensus reads: " Four Rooms comes stocked with a ton of talent on both sides of the camera, yet only manages to add up to a particularly uneven – and dismayingly uninspired – anthology effort. The film holds a 13% "Rotten" rating from Rotten Tomatoes based on 45 reviews. The film won a Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress for Madonna.
Additional music is by Juan García Esquivel.
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