The Best Hotel on Skid Row (1990)
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- 48min
- Documentary
- 04 Dec 1990 (USA)
- TV Movie
America Undercover goes to the Madison Hotel in the skid-row section of downtown Los Angeles and talks to some of the desperate people living there. It talks to a prostitute and heroin addict named Becky, a drug dealer and traveler names...
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Cast
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| Charles Bukowski | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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Directed by
| Christine Choy | ||
| Renee Tajima-Pena | ... | (as Renee Tajima) |
| Geof Bartz | ... | (co-director) |
Written by
| Renee Tajima-Pena | ... | () (as Renee Tajima) |
Produced by
| Christine Choy | ... | producer |
| Peter Davis | ... | producer |
| Renee Tajima-Pena | ... | producer (as Renee Tajima) |
Cinematography by
| Christine Choy | ||
| Michel Negroponte | ||
Editing by
| Geof Bartz | ||
Editorial Department
| Heather Mullen | ... | assistant editor |
Production Management
| Ulla Zwicker | ... | production manager |
Sound Department
| Curtis Choy | ... | sound |
| Mary Jo Devenney | ... | sound mixer |
| John Esaki | ... | additional sound |
| Oliver Morris | ... | sound |
| Dominick Tavella | ... | sound mixer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Pierre Desir | ... | assistant camera |
| Dean Hayasaka | ... | additional camera / assistant camera |
Music Department
| John Coltrane | ... | musician |
| Miles Davis | ... | musician |
| Procol Harum | ... | musician |
| Ernie Watts Quartet | ... | musician |
| Tom Waits | ... | musician |
| Doc Watson | ... | musician |
Additional Crew
| Kelly Anderson | ... | production coordinator |
| Jackie Howard | ... | production assistant |
| Adrena Lockhart | ... | researcher |
| Derek Lockhart | ... | production assistant |
| Judy Moy | ... | production coordinator |
| Quynh Thai | ... | researcher |
| Kevin Williams | ... | researcher |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Home Box Office (HBO) (1990) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
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Storyline
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America Undercover goes to the Madison Hotel in the skid-row section of downtown Los Angeles and talks to some of the desperate people living there. It talks to a prostitute and heroin addict named Becky, a drug dealer and traveler names John, and an heavy drinking alcoholic named Jack Woodrow Wilson. Written by Shatterdaymorn |
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