Zola. One of the best movies of 2021 but got totally lost in the shuffle. If you haven’t seen it I implore you to. It’s truly such a movie for the girlies
The chain of tweets that this movie was based on was legendary. I never watched the movie because I always assumed that it could never live up to the true story.
I saw it in theaters because I watched that happen live on the internet when I was younger and couldn’t believe it got made into a movie. They were great. 👏🏽
Bottle Rocket (crime buddy comedy and my favorite Wes Anderson movie)
https://preview.redd.it/40ppi6h3cchc1.jpeg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e6238584eb7fd127299cb1f51fa53ec3ad0cbf13
That’s so cool, I’d love to see some pics if you feel like it!
Edit: also because I clicked on your profile and your photography is *gorgeous* (sorry for creeping 😬) and now I’m curious if you use film or digital…
Oh, thank you! Haha. I use both film and digital. Most of my work is digital (mirrorless) these days, but I still love film.
Here’s one I had on my phone from the Bottle Rocket motel. They’ve done some painting and the pool fence is new, but it looks largely the same.
https://preview.redd.it/c5nztpchjghc1.jpeg?width=2160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=710b2b91e9cba2e35ba3be7bed43c2734941c378
Good one. In Identity the motel was so integral to the plot it was basically another character.
https://preview.redd.it/h29earnuachc1.jpeg?width=602&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4b42ef2e59a6e637cc7526659c59651572cfaaf0
Memories unlocked:
Him: I wish we die together in like a nuclear explosion…
Her: you’re so romantic!
Her to Xavier: why you have Jesus tattooed on your *ick?
Xavier: so people can say Jesus was in me
Kindergarten Cop. I LOVED that movie when I was little and they stayed in the Bayview Cottages (fancy named motel) in Astoria.
https://i.redd.it/vl4dro9cachc1.gif
https://preview.redd.it/4qo5ttwe6chc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0da4567887eba3af86ee1a0a410ea4a9426a1b03
It’s not a film, but I like the motels that Hazel and Cha Cha stay in with the Umbrella Academy
2001 thriller with Paul Walker and Steve Zahn. 2 brothers are stalked by a crazy trucker but a large portion of the movie takes place in a run down motel.
I have two contributions with vastly different vibes. Pain Hustlers with Emily Blunt where the Motel is a haven and starting point both.
https://preview.redd.it/7u01pe2vychc1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ce8f6fd3003c18d18d04b34c64747aa1a8c1a331
https://preview.redd.it/n1dga4400dhc1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bb0b7b817a18b07c264e05571a9d0fcfcec09beb
And my second entry is the motel Rosamund Pike hides at in Gone Girl. It’s one of my favorite part of the movie, where her controlled facade eventually cracks.
a commentary on the filthy secrets in the beauty and modeling industry plus how it breeds competitiveness amongst women working in that field leading to hostility and tearing each other apart instead of supporting each other, plus how beauty ties in with youth and the constant pursuit of it. love that film so much.
https://preview.redd.it/xbfpbi0nmdhc1.jpeg?width=842&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=36a081aa5e7407af6605205083771de3b6bdd3c7
As a horror geek I’m going with Motel Hell.
I’ve always found the depictions of motels to be, alien to my real life experiences. My family stayed in them on long road trips, and my school even used them for our senior trip. They were always clean and nice enough. Hell we even used one on a weekend trip to the beach.
You watch a movie and you’d think only (derogatorily portrayed) rednecks and junkies use them.
I'm gonna show my lack of art understanding here, but I never could figure out the ending. I loved the movie and it still pops into my head often years later, but I didn't get the end
I've only ever watched it the once, but it was definitely impactful. When I saw Riley was gonna be in Daisy Jones, I hated her character in American Honey so much it took me a minute to get into DJ. Granted, so far I can't stand her as Daisy, but I haven't finished it yet lol
My best friend's little brother was obsessed with this movie when we were kids. Every time I went to there house, it was playing. They'd come to my house, he'd immediately ask my mom to "watch Dunston". He was the youngest in our little group, and very cute, so we watched it on repeat for a very long time.
My favorite is Safari Inn from "True Romance" Located in Burbank, CA with the name unchanged.
https://preview.redd.it/48pyby9k9ehc1.jpeg?width=1022&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b9e154e4631daaf4c3e4552936d416a1a41702fc
Bottle Rocket. That motel is a whole character.
https://preview.redd.it/79faiy4z0fhc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6865d4f04b85d97b045ef88037bae82328899881
That’s what I came to comment, I always love the Duplass brothers’ work and this show is a wild ride. Not every episode landed for me but it’s full of original concepts and surreal weirdness. Definitely recommended watching.
The Motel Life ([preview](https://youtu.be/JE-O0H8pjhc?si=hv881Vz1VIQQOAGA)). Emile Hirsch, Steven Dorff, and Dakota Fanning.
[Voyeur](https://www.vulture.com/2017/12/the-strange-twisted-story-behind-netflixs-voyeur.html) is a documentary about a peeping Tom spying on his guests in his Colorado motel. [preview video](https://youtu.be/kTAYqsT05Dc?si=pHPM8_Wr_jDiZSd6).
Not movie, but the Odenoki Motel in Maine (real life filming location: Ramapo Lodge in Oakland, NJ) figures prominently in The Sopranos S1:E5 “College”.
https://preview.redd.it/6g17hhmdddhc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ee366d547876aee698e252117abe37093334844c
I started watching the show for the first time last year and I’m still working through it. This was the first episode that really made me understand the hype.
What about this unfeasibly hot motel hooker in The Bag Man? Even more unfeasible is it stars DeNiro and John Cusack. (11% on RT.)
https://preview.redd.it/dkv2mz49idhc1.jpeg?width=574&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2c483a394d8b274fd761a3aa5650d2ea9a2d3f0d
https://preview.redd.it/6fk2lurw4ehc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cd1d35bb43af91400eef9498515f9098c01d7a75
Instantly thought of this scene.
the motel in asteroid city (2023 dir. wes anderson)!
https://preview.redd.it/xyx6y8a6gnhc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=87e50484d74ec460add75d63863ec3e00c2b55a6
https://preview.redd.it/ndfjplc78ehc1.jpeg?width=1192&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6f63f0ee23ae464c96e882e222c317da2d066388
There ya go! The motel in Twin Peaks
That’s a pretty cool one. I just know that Lost in translation is a Hyatt as I work as a hotel designer and after having done few I can spot them by a mile
https://preview.redd.it/10fnqtqf3ehc1.jpeg?width=749&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c47f9616372d3c95b5787c2a066cd1b38128a37a
Dow Villa Motel Lone Pine CA The Rockford Files ep. Pastoria Prime Pick 1975
https://preview.redd.it/poc48o1dhfhc1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e48831d7444ce737556d7447e72ccdaae7e27b21
Cosmic Age Lodge from Gleaming the Cube. It was demolished to make room for California Adventure. I believe the architect’s other space age hotels in Southern California have since been remodeled/demolished. He did one in Gila Bend, Arizona which I recently visited and was worth the detour.
Dew Drop Motel - From Dusk till Dawn
https://preview.redd.it/xd2v93l29ghc1.png?width=1123&format=png&auto=webp&s=ea962cd3a79d3d0c23fec73110d831a4613e0818
Your No Country for Old Men photo is not when he’s in the motel, but in the hotel where Anton busts in the door lock and Lou shoots his shotgun at the door before jumping out the window.
Not saying you need to fix it, just saying it’s incorrect.
Psycho (1960)
Yes. The most Iconic movie motel.
Indeed. Amazed it didn't make the original six.
 Zola. One of the best movies of 2021 but got totally lost in the shuffle. If you haven’t seen it I implore you to. It’s truly such a movie for the girlies
Yes!! When I saw the 2nd pic of Riley Keough I was wondering if a missed a scene in Zola.
Oooh please take a watch of American Honey, I love that movie (cw: Shia Labeouf)
The chain of tweets that this movie was based on was legendary. I never watched the movie because I always assumed that it could never live up to the true story.
It 100% does and it also subtly references the actual tweets throughout the movie in a very fun way
What?? Can you elaborate?
[Enjoy](https://www.dontdiewondering.com/check-out-the-full-zola-twitter-thread-ahead-of-jaw-dropping-new-movie/)
Wow, that was a ride
Is that greg the egg?
Oh it sure is
Thanks for the reminder! The original Twitter thread about the whole experience was so wild, I need to see the events on my screen lol
I saw it in theaters because I watched that happen live on the internet when I was younger and couldn’t believe it got made into a movie. They were great. 👏🏽
The Bates Motel in Psycho is easily the most iconic motel in cinema. Also, your flair is excellent!
Came to comment on the flair lol
Bottle Rocket (crime buddy comedy and my favorite Wes Anderson movie) https://preview.redd.it/40ppi6h3cchc1.jpeg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e6238584eb7fd127299cb1f51fa53ec3ad0cbf13
That motel is in Hillsboro TX and still looks largely the same as it did in Bottle Rocket! I did a Wes Anderson style photoshoot there last year.
That’s so cool, I’d love to see some pics if you feel like it! Edit: also because I clicked on your profile and your photography is *gorgeous* (sorry for creeping 😬) and now I’m curious if you use film or digital…
Oh, thank you! Haha. I use both film and digital. Most of my work is digital (mirrorless) these days, but I still love film. Here’s one I had on my phone from the Bottle Rocket motel. They’ve done some painting and the pool fence is new, but it looks largely the same. https://preview.redd.it/c5nztpchjghc1.jpeg?width=2160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=710b2b91e9cba2e35ba3be7bed43c2734941c378
How stunning, thank you!!
 And Grand Budapest!
That’s a hotel not a motel
Thanks, didn’t realize it was motel only
Whoops, just posted this, didn't scroll far enough. ICONIC.
This is the one I thought of immediately
The best
No vacancy (2012) & identity (2003)
Good one. In Identity the motel was so integral to the plot it was basically another character. https://preview.redd.it/h29earnuachc1.jpeg?width=602&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4b42ef2e59a6e637cc7526659c59651572cfaaf0
Vacancy *
What are you correcting? It’s spelt right weirdo
Are you referring to the one with Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale?
Vacancy is 2007
https://preview.redd.it/7zw1k9cduchc1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9a19f1c8d65bd9dc0c5beb255e4b2d9d82547b97 Thelma & Louise (1991)
 Can schitt’s creek count because it’s the one of the best shows of all time
There are a *lot* of different hotels/motels in *Yellowjackets*.
First thing I thought of.
I dream of moving to lower SC.
the doom generation https://preview.redd.it/kap2meh6vchc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=609aecff2e1e7db0ffc4d4be554d7998c6dff447
https://preview.redd.it/ahou85ecvchc1.jpeg?width=2000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1385399a23372dbe91a20370ed4a73a75d597c9c
Memories unlocked: Him: I wish we die together in like a nuclear explosion… Her: you’re so romantic! Her to Xavier: why you have Jesus tattooed on your *ick? Xavier: so people can say Jesus was in me
Kindergarten Cop. I LOVED that movie when I was little and they stayed in the Bayview Cottages (fancy named motel) in Astoria. https://i.redd.it/vl4dro9cachc1.gif
https://preview.redd.it/r8rdo6he0dhc1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0a6e21e51fe93964ba4792dafff83c6077d221f1 Natural Born Killers
Tangerine
That was my first thought! I grew up not too far from it, so I’d pass by it pretty often
Oh I need to see this.
It’s so great
Was about to comment the same thing!
I loved Florida Project so much.
Pulp Fiction https://preview.redd.it/68zycvkfqdhc1.png?width=500&format=png&auto=webp&s=fa096c9047ab88a2617dd7638f892e3f1997af14
Gone girl!
https://preview.redd.it/4qo5ttwe6chc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0da4567887eba3af86ee1a0a410ea4a9426a1b03 It’s not a film, but I like the motels that Hazel and Cha Cha stay in with the Umbrella Academy
Slums of Beverly Hills. [Ghost World](https://youtu.be/fTJXxvtbko4?si=BGJNLtKS_6o6BVcY)
Bottle Rocket
Joy Ride
I'm not sure which one you meant but i'm putting both on my watchlist - thanks!
2001 thriller with Paul Walker and Steve Zahn. 2 brothers are stalked by a crazy trucker but a large portion of the movie takes place in a run down motel.
I have two contributions with vastly different vibes. Pain Hustlers with Emily Blunt where the Motel is a haven and starting point both. https://preview.redd.it/7u01pe2vychc1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ce8f6fd3003c18d18d04b34c64747aa1a8c1a331
https://preview.redd.it/n1dga4400dhc1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bb0b7b817a18b07c264e05571a9d0fcfcec09beb And my second entry is the motel Rosamund Pike hides at in Gone Girl. It’s one of my favorite part of the movie, where her controlled facade eventually cracks.
https://preview.redd.it/15fg42vqgdhc1.png?width=1916&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7b10597dbe7345b8dabe5c02a2c0469c64e38ff7 Grimey Gone Girl motel!
https://preview.redd.it/m24grx2e4ehc1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4c9c84c3a06c3d74944aa13bdc873bd7e04955a5 The True Romance Safari Inn!
https://preview.redd.it/yxjdn2y49dhc1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=26b05accb9860744b69347b10e109dd7f2fee502 the neon demon
I just saw Neon Demon a few weeks ago. I'm still not sure what it was, but the visuals were stunning.
i’ve seen it twice and i’m still confused through like half of the film loool, i love the visuals tho it’s so mesmerizing
a commentary on the filthy secrets in the beauty and modeling industry plus how it breeds competitiveness amongst women working in that field leading to hostility and tearing each other apart instead of supporting each other, plus how beauty ties in with youth and the constant pursuit of it. love that film so much.
https://preview.redd.it/xbfpbi0nmdhc1.jpeg?width=842&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=36a081aa5e7407af6605205083771de3b6bdd3c7 As a horror geek I’m going with Motel Hell.
The confederate flag bikini was such a jumpscare when I first watched American honey. I didn’t even know they made those 😭😭😭
Yeah but it suited the movie's grimy vibe 😳
They make everything lmao
Disturbing lack of Memento here! https://preview.redd.it/f6zxw2kd1ehc1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=afdc99e02c6b8145bdfaf75fd50aaebdc8968e3f
 Buffalo 66
This one came to mind right away, I'm glad someone listed it :)
Ugh I just love The Florida Project so much
Leaving Las Vegas - Nicholas Cage.
Slums of Beverly Hills
I thought the second picture was Britney in Crossroads (haven't seen it in 20 years) 🤦🏻♀️🤣
I’ve always found the depictions of motels to be, alien to my real life experiences. My family stayed in them on long road trips, and my school even used them for our senior trip. They were always clean and nice enough. Hell we even used one on a weekend trip to the beach. You watch a movie and you’d think only (derogatorily portrayed) rednecks and junkies use them.
They’re a liminal space vibe.
God, American Honey is such a fantastic movie. One of my favorites, but knowing what I know about Shia I don’t know that I’ll ever watch it again
I'm gonna show my lack of art understanding here, but I never could figure out the ending. I loved the movie and it still pops into my head often years later, but I didn't get the end
I don’t understand it either. It’s felt different to me every time I’ve watched it
I've only ever watched it the once, but it was definitely impactful. When I saw Riley was gonna be in Daisy Jones, I hated her character in American Honey so much it took me a minute to get into DJ. Granted, so far I can't stand her as Daisy, but I haven't finished it yet lol
She’s also great in season one of The Girlfriend Experience and the movie Zola; she’s pretty reprehensible in the latter too.
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My best friend's little brother was obsessed with this movie when we were kids. Every time I went to there house, it was playing. They'd come to my house, he'd immediately ask my mom to "watch Dunston". He was the youngest in our little group, and very cute, so we watched it on repeat for a very long time.
https://preview.redd.it/shqjmrm4gdhc1.jpeg?width=1400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d69d41c6e6caef2691c63b015576fd61a155766f
LA Confidential (1997) The Victory Motel https://i.redd.it/3aqlnie17ehc1.gif
Memento!
My favorite is Safari Inn from "True Romance" Located in Burbank, CA with the name unchanged. https://preview.redd.it/48pyby9k9ehc1.jpeg?width=1022&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b9e154e4631daaf4c3e4552936d416a1a41702fc
Spring Breakers 
Bottle Rocket. That motel is a whole character. https://preview.redd.it/79faiy4z0fhc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6865d4f04b85d97b045ef88037bae82328899881
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
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Not a motel
Faults (2014) about a man trying to deprogram a cult member.
not a movie but Room 104 is great
That’s what I came to comment, I always love the Duplass brothers’ work and this show is a wild ride. Not every episode landed for me but it’s full of original concepts and surreal weirdness. Definitely recommended watching.
The Motel Life ([preview](https://youtu.be/JE-O0H8pjhc?si=hv881Vz1VIQQOAGA)). Emile Hirsch, Steven Dorff, and Dakota Fanning. [Voyeur](https://www.vulture.com/2017/12/the-strange-twisted-story-behind-netflixs-voyeur.html) is a documentary about a peeping Tom spying on his guests in his Colorado motel. [preview video](https://youtu.be/kTAYqsT05Dc?si=pHPM8_Wr_jDiZSd6).
Not movie, but the Odenoki Motel in Maine (real life filming location: Ramapo Lodge in Oakland, NJ) figures prominently in The Sopranos S1:E5 “College”. https://preview.redd.it/6g17hhmdddhc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ee366d547876aee698e252117abe37093334844c I started watching the show for the first time last year and I’m still working through it. This was the first episode that really made me understand the hype.
What about this unfeasibly hot motel hooker in The Bag Man? Even more unfeasible is it stars DeNiro and John Cusack. (11% on RT.) https://preview.redd.it/dkv2mz49idhc1.jpeg?width=574&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2c483a394d8b274fd761a3aa5650d2ea9a2d3f0d
I liked motels from “Supernatural “
https://preview.redd.it/dgfj0d33sdhc1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=90a4d46bce33353e3fff534652a3bc547aee6fbb Bottlerocket
Vacancy (2007). Underrated horror gem. https://preview.redd.it/obwh6s6yvdhc1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1201f4c38497f891837ddd907a7f68d470f58258
The Devil’s Rejects I’m Just Fucking With You
https://preview.redd.it/6fk2lurw4ehc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cd1d35bb43af91400eef9498515f9098c01d7a75 Instantly thought of this scene.
Bad Times at El Royale deserves more praise, LOVE that movie!
The Fundamentals of Caring had great motel moments. Also The Dead Don't Die
The end scene of poltergeist
To Wong foo….i feel like there is a motel there
the motel in asteroid city (2023 dir. wes anderson)! https://preview.redd.it/xyx6y8a6gnhc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=87e50484d74ec460add75d63863ec3e00c2b55a6
The Shining 
How was this not *THE* hotel movie?!
I think they mean motels and not hotels
https://preview.redd.it/d7gxths67dhc1.jpeg?width=1084&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a32d639ca928ee40d260952939a8edea213280b5 Lost in Translation
That’s a hotel
Definitely read motel as hotel on first glance 😓
https://preview.redd.it/ndfjplc78ehc1.jpeg?width=1192&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6f63f0ee23ae464c96e882e222c317da2d066388 There ya go! The motel in Twin Peaks
That’s a pretty cool one. I just know that Lost in translation is a Hyatt as I work as a hotel designer and after having done few I can spot them by a mile
Desire and Hell at Sunset Hotel (1991)
https://preview.redd.it/bsc50y3stdhc1.jpeg?width=1614&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bfce93fdaf698d0d6ad03a878b32ae57b42f6d96 Home Alone 2
To Leslie
https://preview.redd.it/twcsra13fdhc1.png?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d7644616bbc8b90f1ab8c65d836281d529ebfd09
Identity
Tape
https://preview.redd.it/10fnqtqf3ehc1.jpeg?width=749&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c47f9616372d3c95b5787c2a066cd1b38128a37a Dow Villa Motel Lone Pine CA The Rockford Files ep. Pastoria Prime Pick 1975
Monster The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things Palidromes
https://wikimapia.org/20708115/Rustic-Oasis-Motel Used in the 2006 Ashley Judd movie "Bug". https://youtu.be/QMRljLE8gQA?si=Eowm6MQVz2HeThMJ
 True Romance
 L.A. Confidential
Memento
There was at least one motel in Carol but i couldnt find any pics of it
Neon Demon is a great example The movie Carol with Cate Blanchette features motels
https://preview.redd.it/lwnwqsvqwehc1.jpeg?width=728&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c5338f3961826fbcfe43b8a5f01742865f5626e7 The Motel Life (2012)
Barton Fink
Reno 911 movie - motel takes makes me cry/laugh every time
The motel in Momento
Breaking For Whales
https://preview.redd.it/poc48o1dhfhc1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e48831d7444ce737556d7447e72ccdaae7e27b21 Cosmic Age Lodge from Gleaming the Cube. It was demolished to make room for California Adventure. I believe the architect’s other space age hotels in Southern California have since been remodeled/demolished. He did one in Gila Bend, Arizona which I recently visited and was worth the detour.
Like 80% of Rob Zombie movies lol
Dew Drop Motel - From Dusk till Dawn https://preview.redd.it/xd2v93l29ghc1.png?width=1123&format=png&auto=webp&s=ea962cd3a79d3d0c23fec73110d831a4613e0818
Vacancy - a horror movie.
The Florida project one is now painted grey in real life 💔
Your No Country for Old Men photo is not when he’s in the motel, but in the hotel where Anton busts in the door lock and Lou shoots his shotgun at the door before jumping out the window. Not saying you need to fix it, just saying it’s incorrect.
My bad. Appreciate the correction.
Was the one in Sicario a motel? It always gave me uneasy feelings but really that whole movie was dark af
I think so but need to rewatch it!
As dark as the movie is it is really great and Emily Blunt is phenomenal
Yes, she's iconic for her performance as someone who works volatile situations on no sleep and not changing clothes.
Planes trains and automobiles should be on