Four Rooms is a 1995 anthology film telling four stories set in a hotel in the US city of Los Angeles on New Year's Eve. Tim Roth stars as the principal character of the frame tale; he also takes part to a greater or lesser degree in the four stories.
The movie was directed by Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino with each of them directing one "room" of the film.
Four Rooms:
Honeymoon Suite: The Missing Ingredient --> Written and directed by Allison Anders.
Madonna !
Madonna !
Room 404: The Wrong Man --> Written and directed by Alexandre Rockwell.
Room 309: The Misbehavers --> Written and directed by Robert Rodriguez.
Penthouse: The Man from Hollywood --> Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino.
Plot of the Penthouse scene: The penthouse is currently being occupied by the famous director Chester Rush (Tarantino). Ted is asked to deliver 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.
After getting acquainted with Chester and his friends, Ted is asked to take part in a challenge: Chester's friend Norman (Calderon) bet him that he can light his Zippo cigarette lighter ten times in a row. If he succeeds, he wins Chester's car, but if he fails, he loses his pinky finger. Ted is charged to act as an impartial "hatchet man" and cut off Norman's finger, should he fail.
Ted initially tries to leave but a $100 bill convinces him to stay and a total $1000 finally persuades him to play the assigned role. Norman fails on the first try, his finger is chopped off and Ted immediately leaves with the money. While the credits are rolling, the frantic rush of Chester and company are running to get the friend to a hospital.
The plot is an extended reference to an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, itself adapted from Roald Dahl's "Man from the South".
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