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A Swell-Looking Babe is an American crime novel by Jim Thompson. Plot. Dusty, a bellboy looking to raise enough money for medical school, falls for the wrong woman. Film adaptation. A Swell-Looking Babe was adapted into the 1996 film Hit Me starring Elias Koteas as the bellboy, who is renamed "Sonny" in the film adaptation. References
Hit Me is a movie directed by Steven Shainberg in 1996 and based on the book A Swell-Looking Babe by Jim Thompson, first published in 1954. Watch the movie, read the book, and vote!
- Steven Shainberg
- Elias Koteas
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In 1996, A Swell-Looking Babe was released as Hit Me, and 1997 saw the release of This World, Then the Fireworks from Thompson's short story of that name. The latter film starred Billy Zane and Gina Gershon as a pair of twisted siblings.
Aug 5, 2014 · A richly-imagined crime narrative of the Oedipal and betrayal, A Swell-Looking Babe is Thompson at his very best -- a cornerstone in Thompson's enduring legacy as the Dimestore Dostoyevsky of American fiction.
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- Jim Thompson
Sep 27, 1998 · But he kept alive his hope to film ''A Swell-Looking Babe,'' particularly as he watched other directors turn Thompson novels into film -- ''After Dark, My Sweet'' and ''The Grifters.''
Jan 4, 2022 · A Swell-Looking Babe is a thriller with echoes of Oedipus Rex, focused on bellhop Dusty Rhodes and his crush on a beautiful woman. The American Dream? Watch Dusty’s pursuit of it down a dark and self-destructive road.
