. . . "With the exception of Shelley Duvall (who was sick, and constantly being browbeaten by the director) and the kid (who was a kid), the cast is extraordinary. (In other words, ???yeah, two of the three people who get 90% of the screen time are problematic, but everybody else is awesome???; I know that???s kind of a weird backhanded compliment.) Best among them all are Scatman Crothers as the hotel??" . .