Hot to Trot (1988)

Fred P. Chaney receives as inheritance after the death of his mother a speaking horse that also has good knowledge about the stock-market. With the help of this horse Fred gains a lot at ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Dinner

Writers:

Stephen Neigher (story), Hugo Gilbert (story),

Stars:

Bobcat Goldthwait, Dabney Coleman, John Candy

5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bobcat Goldthwait	...	Fred P. Chaney (as Bob Goldthwait)
Dabney Coleman	...	Walter Sawyer
John Candy	...	Don (voice)
Virginia Madsen	...	Allison Rowe
Cindy Pickett	...	Victoria Peyton
Jim Metzler	...	Boyd Osborne
Tim Kazurinsky	...	Leonard
Santos Morales	...	Carlos
Barbara Whinnery	...	Denise
Garry Kluger	...	Pomeroy
Mary Gross	...	Ms. French
Liz Torres	...	Bea
Jocko Marcellino	...	Marvin
Deanna Oliver	...	Lorraine
Harry Caesar	...	Gideon Cole

Storyline

Fred P. Chaney receives as inheritance after the death of his mother a speaking horse that also has good knowledge about the stock-market. With the help of this horse Fred gains a lot at the stock-market of Chicago.

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Plot Keywords:

horse | horse actor | horse racing | talking animal

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Taglines:

The funniest talking horse movie ever!

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 August 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Don, un cavallo per amico

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$6,436,211 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

After Pee-wee's Big Adventure, 'Tim Burton' was offered to direct, but declined.

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Quotes

Don the Horse: Whoa, padded elevators! Fred, you've really made it!

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Connections

Referenced in Problem Child 3: Junior in Love (1995)

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Soundtracks

"Fight for Your Right"
Written by Adam Yauch, Adam Horovitz (as Adam Horowitz) and Rick Rubin
Performed by Beastie Boys

User Reviews

Talking horses rule!

It just gets funnier, every time I see it! The cultural subtext is genius. Bobcat is the idealistic misfit from a previous generation wandering lost through the 80's as yuppy Republicans seize control of America. A talking horse is just as reliable as any "stock" expert at picking winning stocks. It shows the utter ridiculousness of that profession. The cartoonish nature of the movie represents the cynical rejection of reality espoused by punk rock and other revolutionary movements of the time. I guess you just had to be there to understand it. Today, greedy corporate types have so subsumed this country that it is difficult to remember a time when they did not dominate. This movie brilliantly illustrates the culture clash that was occurring at that time. Vietnam and Watergate elevated protest to an art form, especially the DaDa, surrealist, mocking the system type of commentary.