The Hot Spot (1990)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Dennis Hopper

Writers (WGA):

Charles Williams (book)
Nona Tyson (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

12 October 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Film Noir Like You've Never Seen.

Plot:

A loner drives into a small Texas town and gets himself a job at a used car dealership. He gets an idea...

Plot Keywords:

Accountant | Nude Beach | Nudity | Ménage À Trois | Nipples

Cast

Don Johnson	...	Harry Madox
Virginia Madsen	...	Dolly Harshaw
Jennifer Connelly	...	Gloria Harper
Charles Martin Smith	...	Lon Gulick
William Sadler	...	Frank Sutton
Jerry Hardin	...	George Harshaw
Barry Corbin	...	Sheriff
Leon Rippy	...	Deputy Tate
Jack Nance	...	Julian Ward
Virgil Frye	...	Deputy Buck
John Hawker	...	Uncle Mort
Margaret Bowman	...	Woman at Gas Station
Debra Cole	...	Irene Davey
Karen Culley	...	Cowgirl
Cody Haynes	...	Cowboy

Runtime:

130 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Canada:R

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Orion Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Mike Figgis was originally scheduled to direct with Elisabeth Shue in a lead role. The collaboration was not to be, however, but Figgis remembered Shue when casting for Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

Goofs:

Continuity: After Harry shoots Frank, the pistol's slider is seen stuck at the rear position indicating an empty magazine. Yet a second later when Harry gets off the floor, the slider is in the forward position and the hammer is cocked.

Quotes:

[after having sex in a car lot]
Dolly Harshaw: That was more fun than eating cotton-candy barefoot.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)

Soundtrack:

LONESOME TRAVELER

A very good Don Johnson movie and performance. Really, it is!

If you are like me, you might have turned on HBO late the other night, and thought.... "Damn, a Don Johnson movie". Luckily I gave this film a chance and found a real winner. Don's performance is not just good, but I think it is his best ever. Jennifer Connelly is just perfect in the role of the frail and beautiful girl next door. But Virginia Madsen steals the show. She is that woman you just love to hate, but just can't keep your hands off of. Just watch the flick to see what I mean.

As the credits rolled across the screen at the end, I realized that Dennis Hopper directed this "Red Rocks West" like film. No wonder I enjoyed it. I give it a solid 7 out of 10.