The Hot Spot

1990 130 min ★ 6.3 Romance, Crime, Thriller

Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.

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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

Details

Director

Dennis Hopper

Screenplay

Charles Williams

Tagline

"Sex is never safe. It’s dangerous."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Revenue

$1,293,976

Production

Orion Pictures, Arnold Kopelson Productions, Kopelson Entertainment

Reviews

J

John Chard

April 11, 2016

★ 8/10

If you fall out of bed again the cockroaches are gonna start talking. The Hot Spot is directed by Dennis Hopper and adapted to screenplay from the Charles Williams novel, "Hell Hath No Fury", by Nona Tyson and Charles Williams. It stars Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, Jennifer Connelly, Charles Martin Smith and William Sadler. Music is by Jack Nitzsche and cinematography by Ueli Steiger. Denni...

W

Wuchak

November 27, 2022

★ 5/10

**_An amoral drifter stuck between a naïve teen and an adulteress in Texas_** An unprincipled man in his mid-30s (Don Johnson) rolls into a small town in the greater Austin area wherein he uses his mojo to land a job as a used car salesman. The sultry wife of the owner (Virginia Madsen) shows interest while he has his eyes on a winsome lass at the dealership (Jennifer Connelly), not to mention...