The Hot Spot

Sex is never safe. It’s dangerous.

6.319902h 10m

Released

Romance

Crime

Thriller

Overview

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date1990-10-12

Runtime2h 10m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Revenue$1,293,976

Keywords

Videos

5 total

Trailer

The Hot Spot (1990) - New Trailer [Radiance #13]

Cast & Crew

Don Johnson

as Harry Madox

Virginia Madsen

as Dolly Harshaw

Jennifer Connelly

as Gloria Harper

Charles Martin Smith

as Lon Gulick

William Sadler

as Frank Sutton

Jerry Hardin

as George Harshaw

Barry Corbin

as Sheriff

Leon Rippy

as Deputy Tate

Jack Nance

as Julian Ward

Virgil Frye

as Deputy Buck

Reviews

John Chard

Apr 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 Nit…

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Wuchak

Nov 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 …

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