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The Hot Spot

The Hot Spot

Sex is never safe. It’s dangerous.

19906.32h 10m

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.

Directed by Dennis Hopper
Written by Nona Tyson, Charles Williams
Produced by Paul Lewis
Box Office0Revenue: $1.3M

Top Cast

Don Johnson

Don Johnson

Harry Madox

Virginia Madsen

Virginia Madsen

Dolly Harshaw

Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Connelly

Gloria Harper

Charles Martin Smith

Charles Martin Smith

Lon Gulick

William Sadler

William Sadler

Frank Sutton

Jerry Hardin

Jerry Hardin

George Harshaw

Barry Corbin

Barry Corbin

Sheriff

Leon Rippy

Leon Rippy

Deputy Tate

Jack Nance

Jack Nance

Julian Ward

Virgil Frye

Virgil Frye

Deputy Buck

Themes & Keywords

paradisephotographersmokingbank robberarsonarsonistsensualityneo-noir

About The Hot Spot

The Hot Spot is a romance, crime, thriller film released in 1990 exploring themes of paradise, photographer, smoking, bank robber, arson, arsonist. Directed by Dennis Hopper, it stars Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, Jennifer Connelly. 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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