The Hot Spot (1990)

Directed by

Dennis Hopper

Genre

drama film, crime film, neo-noir, romance film, erotic thriller

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 10m

Rated

R

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 304 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A drifter comes to a small Texas town and takes a job at a used car lot. He becomes involved in a string of betrayals and a dangerous love triangle.

sultrytenseslow-burnseductivemanipulativegrittynoirishsuspenseful

What happens

The Hot Spot is a 1990 American neo-noir romantic thriller film directed by Dennis Hopper, based on the 1953 novel Hell Hath No Fury by Charles Williams, who also co-wrote the screenplay. It stars Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, and Jennifer Connelly, and features a score by Jack Nitzsche played by John Lee Hooker, Miles Davis, Taj Mahal, Roy Rogers, Tim Drummond, and drummer Earl Palmer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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