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The Hot Spot (1990) - Banyan

The Hot Spot

Discover Cinema HubsThe Hot Spot (1990)

The Hot Spot

3.1

IMAX 70MM

2.39:1 & 1.43:1 EXPANDED IMAXDOLBY ATMOSNR • 130 MINROMANCE • CRIME • THRILLER

The Hot Spot

“Sex is never safe. It’s dangerous.”/ October 12, 1990

BANYAN SCORE

3.1/5(320)

LETTERBOXD

3.1/5

IMDb

IMDb

6.3/10

ROTTEN TOMATOES

63%Audience

YOUR RATING:

Watch Options (Turkey)•No active streaming options currently recorded in Turkey.

Synopsis & Director's Note

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.

“Sex is never safe. It’s dangerous.”

— The Hot Spot • 1990

Cast & Characters

Full Cast (12)

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

J

John Hawker

Uncle Mort

Margaret Bowman

Margaret Bowman

Woman at Gas Station

Official Saga & Viewing Order

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Production Crew & Specs

DirectorDennis Hopper

ScreenplayCharles Williams, Nona Tyson

Original ScoreJack Nitzsche

CinematographyUeli Steiger

EditingWende Phifer Mate

StudiosOrion Pictures • Arnold Kopelson Productions • Kopelson Entertainment

Budget • Box Office$1.3M

Technical Specs

SİNEFİL PRO

Camera & FormatARRI ALEXA Mini LF / IMAX Digital

Aspect Ratio1.43:1 (IMAX Laser) / 2.39:1 (Anamorphic)

Lab & Master4K Digital Intermediate (DI) • Dolby Atmos

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