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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Not For Children, Adult Language, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 1990 DVD Release: 06/13/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 9 mins Studio: MGM Members Wishing: 12 Genres: Thriller, Post-Noir (Modern Noir), Psychological Thriller

This hard-boiled throwback to the film noir dramas of the 1940s and '50s is directed by filmmaker and actor Dennis Hopper, based on the novel -Hell Hath No Fury by Charles Williams. Don Johnson stars as Harry Madox, a drifter who settles in a small Texas town and begins secretly setting small fires, setting up his planned heist of the local bank run by eccentric Julian Ward (Jack Nance). To pay the bills while he puts his robbery scheme in motion, Harry gets a job working at a used car lot owned by the ailing George Harshaw (Jerry Hardin), whose promiscuous vamp of a wife, Dolly (Virginia Madsen), immediately begins a torrid affair with Harry. Harry's also powerfully attracted to the gorgeous Gloria Harper (Jennifer Connelly), an innocent, virginal secretary at the car dealership with a dark secret involving a creepy blackmailer, Frank Sutton (William Sadler). The Hot Spot also stars Charles Martin Smith, Barry Corbin, and Leon Rippy. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Don Johnson - Harry Madox
Virginia Madsen - Dolly Harshaw
Jennifer Connelly - Gloria Harper
Charles Martin Smith - Lon Golick
Bill Sadler - Frank Sutton

Dennis Hopper's noirish thriller The Hot Spot comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that faithfully reproduces the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround, while a Spanish soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Mono. Spanish and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental features include the original theatrical trailer. Hopper's painterly compositions come through nicely on the disc, but genre enthusiasts and Don Johnson fans may be the only people that are interested in the film. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide