Hot Spot (1990)
Erscheinungsjahr: 1990
Land: United States
Alternative Title: The Hot Spot, Ardente Sedução, Labios ardientes, The Hot Spot - Spiel mit dem Feuer, The hot spot - il posto caldo
Regisseur: Dennis Hopper
Writer: Charles Williams, Nona Tyson
Produktion & Genre
Produzent: Producer: Paul Lewis
Co-Producer: Deborah Capogrosso
Executive Producer: Bill Gavin, Derek Power, Stephen Ujlaki
Firmen: Arnold Kopelson Productions, Kopelson Entertainment, Orion Pictures
Genre: Drama, Erotic Thriller, Film Based On Book, Romance, Romance Film, Thriller
Budget: 10.000.000
Auszeichnungen & Ähnliche
Auszeichnungen: N/A
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Schlüsselwörter
Schlüsselwörter: arson, arsonist, bank robber, neo-noir, paradise, photographer, sensuality, smoking
Geschichte
Hot Spot begins with Harry Madox, a drifter, arriving in a small Texas town. He finds work as a used car salesman for George Harshaw and takes up residence in a local hotel. Observing an opportunity during a fire, Harry plots to rob the nearby bank while it's unattended due to the emergency. Meanwhile, he becomes involved with Dolly Harshaw, George's wife, who both seduces him and later blackmails him into an affair after he becomes the prime suspect for the robbery. However, Harry grows fond of Gloria Harper, a dealership accountant being exploited by Frank Sutton. Determined to help Gloria, Harry confronts Sutton while trying to evade arrest himself.
Zusammenfassung
Directed by Dennis Hopper in 1990, Hot Spot is an erotic thriller and neo-noir film set in a small Texas town. The movie revolves around Harry Madox, a drifter who becomes embroiled in a bank robbery, a web of deceit with George Harshaw's wife Dolly, and ultimately, a quest to protect Gloria Harper from her exploitative boss Frank Sutton. The film explores themes of sexuality, betrayal, and redemption.
