The Hot Spot: Limited Edition

Summary

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 in The Hot Spot, released as a limited edition 19th June 2023 from Radiance Films

Cast

Don Johnson, Jennifer Connelly, Virginia Madsen, William Sadler, Jack Nance, Charles Martin Smith

Director

Dennis Hopper

Producer

Paul Lewis

Distributor

Radiance Films

Run time

2 hours 10 minutes

Release date

19/06/2023

Hash Tag

#TheHotSpot

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Harry, a drifter (Don Johnson, Miami Vice) rolls into town and talks his way into a job at a car dealership where he becomes caught between two beautiful women, the boss's conniving wife Dolly (Virginia Madsen, Candyman) and Gloria (Jennifer Connelly, Requiem for a Dream) a naive young accountant whose life is complicated by blackmail. When Harry plans to rob the local bank, he becomes enmeshed in a lethal web of lust, greed and extortion, whose only escape is murder.

Adapted from Hell Hath No Fury by Charles Williams, The Hot Spot is a dusty, sweaty modern noir that updates the pulp formula of twists and turns with an intensity to match director Dennis Hopper's earlier film roles.

Directed by Hopper (Easy Rider, Out of the Blue) with verve, the stellar cast are supported by William Sadler (The Shawshank Redemption), Charles Martin Smith (The Untouchables) and Jack Nance (Eraserhead) accompanied by a brilliant soundtrack featuring Miles Davis, John Lee Hooker, Taj Mahal and original music by Jack Nitzsche.

With a 2K restoration by Kino Lorber, overseen and approved by cinematographer Ueli Steiger, The Hot Spot is released as a limited edition 19th June 2023 from Radiance Films.

Special Features

2K restoration by Kino Lorber, overseen and approved by cinematographer Ueli Steiger
Uncompressed mono PCM audio
Archival interview with Dennis Hopper who discusses The Hot Spot and features footage of John Lee Hooker and images from the set (1991)
Interviews with stars Virginia Madsen (2021, 7 mins) and William Sadler (2021, 7 mins)
Nick Dawson on Dennis Hopper and The Hot Spot, an interview with the editor of Dennis Hopper: Interviews (2023)
Duane Swierczynski on Charles Williams' source novel, the crime writer and expert looks at the adaptation and provides a background of the author (2023)
Trailer
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Reversible sleeve featuring original and new artwork by Time Tomorrow
Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by critics Elena Lazic on the film; Leslie Byron Pitt on the erotic thriller genre and the film's place within it; and an archival piece on the film featuring an interview with Hopper by RJ Smith
Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

Please note - Disc special features are subject to change, may differ from format to format and/or may differ from region to region.

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