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The Hot Spot

“Sex is never safe. It’s dangerous.”

1990 · 2 h 10 min
Directed by Dennis Hopper · USA · New Hollywood
CrimeDramaFilm-Noir

Cast

Don Johnson Virginia Madsen

Credits

Written by: Charles Williams

Plot

A drifter in a small Texas town.

Sinekatalog’s take

Dennis Hopper's steamy neo-noir drops Don Johnson into a sweaty Texas town and two dangerous women. Sultry and pulpy with a bluesy score, it is a trashy, stylish guilty pleasure.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.4 / 10 (15,885 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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