---
title: 'The Hot Spot (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Dennis Hopper'
released: '1990-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 130
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hot-spot-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099797/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Hot Spot (1990)

1990 · R · 130 min · Drama, Romance, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

The Hot Spot is a 1990 American neo-noir romantic thriller film directed by Dennis Hopper, based on the 1953 novel Hell Hath No Fury by Charles Williams, who also co-wrote the screenplay. It stars Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, and Jennifer Connelly, and features a score by Jack Nitzsche played by John Lee Hooker, Miles Davis, Taj Mahal, Roy Rogers, Tim Drummond, and drummer Earl Palmer.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Dennis Hopper](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-hopper)
- **Screenplay:** [Charles Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-williams)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jack Nitzsche](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-nitzsche)
- **Producer:** [Paul Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-lewis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ueli Steiger](https://cinepixo.com/people/ueli-steiger)

## Cast

- [Barry Corbin](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-corbin)
- [Jack Nance](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-nance)
- [William Sadler](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-sadler)
- [Jennifer Connelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-connelly)
- [Charles Martin Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-martin-smith)
- [Virginia Madsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-madsen)
- [Leon Rippy](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-rippy)
- [Jerry Hardin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-hardin)
- [Don Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-johnson)

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