The Hot Spot

1990 film by Dennis Hopper
Movie film Q369797
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The Hot Spot

Summary

The Hot Spot is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (792 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Hot Spot's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Hot Spot's director is recorded as Dennis Hopper[4].
  • The Hot Spot's screenwriter is recorded as Charles Williams[5].
  • The Hot Spot's composer is recorded as Jack Nitzsche[6].
  • The Hot Spot's genre is recorded as crime film[7].
  • The Hot Spot's genre is recorded as neo-noir[8].
  • The Hot Spot's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • The Hot Spot's genre is recorded as romance film[10].
  • The Hot Spot's genre is recorded as erotic thriller[11].
  • The Hot Spot's genre is recorded as film based on book[12].
  • The Hot Spot's cast member is recorded as Don Johnson[13].
  • The Hot Spot's cast member is recorded as Virginia Madsen[14].
  • The Hot Spot's cast member is recorded as Jennifer Connelly[15].
  • The Hot Spot's cast member is recorded as Charles Martin Smith[16].
  • The Hot Spot's cast member is recorded as William Sadler[17].
  • The Hot Spot's cast member is recorded as Jerry Hardin[18].
  • The Hot Spot's cast member is recorded as Jack Nance[19].
  • The Hot Spot's cast member is recorded as Barry Corbin[20].
  • The Hot Spot's cast member is recorded as Leon Rippy[21].
  • The Hot Spot's producer is recorded as Paul Lewis[22].
  • The Hot Spot's production company is recorded as Orion Pictures[23].
  • The Hot Spot's director of photography is recorded as Ueli Steiger[24].
  • The Hot Spot's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0099797[25].
  • The Hot Spot's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[26].
  • The Hot Spot's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Hot Spot's producer is recorded as Paul Lewis[22]. Its director is recorded as Dennis Hopper[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Charles Williams[5]. Cast members include Don Johnson[13], Virginia Madsen[14], Jennifer Connelly[15], Charles Martin Smith[16], William Sadler[17], and Jerry Hardin[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1990-01-01T00:00:00Z[28], +1991-01-17T00:00:00Z[29], +1990-10-12T00:00:00Z[30], and +1990-10-26T00:00:00Z[31]. The Hot Spot's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[26]. Genres include crime film[7], neo-noir[8], drama film[9], romance film[10], erotic thriller[11], and film based on book[12].

Reception

Reviews include 6/10[32], 55/100[33], and 71%[34].

Why It Matters

The Hot Spot ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (792 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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