FILM
Hot Spot |
Written 30 January |
Tuesday 25 November, 00:00La Cinémathèque Française, 75012 [map]
Part of the Dennis Hopper season at the Cinémathèque française, The Hot Spot (1990), starring Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen and Jennifer Connelly, is based on the
Charles Williams book "Hell Hath No Fury".
Johnson's character Harry Madox plans a heist while working as a used car dealer in a small-town Texas, but his wife (Madsen) discovers his plan and things get complicated. Further problems arise with a workplace affair with Connelly's character Gloria Harper.
Problems between the director and lead character were heavily rumoured, though Hopper is philosophical: "He wasn't that bad. He has a lot of people with him. He came on to this film with two bodyguards, a cook, a trainer, ah let's see, a helicopter pilot he comes to and from the set in a helicopter, very glamorous let's see, two drivers, a secretary, and, oh yes, his own hair person, his own make-up person, his own wardrobe person..."
The soundtrack features
John Lee Hooker,
Miles Davis,
Taj Mahal and
Roy Rogers.
