Hot Stuff (1979 film)

Hot Stuff is a 1979 American action crime comedy film[1][2] starring Dom DeLuise, Suzanne Pleshette, Jerry Reed and Ossie Davis. DeLuise also directed the film (the only film where he did so), and the song "Hot Stuff" was written and performed by Reed.

Hot Stuff
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDom DeLuise
Written byMichael Kane
Donald E. Westlake
Produced byMort Engelberg
StarringDom DeLuise
Suzanne Pleshette
Jerry Reed
CinematographyJames Pergola
Edited byNeil Travis
Music byPatrick Williams
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • August 10, 1979 (1979-08-10)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The script was co-written by best-selling crime novelist Donald E. Westlake.[3]

Plot

Miami police detectives Ernie, Louise, Ramon, and Doug (played by DeLuise, Pleshette, Avalos, and Reed), frustrated at their inability to convict the criminals they arrest, decide to set up a sting as a fencing operation to trap criminals in a pawn shop, recording the illegal transactions on the (then) new technology of videotape.

With less than helpful support from their captain (Davis), the trio decides to re-sell some of their stolen items to stay in business. Trouble follows as they run afoul of the local mob boss. Doug sees his car destroyed by a bomb (and laments "I just had it washed"), he and the others have a shootout with gun runners at a waterfront condominium construction site, and they ultimately arrest the criminals en masse at a party.

Main cast

Critical reception

Movie critic Roger Ebert gave the film 2 1/2 out of 4 stars and said "It is easy to imagine this material not working even though the movie is also livened up by explosions, shootouts and a wild party. Most of the movie's character-building and most of the laughs happen on one set, and repeat the one situation. But the characters are so well-drawn (not deeply drawn, just well drawn) that we get to like them. DeLuise, directing himself, doesn't indulge himself, and gives a lot of the best lines to his three costars."[4]

References
  1. "Hot Stuff (1979)". www.allmovie.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. "Hot Stuff". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. Hot Stuff (1979)
  4. Ebert, Roger. "Hot Stuff movie review & film summary (1979) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com/. Retrieved 2023-01-23.


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