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White Hot

1989 · 95 min

A slow slide into temptation, watching an ordinary man get pulled under by easy money and bad company.

Directed by
Robby Benson
Genres
Drama
Starring
Robby Benson, Tawny Kitaen, Danny Aiello
Overview
A young man, short of money, is persuaided into looking after the business of a local drug dealer for a week or two. Up until then, the guy had been an honest and clean of drugs, but when he spends his days surrounded by riches and drugs, he cannot resist... and neither can his addict wife.

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Directed by
Robby Benson
Genres
Drama
Starring
Robby Benson, Tawny Kitaen, Danny Aiello
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • addiction
    • crime
    • betrayal
    • greed
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Robby Benson
    Written by
    Robert Madero
    Starring
    Robby Benson, Tawny Kitaen, Danny Aiello, Kevin Gray, Anna Thomson, Sally Kirkland, Antonia Rey, Mark Margolis
    Music
    Nile Rodgers
    Cinematography
    Neil Smith
    Runtime
    95 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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