The Long Hot Summer (1985 film)
The Long Hot Summer | |
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Genre | Drama Romance |
Written by | William Faulkner (stories) Rita Mae Brown Dennis Turner |
Directed by | Stuart Cooper |
Starring | Don Johnson Jason Robards Judith Ivey Cybill Shepherd William Russ |
Theme music composer | Charles Bernstein |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Leonard Hill |
Producers | (associate producer) |
Production locations | Marshall, Texas T.C. Lindsey & Co., Jonesville, Texas The Myrtles Plantation - 7747 US Highway 61, St. Francisville, Louisiana Ashland-Belle Helene Plantation - State Highway 75, Elysian Fields, Texas Oak Alley Plantation - 3645 Highway 18, Vacherie, Louisiana Thibodaux, Louisiana |
Cinematography | Reed Smoot |
Editor | |
Running time | 200 min. |
Production companies | Leonard Hill Films |
Distributor | NBC |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Picture format | Color |
Audio format | Mono |
Original release | October 6, 1985 |
The Long Hot Summer is a 1985 American made-for-television romantic drama film starring Don Johnson.[1] It is a remake of the 1958 film of the same name.[1]
Plot[]
Drifter Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and Will Varner, a family patriarch, sees Ben as a better choice to inherit the family business than his only son Jody. Will tries to push Ben and his daughter Noel into marriage. Noel is initially reluctant to court Ben and Jody senses that Ben threatens his position.
Cast[]
- Don Johnson as Ben Quick
- Jason Robards as Will Varner
- Judith Ivey as Noel Varner
- Cybill Shepherd as Eula Varner
- Ava Gardner as Minnie Littlejohn
- William Russ as Jody Varner
- Wings Hauser as Wilson Mahood
- as Agnes Stewart
- as Alan Stewart
- as Mrs. Stewart
- Albert Hall as Armistead Howlett
- William Forsythe as Isaac
- James Gammon as Billy Quick
- Rance Howard as Wilk
References[]
- ^ a b Hal Erickson (2014). "The Long Hot Summer". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1985 television films
- 1985 films
- 1985 romantic drama films
- American film remakes
- English-language films
- American television films
- American films
- Films directed by Stuart Cooper
- American romantic drama films
- Romantic drama film stubs
- American television film stubs