The Long Hot Summer

TV Mini Series
1985
3h 20m

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Don Johnson, Ava Gardner, Jason Robards, Cybill Shepherd, Wings Hauser, Judith Ivey, and William Russ in The Long Hot Summer (1985)

A loner arrives in a small town only to be condemned for the sins of his father.

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A loner arrives in a small town only to be condemned for the sins of his father.A loner arrives in a small town only to be condemned for the sins of his father.A loner arrives in a small town only to be condemned for the sins of his father.

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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 3 nominations total

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Don Johnson

Ben Quick

Jason Robards

Will Varner

Judith Ivey

Noel Varner

Cybill Shepherd

Eula Varner

Ava Gardner

Minnie Littlejohn

William Russ

Jody Varner

Wings Hauser

Wilson Mahood

Alexandra Johnson

Agnes Stewart

Stephen Davies

Alan Stewart

Charlotte Stanton

Mrs. Stewart

Albert Hall

Armistead Howlett

William Forsythe

Isaac

James Gammon

Billy Quick

Rance Howard

Wilk

Bill Thurman

Houstin

Robert Wentz

Ratliff

Irma P. Hall

Cecilia Howlett

Joe Berryman

Deputy Hampton

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Trivia
According to Cybill Shepherd, she had a sexual encounter with co-star Don Johnson during the filming of The Long Hot Summer (1985).

Alternate versions
The original miniseries was 300 minutes, or 5 hours. The version shown on Amazon Prime as a Freevee film is 143 minutes, or 2 hours 23 minutes.

Connections
Featured in The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1986)

Soundtracks
One More Roll of the Dice
Music and Lyrics by Steve Moos
Orchestration by Charles Bernstein

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Simply a Gorgeous Jewel! ;-)

First its a very sexy & charming remake of The Long Hot Summer'85. I was pleasant surprised! The movie is a typical Long Hot Summer'80 remake. Don Johnson and Jason Robards luckily carry the whole movie as thé main characters. Playing each other. DJ has a way with consuming & working the camera like Paul N. using every aspect... Its wonderful to see him strong, slick, humorous and vulnerable at the same time. ;-) Only the story could have more depth and maybe a bit longer. So they could have worked out the caracters more. OH well (even) for (not) DJ fans i garantee ITS A SIGHT FOR YOUR EYES!

Perfect for a Long Hot Summer evening girls. As for the guys...don't get too serious about The Long Hot Summer. Its an enjoyable piece, you should watch with your girl...