The Hot Spot
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The Hot Spot is a 1990 neo-noir thriller film directed by Dennis Hopper and starring Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, and Jennifer Connelly, known for its sultry atmosphere and crime-driven plot in a small Texas town.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Hot Spot canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Hot Spot Context triple: [Charles Martin Smith, actedIn, The Hot Spot]
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A.
Hot Spot
Hot Spot is a fast-paced keno-style draw game offered by the California State Lottery where players pick numbers for frequent drawings with varying prize levels.
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B.
The Epicenter
The Epicenter is a minor league baseball stadium in Rancho Cucamonga, California, best known as the longtime home of the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.
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C.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
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D.
Race to the Sun
Race to the Sun is the popular nickname for Paris–Nice, a prestigious early-season professional road cycling stage race in France known for its route from the cold north to the sunny Mediterranean.
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E.
Behind the Sun
"Behind the Sun" is a Brazilian drama film directed by Walter Salles that explores family honor, violence, and coming-of-age in the rural Northeast at the turn of the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Hot Spot Target entity description: The Hot Spot is a 1990 neo-noir thriller film directed by Dennis Hopper and starring Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, and Jennifer Connelly, known for its sultry atmosphere and crime-driven plot in a small Texas town.
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A.
Hot Spot
Hot Spot is a fast-paced keno-style draw game offered by the California State Lottery where players pick numbers for frequent drawings with varying prize levels.
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B.
The Epicenter
The Epicenter is a minor league baseball stadium in Rancho Cucamonga, California, best known as the longtime home of the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.
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C.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
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D.
Race to the Sun
Race to the Sun is the popular nickname for Paris–Nice, a prestigious early-season professional road cycling stage race in France known for its route from the cold north to the sunny Mediterranean.
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E.
Behind the Sun
"Behind the Sun" is a Brazilian drama film directed by Walter Salles that explores family honor, violence, and coming-of-age in the rural Northeast at the turn of the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | novel "Hell Hath No Fury" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Charles Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Dennis Hopper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorOfPhotography | Ueli Steiger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Orion Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
neo-noir ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Don Johnson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jennifer Connelly NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Madsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
adultery
ⓘ
bank robbery ⓘ blackmail ⓘ murder ⓘ |
| leadActor | Don Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress |
Jennifer Connelly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia Madsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Jack Nitzsche
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Lee Hooker NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Rogers (guitarist) NERFINISHED ⓘ Taj Mahal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | drifter arriving in small town ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
crime-driven plot
ⓘ
sultry atmosphere ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| posterTagline | Film noir like you’ve never seen it before ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Orion Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1990s American films ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 130 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Charles Williams
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nona Tyson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingDescription | small Texas town ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Don Johnson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jennifer Connelly NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Madsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Hot Spot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Hot Spot Description of subject: The Hot Spot is a 1990 neo-noir thriller film directed by Dennis Hopper and starring Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, and Jennifer Connelly, known for its sultry atmosphere and crime-driven plot in a small Texas town.
Referenced by (3)
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