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Hot Stuff (1979)

Directed by Dom DeLuise

Crime | Comedy

Overview

When a police department’s burglary task force is facing the possibility of being shut down because of their low conviction rate decides to try a new approach to apprehending their targets. They take over a pawn shop where thieves go to unload their merchandise. They record them as they bring stuff in and get them to tell them where they got it. Eventually they’re threatened by the mob.

Rated PG | Length 91 minutes

Actors

Dom DeLuise | Suzanne Pleshette | Jerry Reed | Ossie Davis | Luis Ávalos | Pat McCormick | Peter DeLuise | Rod Ball | Marc Lawrence | Richard Davalos | Alfie Wise | Bill McCutcheon | Sydney Lassick | Barney Martin | Carol Arthur | Art Lewis | Vic Hunter

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
07/27/2024TVStreamingVideo on Demand6.5 stars
01/18/2018TVDVDLibrary6 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Heard about this on twitter and wondered if I had seen it in my youth. Perhaps as it seems like the kind of movie that would run on hbo back in the day. Suzanne Pleshette Is a welcome addition here making this more watchable.

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