[go: up one dir, main page]

    Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily Entertainment GuideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPride MonthAmerican Black Film FestivalSummer Watch GuideSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Hotwire

  • 1980
  • PG
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
68
YOUR RATING
Hotwire (1980)
ActionComedy

A hard drinking old man and a cocky street-wise drifter are blackmailed into repossessing a Rolls-Royce from a local gangster, and all hell breaks loose.A hard drinking old man and a cocky street-wise drifter are blackmailed into repossessing a Rolls-Royce from a local gangster, and all hell breaks loose.A hard drinking old man and a cocky street-wise drifter are blackmailed into repossessing a Rolls-Royce from a local gangster, and all hell breaks loose.

  • Director
    • Frank Q. Dobbs
  • Writers
    • Caleb Pirtle III
    • Frank Q. Dobbs
  • Stars
    • George Kennedy
    • Strother Martin
    • John Terry
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    68
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Frank Q. Dobbs
    • Writers
      • Caleb Pirtle III
      • Frank Q. Dobbs
    • Stars
      • George Kennedy
      • Strother Martin
      • John Terry
    • 4User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Photos9

    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    + 3
    View Poster

    Top cast25

    Edit
    George Kennedy
    George Kennedy
    • Farley & Harley Fontenot
    Strother Martin
    Strother Martin
    • The Weasel
    John Terry
    John Terry
    • Billy Ed Wallace
    Jean Sanders
    • Callie Rose
    Lawrence Dobkin
    Lawrence Dobkin
    • Bodine
    Lou McCreary
    • Police Sergeant
    Janell Griffith
    • Blonde
    John Martin
    John Martin
    David S. Cass Sr.
    David S. Cass Sr.
    • Bruno
    • (as Dave Cass)
    Bruce Paul Barbour
    Bruce Paul Barbour
    • Cassidy
    • (as Bruce Barbour)
    Virginia Stark
    Virginia Stark
    • Hooker
    Diane Tatum
    • Hooker
    Penny Bennett
    Peggy Ann Byers
      Kevin Cooney
      Kevin Cooney
      Jim Danko
      Sandy Ellis
      Steve Farrell
      • Director
        • Frank Q. Dobbs
      • Writers
        • Caleb Pirtle III
        • Frank Q. Dobbs
      • All cast & crew
      • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

      User reviews4

      4.568
      1
      2
      3
      4
      5
      6
      7
      8
      9
      10

      Featured reviews

      1brando5092

      Poor George

      That's right Poor George Kennedy (the Oscar winning actor from "Cool Hand Luke") how did your film choices become so poor? All right--Maybe that's a real harsh statement but a movie like this--C'mon! This was another Paragon "Gem" yeah from the same video company who brought you such classics on tape as "Molly and Lawless John" (and by the way according to the preview-"It has it all"-and if that's true I'd hate to see anything with less than "all"--wait! I already did...this piece of junk)and "Psycho from Texas" which I am still trying to understand...There are very few bright spots for me to talk about...if there are any I already mentioned his name...and I am one who really enjoyed "One Armed Executioner"...this movie was written bad and for the most part acted like a high school play..The sound editing was awful (even for low budget) and if they played that "Hotwire" song (the song that plays over the opening title credits)on the radio, let's say...uuummm.. ever...some DJ would lose his job...I can say as a fact that this movie was the worst of 1980 and if I had to go further than that I would say it's more than likely the worst in the past 21 years (and I've seen "The Cell")There was nothing special about the plot in my mind and truthfully while watching it I wondered if the actors in the movie really cared about the parts or I wonder if any of them (besides George Kennedy--who I hope did this movie as a favor or as an easy last film of a contract--or Strother Martin) read the script.To be honest I don't like Nick Cage but I would suggest "Gone in 60 seconds" (Which is not much more but will do wonders if you have seen this one) if you were looking for a good car type film in a heartbeat over this worthless nothing of a movie, at least the cars in that movie were fun to look at which is more than I can say for this movie in general.It's this type of movie that kept low budget movies in the dark for so many years...on this occasion--thankfully so.
      1451Films

      So bad it's good!

      Some films are just bad. Some films are so bad, they're fun to watch. This one is fun to watch. I knew it would be "good" when the box cover promised "George Kennedy in a dual role!" He can't play one role well but two? You bet!

      More like this

      Tajna Nikole Tesle
      7.2
      Tajna Nikole Tesle
      Better Late Than Never
      6.4
      Better Late Than Never
      Morsures
      5.2
      Morsures
      Au service de Satan
      5.0
      Au service de Satan
      Dr. Sex
      3.8
      Dr. Sex
      Les indésirables
      5.4
      Les indésirables
      La poursuite pitoyable
      4.2
      La poursuite pitoyable
      Le champion
      6.8
      Le champion
      Cactus Jack
      5.3
      Cactus Jack
      Massacre à la tronçonneuse 2
      5.6
      Massacre à la tronçonneuse 2
      Massacre à la tronçonneuse : La Nouvelle Génération
      3.4
      Massacre à la tronçonneuse : La Nouvelle Génération
      Massacre à la tronçonneuse
      7.4
      Massacre à la tronçonneuse

      Storyline

      Edit

      Did you know

      Edit
      • Trivia
        Final film of Strother Martin.

      Top picks

      Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
      Sign in

      Details

      Edit
      • Release date
        • September 1980 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Hotwire - tjuvkoppling
      • Filming locations
        • Houston, Texas, USA
      • Production company
        • Hotwire Company
      • See more company credits at IMDbPro

      Tech specs

      Edit
      • Runtime
        1 hour 35 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono

      Related news

      Contribute to this page

      Suggest an edit or add missing content
      Hotwire (1980)
      Top Gap
      By what name was Hotwire (1980) officially released in Canada in English?
      Answer
      • See more gaps
      • Learn more about contributing
      Edit page

      More to explore

      Recently viewed

      Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
      Get the IMDb app
      Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
      Follow IMDb on social
      Get the IMDb app
      For Android and iOS
      Get the IMDb app
      • Help
      • Site Index
      • IMDbPro
      • Box Office Mojo
      • License IMDb Data
      • Press Room
      • Advertising
      • Jobs
      • Conditions of Use
      • Privacy Policy
      • Your Ads Privacy Choices
      IMDb, an Amazon company

      © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.