The Long Hot Summer
Brief Synopsis
A two-part miniseries about a young, ambitious drifter with a reputation for trouble who arrives in a small Southern town and has a profound effect on a wealthy tyrant and his rebellious family.
Cast & Crew
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Don Johnson
Ben Quick
Jason Robards Jr.
Will Varner
Judith Ivey
Noel Varner
Cybill Shepherd
Eula Varner
Ava Gardner
Minnie Littlejohn
William Russ
Jody Varner
Film Details
Also Known As
Long Hot Summer
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1985
Production Company
Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Glen Glenn Sound Company; Howard Anderson Company; NBC Entertainment
Location
Jonesville, Texas, USA; Greismar, Louisiana, USA; Vacherie, Louisiana, USA; St. Francisville, Louisiana, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A two-part miniseries about a young, ambitious drifter with a reputation for trouble who arrives in a small Southern town and has a profound effect on a wealthy tyrant and his rebellious family.
Cast
Don Johnson
Ben Quick
Jason Robards Jr.
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
Patricia Rendleman
Lisa
Norman Bennett
Auctioneer
Jerry Haynes
Lew
Byron Nora
David Stump
Jim Clancy
Jecori White
Don Simmons
Garland W Riddle
Lead Person
Crew
Ivona B Belda
Assistant
William M Bell
Construction Coordinator
Kimberley Bennett
Associate Editor
Charles Bernstein
Music
Charles Bernstein
Original Music
Robert Eli Bodford
Costume Supervisor
Charles Boutwell
Production Assistant
Rita Mae Brown
Screenwriter
Daniel Cahn
Editor
Frank Ceglia
Special Effects Assistant
Dianne E Cothern
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Ruth Crary
Production Auditor
Marion Cronin
Script Supervisor
Shay Cunliffe
Costume Designer
Greg Curtis
Special Effects Coordinator
William Faulkner
Source Material (From Novel)
Harriet Frank Jr.
From 1958 Screenplay ("The Long Hot Summer")
David Gaines
Editing
Ronald J. Gilbert
Supervising Producer
Ed Giovanni
Assistant Camera Operator
Ardythe Goergens
Production Associate
Keith R Hein
Set Decorator
Leonard Hill
Executive Producer
Sallie Jo Houston
Assistant
Tammy Kusian
Hair Stylist
Rick Landry
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Deborah Latham
Costumes
John Thomas Lenox
Executive Producer
Kathleen Letterie
Casting
Patrushka Mierzwa
Boom Operator
Dave Moll
Property Master
Steve Moos
Song
Teresa Morazan
Production Assistant
Jean M Morrisey
Assistant Editor
Tracy Neftzger
Key Grip
Gary Paulsen
Consultant
Irving Ravetch
From 1958 Screenplay ("The Long Hot Summer")
Patrick Reddish
Gaffer
Jan Scott
Production Designer
Reed Smoot
Director Of Photography
Patricia Stallone
Production Manager
John Strauss
Music Editor
Dennis Turner
Screenplay (Part 2)
Mark F. Ulano
Sound Department
Mark F. Ulano
Sound Mixer
Jo Ann Wabisca
Makeup
Martin Walters
Assistant Director
Fred Waugh
Stunt Coordinator
Dori Weiss
Producer
Scott White
Assistant Director
Rudy Wright
Location Manager
Steve Yaconelli
Director Of Photography
Film Details
Also Known As
Long Hot Summer
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1985
Production Company
Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Glen Glenn Sound Company; Howard Anderson Company; NBC Entertainment
Location
Jonesville, Texas, USA; Greismar, Louisiana, USA; Vacherie, Louisiana, USA; St. Francisville, Louisiana, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States October 6, 1985
Aired in United States October 7, 1985
Aired in United States on Video March 1988
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