Television film
The Long Hot Summer Genre Drama Written by William Faulkner (stories)Rita Mae Brown Directed by Stuart Cooper Starring Don Johnson Jason Robards Judith Ivey Cybill Shepherd William Russ Ava Gardner Theme music composer Charles Bernstein Country of origin United States Original language English Executive producers Leonard Hill John Thomas Lenox Producer Dori Weiss Production locations Marshall, Texas Jonesville, Texas St. Francisville, Louisiana Geismer, Louisiana Elysian Fields, Texas Vacherie, Louisiana Thibodaux, Louisiana Cinematography Reed Smoot Steve Yaconelli Editor Daniel T. Cahn Running time 200 min. Production companies Leonard Hill Films Long Hot Productions Network NBC Release October 6, 1985 (1985-10-06 )
The Long Hot Summer made-for-television romantic drama film starring Don Johnson .[ 1] remake of the 1958 film of the same name .[ 1]
Plot
Drifter Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and Will Varner, a family patriarch, sees Ben as a better choice to inherit the family business than his only son Jody. Will tries to push Ben and his daughter Noel into marriage. Noel is initially reluctant to court Ben and Jody senses that Ben threatens his position.
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