Hot Stuff

Hot Stuff

You can't turn this mob over to the cops. They are the cops.

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Release Date

8/10/1979

Runtime

91 mins

Genres

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A scrappy cops-and-robbers comedy where resourceful detectives turn a pawn shop into an undercover sting operation. It's a lighthearted but clever caper that finds humor in the cat-and-mouse game between law enforcement and criminals.

Mood

PlayfulExhilaratingDefiant

Themes

JusticeCrimeCorruption

Tone

Comedic

Pacing

Brisk

Look

Naturalistic

Structure

Linear

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