The Long Hot Summer (1985 film)

The Long Hot Summer is a 1985 American made-for-television romantic drama film starring Don Johnson.^[1] It is a remake of the 1958 film of the same name.^[1]

The Long Hot Summer
Genre	Drama Romance
Written by	William Faulkner (stories) Rita Mae Brown Dennis Turner
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
Production
Executive producers	Leonard Hill John Thomas Lenox
Producer	Dori Weiss
Production locations	Marshall, Texas T.C. Lindsey & Co., Jonesville, Texas The Myrtles Plantation - 7747 US Highway 61, St. Francisville, Louisiana Ashland-Belle Helene Plantation - State Highway 75, Geismer, Louisiana Elysian Fields, Texas Oak Alley Plantation - 3645 Highway 18, 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
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	October 6, 1985 (1985-10-06)

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.

Cast

• Don Johnson as Ben Quick
• Jason Robards as Will Varner
• Judith Ivey as Noel Varner
• Cybill Shepherd as Eula Varner
• Ava Gardner as Minnie Littlejohn
• William Russ as Jody Varner
• Wings Hauser as Wilson Mahood
• Alexandra Johnson as Agnes Stewart
• Stephen Davies as Alan Stewart
• Charlotte Stanton as Mrs. Stewart
• Albert Hall as Armistead Howlett
• William Forsythe as Isaac
• James Gammon as Billy Quick
• Rance Howard as Wilk