A loner arrives in a small town only to be condemned for the sins of his father.A loner arrives in a small town only to be condemned for the sins of his father.A loner arrives in a small town only to be condemned for the sins of his father.
- Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 3 nominations total
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- TriviaAccording to Cybill Shepherd, she had a sexual encounter with co-star Don Johnson during the filming of The Long Hot Summer (1985).
- Alternate versionsThe original miniseries was 300 minutes, or 5 hours. The version shown on Amazon Prime as a Freevee film is 143 minutes, or 2 hours 23 minutes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1986)
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This is not as good as the original, but the storyline has been changed some so that helps. This is an excellent movie for Don Johnson fans. He has the cocky attitude, with a deep sensitiveness underneath that fits the character, as Paul Newman did. Only when he parrots the same dialogue does he seem out of place. Judith Ivey is lovely as she is allowed to wear her hair down instead of in a severe bun. Jason Robards tries his best, but in spite of being an excellent actor, he doesn't have the bombastic spirit that made Orson Welles so right for the role. The clothes are modern as most fashion borrows from many years. Accents don't bother me. (How about Germans speaking broken English in war movies?) I liked it better the second time I watched it, so try it twice if you are uncertain. It's worth it; and watch the actors' faces throughout as they do their best with roles that were strongly created in the first movie.
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