Sean Penn interprets a stark Springsteen song as his directorial debut and launches the career of Viggo Mortensen

“The Hot Spot” is Dennis Hopper’s interpretation of a 1962 noir written for Robert Mitchum by Charles Williams based upon his novel “Hell Hath No Fury” and, amazingly, this 1990 version starring Don Johnson and Virginia Madsen is probably better than the original could ever have been.