Synopsis
Mr. Clean is a police detective who heads a special task force of the vice squad. Clean's by-the-book attitude makes him none too popular with his underlings, so they try to fake a sex scandal that will cause him to be fired from the force.
Hot Dogs (1980) is a 1h 37min crime feature film by Claude Fournier. Selected for Fantasia International Film Festival (2023).
Key facts
Cast
Réal Béland, Paul Berval, Geoffrey Bowes, Dauna Gordon, Jean Lapointe, Gilles Latulippe, Guy L'Écuyer, Monique Lepage
Original language
English
First release
September 26, 1980 (Canada)
Production companies
DAL PRODUCTIONS, INSTITUT QUÉBÉCOIS DU CINÉMA, ROSE FILMS, SOCIÉTÉ DE DÉVELOPPEMENT DE L'INDUSTRIE CINÉMATOGRAPHIQUE CANADIENNE, SQUAD FILM
Filming locations
Montreal
Crew
Screenplay
Marie-José Raymond, Claude Fournier
Producer
Marie-José Raymond
Cinematography
Claude Fournier
Editing
Claude Fournier, Marie-José Raymond
Music
Paul Baillargeon
Stills
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Festival History
Titles
| Original title | Hot Dogs | English |
| Québec French title | Les Chiens-chauds | |
| Alternate title | L'Escouade en or | |
| Alternate title | Cops and Other Lovers | |
| Alternate title | Under the Cover Cops | |
| Alternate title | L'Escouade | |
| Alternate title | The Big Clean-up | |
| Alternate title | The Squad | |
| Alternate title | The Clean-up Squad |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Canada | September 26, 1980 |
| Theatrical | United States | September 26, 1980 |
| Theatrical | Spain | January 1, 1981 |
| Classification | United States | R |
Versions & editions
| Original version (English) |
Full credits
| Director | Claude Fournier |
| Cast | Réal Béland, Paul Berval, Geoffrey Bowes, Dauna Gordon, Jean Lapointe, Gilles Latulippe, Guy L'Écuyer, Monique Lepage, Nicole Morin, Denise Naples, Dennis O'Connor, Daniel Pilon, Harry Reems, Fiona Reid, Tony Roman, Carolyn Maxwell (Man in Leather), Greg Swanson, Ghyslain Tremblay, Lotta Hulthen (Massage Parlor Girl), Angie Fisher (Message parlour girl), Eve Robin (Message parlour girl), Ursula Neubauer (Message parlour girl), Winston Roberts (Rub boss), Mary Ethel Phelan (Girl on car), Adrian Knight (Grandson), Danielle Frappier (Mother), George E. Zeeman (Parchesi's messenger), Thomas Karle (Clergyman), Lilia Murphy (Nun), Maggie Crooks (Hooker), Denise Vanderberg (Hooker), Louise Lebeau (Hooker), Kathleen Deane (Hooker), Wally Martin (Lottery man), Monique Bélisle (Flasher's victim), Leslie Rozencwajg (Flasher's victim), Saundra Baly (Flasher's victim), Deborah Weinstein (Flasher's victim), Eddie Sansalone (Scout), Mathieu Pilon (Scout), David Weinstein (Scout), Alec Coulombe (Scout), Andrew Baly (Scout), Davidson Thomson (Mermaid), Dick Grant (Reporter), Robert King (Reporter), Dean Hagopian (Reporter), J. Robert Maze (Cop on mountain), Stephen Mendel (Medic), Joey McNamara ((uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Marie-José Raymond, Claude Fournier |
| Producer | Marie-José Raymond |
| Executive producer | André Link, John Dunning |
| Cinematography | Claude Fournier |
| Editing | Claude Fournier, Marie-José Raymond |
| Music | Paul Baillargeon |
| Production design | Anne Pritchard |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
