Hot Summer Nights
Short description
Hot Summer Nights is a crime drama set in the summer of 1991 in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Daniel Middleton, a shy and awkward teenager, is sent to spend the season with a relative in the quiet coastal community. Struggling to fit in with the wealthy kids who fill the town, he becomes involved with Hunter Strawberry, the area's charismatic drug dealer, and is drawn into selling marijuana himself. At the same time, he falls for Hunter's sister McKayla, the local beauty who captivates the boys around her. His new business and his feelings quickly entangle, leading him into a situation far more dangerous than he anticipated.
The film is written and directed by Elijah Bynum, marking his feature debut ahead of Magazine Dreams (2025). Timothée Chalamet plays Daniel, with Maika Monroe as McKayla, Alex Roe as Hunter, and supporting turns from Maia Mitchell, Thomas Jane and Emory Cohen.
Released in 2018, the film runs 107 minutes. On IMDb it holds a rating of 6.4 from around 27,000 votes, while on TMDB it sits at 6.6 from 836 votes, indicating a generally moderate audience response. A critics' rating of 5.3 from 41 reviews places it somewhat below the audience scores.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film references Wolfgang Petersen's disaster film 'The Perfect Storm' (2000). William Fichtner, who played Shep, also starred in 'The Perfect Storm,' which tells the story of the fishing vessel 'Andrea Gail,' which was lost at sea during a storm.
- The photo of young Hunter Strawberry depicts Alex Roe, who played him in his youth.
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