In the heat of LA

Movie
German title	In the heat of LA
Original title	Hot tamale
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	2006
length	98 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Michael Damian
script	Janeen Damian , ; Michael Damian
production	Janeen Damian, ; Michael Damian
music	Mark Thomas
camera	Frederick Iannone
cut	Adam Heller
occupation
	Randy Spelling : Harlan Woodriff; Diora Baird : Tuesday Blackwell; Carmen Electra : Riley; Jason Priestley : Jew; Mike Starr : Al; Matt Cedeño : Caesar Lopez; James Best : Hank Larson; Beth Grant : Dori Woodriff; Sean Blakemore : Dewayne Longfellow; Richard Riehle : Sheriff Pinkham; Harland Williams : Deputy Moseby; Christopher Goodman : Officer Sternfield; Jon Huertas : Alex; Sabra Malkinson : Claire;

In the Heat of LA (Original Title: Hot Tamale ) is an American action comedy from 2006 . Directed by Michael Damian , who also wrote the script and produced the film together with Janeen Damian .

action

Budding musician Harlan Woodriff grew up in Wyoming . He travels to Los Angeles , where he hopes to make a career. On the way he takes the hitchhiker Jude with him, who is hiding diamonds that have been stolen in the car. Jude is killed a little later by two gangsters who first find out what happened to the bag.

Woodriff is recorded with a Latin American band in Los Angeles. He lives with his friend Caesar Lopez, who one day disappears without a trace. A little later, this happens to Lopez's girlfriend, Tuesday Blackwell. It turns out that gangsters led by Riley are stalking Woodriff and want to get the diamonds. Woodriff survives the events and ends up finding a girlfriend.

Reviews

The Rotten Tomatoes editors wrote that the action comedy plot was spun in a quirky way with elements of a crime film, a thriller and a drama.

TV Spielfilm magazine called the film "bland" . The magazine TV direkt 13/2008 wrote that it offered "mild jokes" ; one can forget one's action. TV Movie magazine wrote, In the LA Heat is a "fine, little independent film" with a "turbulent" plot that is fun.

Awards

Michael Damian and Janeen Damian received awards in two categories at the Boston International Film Festival in 2006 . The film for Best Comedy and Christopher Goodman won awards at the 2006 Dixie Film Festival .

backgrounds

The film was shot in Los Angeles . Its production amounted to an estimated 500 thousand. Dollars . The world premiere took place on April 23, 2006 at the Newport Beach International Film Festival , which was followed in June 2006 by the Winnipeg International Film Festival and the Boston International Film Festival . On August 29, 2006, the film was released directly on DVD in the United States.

The original title is the name of a Latin American dish with dough, cheese and meat that has existed for several millennia.