Hot Seat (film)

2022 American film by James Cullen Bressack

Collin Watts
Leon Langford

Produced by

Randall Emmett
George Furla
Ceasar Richbow
Shaun Sanghani
Chad A. Verdi

Starring

Kevin Dillon
Mel Gibson

CinematographyBryan KossEdited byR.J. CooperMusic byTimothy Stuart Jones

Production
companies

Grindstone Entertainment Group
5 Star Films
Bondit Media Capital
Verdi Productions
SSS Entertainment
Head Gear Films
Metrol Technology
Arcana Studio, Inc.

Distributed by

Lionsgate
Highland Film Group
5 Star Films

Release date

July 1, 2022 (2022-07-01)

Running time

99 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBox office$68,798

Hot Seat is a 2022 American action-thriller film directed and produced by James Cullen Bressack. It stars Kevin Dillon and Mel Gibson.

Premise

An anonymous criminal plants a bomb under the chair of an ex-hacker, and forces him to break into high-level banking institutions.

Cast

Kevin Dillon as Orlando
Mel Gibson as Wallace
Shannen Doherty as Chief Connelly
Michael Welch as Enzo
Sam Asghari as Sgt Tobias
Eddie Steeples as Jackson
Lydia Hull as Kim
Anna Harr as Zoey
Kate Katzman as Ava

Production

Hot Seat is an action-thriller written by Collin Watts and Leon Langford. It is part of a long-term partnership between Grindstone Entertainment (a subsidiary of Lionsgate Films) and Emmett/Furla Oasis. The film was announced on October 15, 2021, as the third collaboration between actor Mel Gibson and producers Randall Emmett and George Furla.^[1] Filming took place in Las Cruces, New Mexico.^[2]

Release

The film was released in select theaters, digital, and on demand on July 1, 2022.^[3]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 17% of 18 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.5/10.^[4]

Box office

Hot Seat, in its limited theatrical release, grossed $68,798 at the box office.^[5]

References

^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (October 15, 2021). "Mel Gibson To Star In Action Thriller Hot Seat". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
^ Bieri, Kate; Scott, Tom (November 1, 2021). "Mel Gibson to star in new thriller being filmed in downtown Las Cruces". KVIA-TV. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
^ Mahler, Matthew (July 3, 2022). "Exclusive: James Cullen Bressack Talks Directing Mel Gibson and Kevin Dillon in Hot Seat". MovieWeb. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ "Hot Seat". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
^ "Hot Seat". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 12, 2023.