---
title: "Hot Summer Nights"
year: 2018
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/hot-summer-nights-2018"
media_type: "movie"
tmdb_id: 347866
imdb_id: null
status: "Released"
runtime_minutes: 107
community_rating: 6.6
vote_count: 0
content_rating: "NR"
---

# Hot Summer Nights (2018) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/hot-summer-nights-2018

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

Hot Summer Nights is a film first released in 2018. Catalogued under Drama, Crime. Produced and broadcast by Imperative Entertainment. Current status: Released.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "A sheltered teenager comes of age during a wild summer on Cape Cod in 1991."

### Why Watch
- follows a sheltered teenager's coming of age
- features a wild summer on Cape Cod

### Caveats & Content Note
- the protagonist realizes he is in way over his head
- Tone & Suitability: The film deals with crime and mature themes as a teenager gets involved with gangsters and partying.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: drama, crime, coming-of-age

## Streaming Availability Matrix

Direct streaming licensing updates dynamically. Consult the live tracking interface at https://www.archytele.com/show/hot-summer-nights-2018#watch.

## Creative Credits

- **Directed by**: Elijah Bynum
- **Networks / Studios**: Imperative Entertainment

## Key Cast Continuity

- **Timothée Chalamet** as *Daniel Middleton*
- **Maika Monroe** as *McKayla Strawberry*
- **Alex Roe** as *Hunter Strawberry*
- **Maia Mitchell** as *Amy Calhoun*
- **Thomas Jane** as *Sergeant Calhoun*
- **Emory Cohen** as *Dex*
- **William Fichtner** as *Shep*
- **Jack Kesy** as *Ponytail*
- **Thomas Blake, Jr.** as *Taylor*
- **Kimberly Battista** as *Vice Principle Finney*

## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: When is the film set?
The film is set in 1991.

### Q: Where does the story take place?
The story takes place on Cape Cod.

### Q: What genres does the film belong to?
The film belongs to the drama and crime genres.

### Q: Who is the main character?
The main character is a sheltered teenager who comes of age during a wild summer.

### Q: How does the teenager make money?
He gets rich from selling pot to gangsters.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [Hot Summer Nights — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/347866)
- [Hot Summer Nights (film) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Summer_Nights_(film))
- [Hot Summer Nights (1988) | Kinobox.cz](https://www.kinobox.cz/film/290172-hot-summer-nights)
- [Dlouhé horké léto – Wikipedie](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dlouh%C3%A9_hork%C3%A9_l%C3%A9to)
- [Summer Days, Summer Nights (2018) | ČSFD.cz](https://www.csfd.cz/film/613874-summer-days-summer-nights/prehled/)

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