An American football player trying to make it big who turns to Pele, the greatest football player of all time, for guidance. A football player (Jim Youngs) leaves his rich family and goes to Brazil to learn from a master.
The movie received a modest reception from critics.[4]
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^Bombay: The City Magazine -1988 Volume 9, Issue 12 - Page 61 BRIEFING m Great Kicks - HOTSHOT Metro (Dhobi Talao & 292929) Soccer buffs are in for some kicks. This engrossing film has everyman's soccer hero in it: Pelé. But the film is about an egoistic, stubborn, aspiring soccer player, Jimmy Kristidis (Jim Youngs of Youngblood and Footloose fame) who idolises a retired Brazilian football pro, Santos, played of course, by Pelé. Jimmy and his friend, Vinnie are all set to join the New York Rockers. Trouble begins when the coach refuses to ...
^The Rough Guide to Cult Football 1405387963 Rough Guides - 2010. Pelé is spared the hatchet – “Though he is not a professional actor and doesn't seem to speak much English, Pelé is a delight to watch for his smile and handling [sic] of a soccer ball” – but another review said simply that “there's not a single honest moment in the film”. It's doubtful, though, whether Hotshot is the worst football film of all time. A much stronger contender is Yesterday's Hero, scripted by Jackie Collins. Ian McShane (whose father once played for Manchester United) stars ...
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The Motion Picture Guide: 1988 Annual (The Films of 1987) 0933997167-Jay Robert Nash - 1988 - Page 123 Drama (PR:NR MPAA:NR) HOT SHOT” (1987) 101 m Intl. Film Marketing-Arista c Jim Youngs (Jimmy Kristidis), Pele (Santos), Billy Warlock (Vinnie Fortino), Leon Russom (Coach), David Groh (Jerry Norton), Rutanya Alda (Georgia Kristidis), Peter Henry Schroeder (Nick Kristidis), Weyman Thompson, Mario Van Peebles. Youngs is a wealthy New York brat whose parents want him to undertake a career appropriate to their social standing. Instead, the egocentric young man decides to.
