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Aug 28, 1981 · Body Heat: Directed by Lawrence Kasdan. With William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna, Ted Danson. During an extreme heatwave, a beautiful Florida woman and a seedy lawyer engage in an affair while plotting the murder of her rich husband.
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- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Lawrence Kasdan
- 1981-08-28
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Body Heat. In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman convinces her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband. 2,983 IMDb 7.4 1 h 48 min 1981. X-Ray R. Drama · Suspense · Bleak · Sensual. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $3.99. Buy. HD $9.99. More purchase. options.
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In the heat of a relentless summer, Ned Racine, an inept South Florida lawyer, meets and begins an affair with Matty Walker. Matty's wealthy husband, Edmund, is always away on business during the week. Late one night, Ned arrives at the Walker mansion and, seeing Matty in the gazebo, playfully propositions her. The woman is actually Mary Ann Simpso...
In addition, the director's wife, Meg Kasdan, has a brief cameo as one of Racine's sexual partners – a nurse seen getting ready to leave his apartment.
Kasdan "wanted this film to have the intricate structure of a dream, the density of a good novel, and the texture of recognizable people in extraordinary circumstances." George Lucas acted as uncredited executive producer following successful collaborations with Kasdan as a scriptwriter on Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Empire Strikes Back. Christ...
In late 1980, Lawrence Kasdanmet with four composers whose works he had admired, but only John Barry presented ideas which were close to the director's own. 10 demos were recorded on March 31 and Barry wrote the whole score during April and early May 1981. The composer provided several themes and leitmotifs—the most memorable was "Main Theme", hear...
Box office
Body Heat was a commercial success. In the United States and Canada, it grossed $24.1million at the box office, against a budget of $9million.
Critical response
Upon its release, Richard Corliss wrote "Body Heat has more narrative drive, character congestion and sense of place than any original screenplay since Chinatown, yet it leaves room for some splendid young actors to breathe, to collaborate in creating the film's texture"; it is "full of meaty characters and pungent performances—Ted Danson as a tap-dancing prosecutor, J.A. Preston as a dogged detective, and especially Mickey Rourke as a savvy young ex-con who looks and acts as if he could be N...
Warner Bros. released a 25th-anniversary Deluxe Edition DVD of Body Heat, including a documentary about the film by Laurent Bouzereau, a "number of rightfully deleted scenes", and a trailer.
Body Heat at IMDbBody Heat at AllMovieBody Heat at Rotten TomatoesBody Heat at Box Office MojoWilliam Hurt plays Ned Racine, a sleazy lawyer whose lust for a married woman lands him in hot water. Matty Walker, played by Kathleen Turner, is the object of his obsession and lures him into a plot to murder her investor husband Edmund (Richard Crenna).
- Lawrence Kasdan
- William Hurt
Jul 20, 1997 · “Body Heat” is a movie about a woman who gets a man to commit murder for her. It is important that the man not be a dummy; he needs to be smart enough to think of the plan himself. One of the brilliant touches of Kasdan's screenplay is the way he makes Ned Racine think he is the initiator of Matty Walker's plans.
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