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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.
Body Heat is a 1981 American neo-noir [1] [2] erotic thriller film written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan in his directorial debut. It stars William Hurt and Kathleen Turner, featuring Richard Crenna, Ted Danson, J. A. Preston and Mickey Rourke.
In “Body Heat,” Kasdan's original screenplay surrounds the characters with good, well-written performances in supporting roles; he creates a real world of police stations, diners, law offices and restaurants, away from which Matty has seduced Ned into her own twisted scenario.
In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman convinces her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband. 3,014 IMDb 7.4 1 h 48 min 1981. X-Ray R. Drama · Suspense · Bleak · Sensual. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $3.99.
During a particularly intense, humid Florida heatwave, inept and disreputable lawyer Ned Racine ( William Hurt) meets Matty Walker ( Kathleen Turner ). Matty is married but her wealthy husband Edmund Walker ( Richard Crenna) is frequently away on business. Racine and Matty begin an affair.
Shyster lawyer Ned Racine (William Hurt) begins a passionate affair with Matty Walker (Kathleen Turner), wife of a wealthy Florida businessman (Richard Crenna).
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In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman convinces her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband.
Body Heat was the film to see in the summer of 1981. Everybody caught the two page rave review in Time Magazine. The movie is sexually daring and generates a powerful noir charge with Richard Kline's prowling camera and John Barry's sinuous music.
In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman convinces her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband. Starring William Hurt Kathleen Turner Richard Crenna. Director Lawrence...
Purchase Body Heat on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Academy Award winner William Hurt stars with Kathleen Turner in a taut story of lust, greed and murder set in a steamy South Florida town.