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Genres:
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Crime /
Drama /
Thriller /
Music
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Release:
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Director:
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Lawrence Kasdan
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Actors:
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J.A. Preston,
Kim Zimmer,
Thom Sharp,
Lanna Saunders,
Carola McGuinness,
Michael Ryan,
Larry Marko,
Deborah Lucchesi,
Lynn Hallowell,
William Hurt,
Kathleen Turner,
Richard Crenna,
Ted Danson,
Mickey Rourke,
Jane Hallaren
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Duration:
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113 min.
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Rating:
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(7.3/10)166
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Plot Summary:
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A socialite (Kathleen Turner) lures a chump Florida lawyer (William Hurt) to acreage the flawless murder of her husband (Richard Crenna) .
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Body Heat
William Hurt and Kathleen Turner turn up the heat in this steamy neo-noir thriller written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan
One of the most successful attempts to update film noir for the 1980s, this steamy erotic thriller, set in the midst of a hot and sticky Florida summer, is dark, dangerous and deadly. William Hurt plays Ned Racine, a Florida lawyer who falls for married woman Matty (Turner, amazing in her debut film role) and agrees to follow her plan to murder her husband and score big on his will.
Crafting a hot and heavy sexual atmosphere, ex-advertising director Lawrence Kasdan takes Billy Wilder's classic Double Indemnity as his starting point of reference and sculpts it into something much more explicit. Hurt and Turner's steamy romps - inc...
Good Suspense
Enjoyable with unexpected ending but tame slow at times
Body Heat
Oversexed and superfluous, not to naming uncredited, refit of Double Indemnity (qv). Some validation of vitality does not lift that 'I be struck by been here before' feeling.
Body Heat
This bright directorial debut from Lawrence Kasdan packs a steamed up bore. William Hurt plays the small-municipality lawyer who falls on femme fatale Kathleen Turner only to find himself ensnared in a ambiguous plot to homicide her wealthy repress (Richard Crenna). Kasdan respectfully tips his hat to classics such as Double Privilege, but the puzzling plotting and sly waggishness protect that his sheet stands in its own above-board. The performances are before all status, too: Turner undeniably sizzles, while Impaired is excellent as the ordinary Joe getting increasingly incorrect of his depth. There's also a creepy cameo from Mickey Rourke and a festive supporting position for the then unfamiliar Ted Danson.
Body Heat
One of the most successful attempts to update film noir appropriate for the 1980s, this steamy erotic thriller, concoct in the midst of a commercial and sticky Florida summer, is secret, dangerous and lethal. William Injure plays Ned Racine, a Florida advocate who falls in spite of married girl Matty (Turner, amazing in her coming out film role) and agrees to follow her plan to snuff out her husband and score big on his choose. Crafting a hot and arcane sexual feeling, ex-advertising headman Lawrence Kasdan takes Billy Wilder's classic Duplicate Indemnity as his starting emphasize of intimation and sculpts it into something much more explicit. Hurt and Turner's steamy romps - including a bath tub filled with ice cubes and a celebrated seduction sphere in whic...
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