Body Heat (1981)
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Lawrence Kasdan's first directorial effort is a throwback to the early days of film noir. The scene is a beastly hot Florida coastal town, where naive attorney Ned (William Hurt) is entranced by the alluring Matty (Kathleen Turner in her film debut). Ned is manipulated into killing Matty's much older husband (Richard Crenna), the plan being that Ned's knowledge of legal matters will enable both conspirators to escape scott-free. This might have been the case, had not Matty been infinitely craftier than the cloddish Ned. Just when it seems as though the film has run out of plot twists, we're handed yet another surprise. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, (more)
- Director(s):
- Lawrence Kasdan
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Body Heat
Lawrence Kasdan's first directorial effort is a throwback to the early days of film noir. The scene is a beastly hot Florida coastal town, where naive attorney Ned (William Hurt) is entranced by the alluring Matty (Kathleen Turner in her film debut). Ned is manipulated into killing Matty's much older husband (Richard Crenna), the plan being that Ned's knowledge of legal matters will enable both conspirators to escape scott-free. This might have been the case, had not Matty been infinitely craftier than the cloddish Ned. Just when it seems as though the film has run out of plot twists, we're handed yet another surprise. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 113 mins
Complete Cast of Body Heat
- William Hurt - Ned Racine
- Richard Crenna - Edmund Walker
- J.A. Preston - Oscar Grace
- Kim Zimmer - Mary Ann Simpson
- Lanna Saunders - Roz Kraft
- Michael Ryan - Miles Hardin
- Lynn Hallowell - Angela
- Meg Kasdan - Nurse
- Robert Traynor - Prison Trustee
- Kathleen Turner - Matty Walker
- Ted Danson - Peter Lowenstein
- Mickey Rourke - Teddy Lewis
- Jane Hallaren - Stella
- Carola McGuinness - Heather Kraft
- Larry Marko - Judge Costanza
- Deborah Lucchessi - Beverly
- Thom Sharp - Michael Glenn
- Director(s):
- Lawrence Kasdan
- Writer(s):
- Vaclav Matejka, Milan Steindler, Lawrence Kasdan
- Producer(s):
- Lawrence Kasdan, Fred T. Gallo, George Lucas
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Not For Children, Strong Sexual Content, Violence, Nudity)
- Categories:
- Mystery & Suspense
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