Body Heat
While scoring high-profile credits as a screenwriter (including The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and Raiders of the Lost Ark), Lawrence Kasdan made his directorial debut with this steamy, contemporary film noir in the tradition of Double Indemnity and other classics from the 1940s. In one of his most memorable roles, William Hurt plays a Florida lawyer unwittingly drawn into a web of deceit spun by Kathleen Turner (in her screen debut) as a married socialite who plots to kill off her husband with Hurt's assistance. Kasdan's dialogue is a hoot (sometimes it borders on satire), and the sultry atmosphere is a perfect complement to the perspiration-soaked chemistry between Hurt and Turner, whose love scenes caused quite a stir when the film was released in 1981. John Barry's score sets the provocative mood, and both Ted Danson and Mickey Rourke are splendid in memorable supporting roles. --Jeff Shannon
Genre: Thriller
Director(s): Lawrence Kasdan
Production: Warner Home Video
Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 5 nominations.
- R (Restricted)
- Year:
- 1981
- 113
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As the temperature rises, the suspense begins.
It's a hot summer. Ned Racine is waiting for something special to happen. And when it does... He won't be ready for the consequences.
She taught him everything she knew - about passion and murder.
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