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Body Heat | 
| Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Actors: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna, Ted Danson, J.a. Preston
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: Video
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Rating:  81 reviews
Sales Rank: 3942
Format: Color, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 113 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6302816653
UPC: 085392000531
EAN: 9786302816655
ASIN: 6302816653
Theatrical Release Date: August 28, 1981
Release Date: January 27, 1993
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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
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 "More Warming than Ben Gay" December 26, 2008
Phoebe Stogstill (Forsyth, Mo USA)
This movie has echoes of "Double Indemnity" which I also loved. When you mix a female sociopath with a stale marriage and an easy to manipulate PI, throw in sweltering heat, a bathtub full of ice cubes, and just the right undergarmets for the occasion, well you have got an unstable explosive device. Kathleen Turner and William Hurt are sizzling when not designing diabolical plans. The person I watched most, however was Ted Danson, playing a nerd with hornrimmed glasses. Great! Little Stevie Wonder must have had scenes like this in mind when he wrote "Fingertips, Part One."
Film December 22, 2008
Carol Wright (Salem, Or.)
Still packs some heat after all these years: Turner at her best vamping an innocent into her web.
Good casting!
Body Heat is Hot Film Noir. December 11, 2008
G. Merritt (Boulder, CO)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"That man is gonna die for no reason but . . . we want him to."
Body Heat is a steamy, neo-noir drama written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan, also known for The Big Chill, The Accidental Tourist and Grand Canyon. Inspired by classic 1940's film noir like Billy Wilder's Double Indemnity, Kasdan's 1981 directorial debut features an all-star cast including William Hurt, Kathleen Turner (in her film debut), Richard Crenna, Ted Danson, and Mickey Rourke (in his breakthrough role). It tells the story of a smarmy, small-town Florida lawyer, Ned Racine (Hurt), who becomes entangled with Matty Walker (Turner), a femme fatale who is plotting to murder her wealthy husband, Edmund (Crenna), to collect his money. The summer temperatures are hot, but as the film's title suggests, the torrid affair between Ned and Matty gets even hotter. After enlisting the help of a sleezy firebug named Teddy Lewis (played to perfection by Mickey Rourke), Racine murders Matty's husband before wising up to her deceiptful motives. Ted Danson plays District Attorney Peter Lowenstein.
There are at least five good reasons to experience the pleasures of Body Heat:
1. Kathleen Turner's sexually confident performance as Matty Walker, a femme fatale with the seductive powers to get a man to do anything for her, even murdering her husband for her. "To see her is to need her," Roger Ebert writes in his review.
2. The sultry, on-screen chemistry between Hurt and Turner, contrasted by their cool, well-written dialogue. ("You're not too smart, are you?" Matty says to Ned upon first meeting him. "I like that in a man.")
3. Mickey Rourke's supporting performance as Ned's sleezy client, Teddy Lewis. In a touching moment, he offers to handle the firebomb so Ned won't get hurt.
4. The film's unpredictable plot twists and double crosses.
5. John Barry's provocative, show-stealing score.
This Deluxe Edition DVD features additional scenes; a Featurette: "Body Heat: The Plan Body Heat: The Production Body Heat: The Post-Prodution;" and interviews with Kathleen Turner and William Hurt. Highly recommended.
G. Merritt
Body Heat September 30, 2008
A. Cutsforth (Eastern Oregon)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this movie, the music, the sounds of the voices, the one liners,
the story. I don't normally watch movies over but I have watched this over and over, the story is amazing. 1981 when I first fell in love with
William Hurt.
Body Heat Superfan July 19, 2008
Robert C. Mckelvey (Indianapolis, IN USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Body Heat is one of my all time favorite movies. It captures the full impact of the steamy Florida summers, interwoven with one of the best screenplays of all time. This remastered version is fantastic!
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