Body Heat (1981)

Directed by

Lawrence Kasdan

Genre

drama film, erotic film, mystery film, erotic thriller, thriller film, neo-noir

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 698 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Florida lawyer gets involved with a married woman. They plot to kill her wealthy husband.

tenseseductiveslow-burnsultrymanipulativesuspensefulbleakcerebral

What happens

Body Heat is a 1981 American neo-noir 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. The film was inspired by the 1944 film noir Double Indemnity, in turn based on the 1943 novel. The film launched Turner's career—Empire magazine cited the film in 1995 when it named her one of the "100 Sexiest Stars in Film History". The New York Times wrote in 2005 that, propelled by her "jaw-dropping movie debut [in] Body Heat ... she built a career on adventurousness and frank sexuality born of robust physicality". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• Blow Out (1981)
• The Inquisitor (1981)
• Murder in Texas (1981)
• The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
• Madame X (1981)
• Dial 'M' for Murder (1981)
• Dressed to Kill (1980)
• See China and Die (1981)