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Features: DVD, Widescreen, English, French, Spanish, Subtitled
William Hurt and Kathleen Turner strike sparks in Lawrence Kasdan's Body Heat, a sexy, haunting tale of desire and skullduggery that echoes 1940s film noirs but is charged with an energy and passion that could only flare in the '80s. Aided by a sultry John Barry score, Kasdan's assured directorial debut foreshadowed the emotional textures he would bring to later films The Big Chill, The Accidental Tourist and Grand Canyon. Sit back and bask in this contemporary classic's wicked warmth.
"...mixes sex with muder and comes up with a steamy brew of surprises." Frederic & Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality & Practice
"Steamiest movie ever...Still." Steven Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Editor's Note
In this humid, atmospheric film noir, a sweltering summer in south Florida sets the stage for a dark romance between an attorney and a beautiful woman as they plot her wealthy husband's early demise. Mickey Rourke's debut as an arson expert on parole is convincing and the script by Kasdan is dazzlingly treacherous.
Plot Summary
During one hot and sultry Florida summer, a shady lawyer launches into a torrid relationship with a lonely woman married to a rich businessman. As their relationship grows, she decides to enlist his help in killing her husband so that the two can live comfortably off his riches. After they've successfully completed the deed, the lovers' relationship sours, and they both become principal suspects in the police investigation.
| Features | 1981 Interview Footage With Kathleen Turner & William Hurt | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Audio: French Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono | | Deleted Scenes | | Dubbed: French | | Featurettes: The Plan, The Production & The Post-Prodution | | Interactive Menus | | Original Theatrical Trailer | | Scene Selection |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 10/24/2006 |
| Running Time: 113 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1981 | | Catalog ID: 81378 | | UPC: 00012569813786 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Nominee (1983) | | | British Academy Awards, Kathleen Turner, Outstanding Newcomer | |
Nominee (1982) | | | Golden Globe, Kathleen Turner, New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture |
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| | Professional Reviews | Variety
"...An engrossing, mightily stylish [film]....Luxuriant in superb craftsmanship..." 08/19/1981New York Times
"...[BODY HEAT] can lay some claim to a textbook perfection..." 08/28/1981 p.C14 Chicago Sun-Times
"...It has a power that transcends its sources....BODY HEAT is good enough to make film noir play like we hadn't seen it before..." 07/20/1997 p.5 Chicago Sun-Times 9 of 10
Turner in her first movie role was an intriguing original. Slender, with hair down to her shoulders, she evoked aspects of Barbara Stanwyck and Lauren Bacall. But the voice, with its elusive hint of a Latin accent, was challenging...That's what makes the movie so intriguing. Does he love her, for that matter? Or is he swept away by sexual intoxication--body heat? You watch the movie the first time from his point of view, and the second time from hers. Every scene plays two ways. Body Heat is good enough to make film noir play like we hadn't seen it before. - Roger Ebert
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