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Body Heat

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1981 film by Lawrence Kasdan

Film · TMDB

7.0

During an extreme heatwave, a beautiful Florida woman and a seedy lawyer engage in an affair while plotting the murder of her rich husband.

Released: 1981-08-28113 minDir: Lawrence KasdanThriller, CrimeBudget: $9.0MBox office: $24.1M

Cast

  • William Hurt as Ned Racine
  • Kathleen Turner as Matty Walker
  • Richard Crenna as Edmund Walker
  • Ted Danson as Peter Lowenstein
  • J.A. Preston as Oscar Grace
  • Mickey Rourke as Teddy Lewis

Themes

  • prison
  • infidelity
  • florida
  • smoking
  • femme fatale
  • murder
  • no air conditioning
  • neo-noir
  • erotic thriller
  • heatwave

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Ratings

IMDb

7.4/10

42,973 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

96%

Metacritic

77/100

Year
1981
Runtime
113 min
Genres
Crime, Drama, Romance
Rated
R
Awards
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award6 nominations total

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