Lawrence Kasdan’s “Body Heat” (1981) is aware of the films that inspired it–especially Billy Wilder’s “Double Indemnity” (1944). But it has a power that transcends its sources. It exploits the personal style of its stars to insinuate itself; Kael is unfair to Turner...
In the world of “Body Heat,” John Barry’s noirish lounge music creeps into every other scene, cigarette smoke wafts through every room, and shadows tend to fall across everything (it’s always dusky, even in the middle of the day). At one point, Racine dons a fedora, as if a ...
Gallery of 24 movie poster and cover images for Body Heat (1981) movie posters. Synopsis: In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman convinces her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband.
Perhaps best remembered as the movie that turned Kathleen Turner into a silver screen icon, the aptly-titled “Body Heat” keeps simmering its erotic tension just below boiling point until it seeps from about every frame. Gushing comparisons to the Billy Wilder’s noir it rips off wholesale may...
1981: Kathleen Turner and William Hurt fueling each other’s obsession in 'Body Heat.' Warner Bros. Stream Now You definitely didn’t want your parents walking in on you watching this “erotic thriller” about two sex-obsessed people who just can’t get enough. ...
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Body Heat(1981) Ned: You better take me up on this quick. In about 45 minutes, I'm going to give up and go away. More Body Heat quotes Zorro, the Gay Blade(1981) Bunny Wigglesworth: There is no shame in being poor! Only in dressing poorly. ...
James M. Cain’s crime novel has been adapted for the screen a few times, and the 1946 original exudes heat even under the confines of censorship. But it’s the 1981 remake where the cuffs come off and the passion is served—on a baker’s slab after cups of coffee and a bizarre st...
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Great movie dialogue and movie song lyrics often stay with us, remembered long after we first viewed the particular film. Another favorite: “You’re not too smart, are you? I like that in a man.” Matty Walker, played by Kathleen Turner, said that in the 1981 filmBody Heat. ...