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Body Heat
1981
Academy Award winner William Hurt stars with Kathleen Turner in a taut story of lust, greed and murder set in a steamy South Florida town. When libidinous but not-very-smart attorney Ned Racine (Hurt) begins an affair with Matty Walker (Turner), the beautiful, young wife of an unscrupulous tycoon, their desire to be together .. Read more
| Starring | William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna, Ted Danson |
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| Director | Lawrence Kasdan |
| Genres | Drama |
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Body Heat
Academy Award winner William Hurt stars with Kathleen Turner in a taut story of lust, greed and murder set in a steamy South Florida town. When libidinous but not-very-smart attorney Ned Racine (Hurt) begins an affair with Matty Walker (Turner), the beautiful, young wife of an unscrupulous tycoon, their desire to be together leads to thoughts of murder. But after the meticulously planned crime is committed, Ned begins to wonder if Matty loves her late husband's money more than she loves him ... and if she is plotting another murder.
| Starring | William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna, Ted Danson, Mickey Rourke |
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| Director | Lawrence Kasdan |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 49 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 48 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, English |
| Released | Production year: 1981 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 23 Jul 2010 To Rent: DVD: 25 Sep 1998 |
| Watch now | Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant. Subscribe. |
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Oversexed and superfluous, not to mention uncredited, revamp of Double Indemnity (qv). Some evidence of flair does not relieve that 'I have been here before' feeling.
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- Halliwell's Film Guide
- 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
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historical perspective
When Body Heat came out, it was the hottest film around. It kept that position until 9 1/2 Weeks. From today's perspective the story might seem a bit thin... read more »
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A credible stab at neo noir
Body Heat is nearly as old now as Double Indemnity was when the remake came out. So why watch the remake?
Well, the young Kathleen Turner was sexy in... read more » - 885775
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Body Heat
A good thriller, well told, well acted.
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- 24 Jan 2009 at 13:07
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Academy Award winner William Hurt stars with Kathleen Turner in a taut story of lust, greed and murder set in a steamy South Florida town. When libidinous but not-very-smart attorney Ned Racine (Hurt) begins an affair with Matty Walker (Turner), the beautiful, young wife of an unscrupulous tycoon, ...
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