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Body Heat

1981 • 1h 53m •
Thriller Crime
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★ 7.0/10
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Body Heat

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

"As the temperature rises, the suspense begins."

Top Billed Cast

William Hurt
William Hurt
Ned Racine
Kathleen Turner
Kathleen Turner
Matty Walker
Richard Crenna
Richard Crenna
Edmund Walker
Ted Danson
Ted Danson
Peter Lowenstein
J.A. Preston
J.A. Preston
Oscar Grace
Mickey Rourke
Mickey Rourke
Teddy Lewis
Kim Zimmer
Kim Zimmer
Mary Ann
Jane Hallaren
Jane Hallaren
Stella

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

J John Chard Verified TMDB Critic
2019-08-21

I hope you haven't done us in?‏

Warning: Spoilers

Body Heat is written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan and stars William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna, Ted Danson, J.A. Preston and Mickey Rourke. Music is scored by John Barry and cinematography by Richard H. Cline. Plot sees Hurt as small time Florida lawyer Ned Racine who falls in love and lust with smouldering babe Matty Walker (Turner). Trouble is is that she is married, and as the affair grows more torrid, the pair begin to hatch plans to kill the husband (Crenna) so as to be together and get very rich in the process...
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