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Body Heat
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R,1hr 53min
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January 1, 1981
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Warner Home Video
Synopsis: Lawrence Kasdan's first directorial effort is a throwback to the early days of film noir. The scene is a beastly hot Florida coastal town, where naive attorney Ned (William Hurt) is entranced by the alluring Matty (Kathleen Turner in her film debut). Ned is manipulated into killing Matty's much older husband (Richard Crenna), the plan being that Ned's knowledge of legal matters will enable both conspirators to escape scott-free. This might have been the case, had not Matty been infinitely craftier ... Full Synopsis
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Body Heat is good enough to make film noir play like we hadn't seen it before. Full Review
Metascore
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78
Generally favorable reviews
out of 100
Featured Cast
Ned Racine
Matty Walker
Edmund Walker
Peter Lowenstein
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Lawrence Kasdan / Jon and Jake Kasdan: Lawrence Kasdan is the directorial force behind hits such as...
'Body Heat' (1981) (Doc Pele/Stills/Retna Ltd.)
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