-Possible spoilers ahead-
I really tried hard to like this movie, really I did. Especially considering Bruce Abbott is in just about every single scene. I also tried hard to find some sort of base or "plot" to it. Trust me, there isn't one. It's basically a movie about small town folk, doing small town things. Mister Abbott plays Jack Ruffin, a psychotic hired farmhand with a lust for Lori Singer. There are a few sex scenes, that would probably appeal to the majority of Bruce Abbott's fans. But other than that, I couldn't be paid to watch this disaster of a movie over again. I wish I could say Abbott did a fabulous acting job, and that his over the top performance was worthy of an uncredited Oscar, but it wasn't. It's hard for me to even comprehend why Bruce Abbott claims this to be his all time favorite role. Maybe he enjoyed the twisted ending, that evolved beating Roxy's husband to death with a shovel a little too much, maybe he just has bad taste. Heads or tails be warned, Summer Heat is an eighty minute example on what not to do when making a film.
I really tried hard to like this movie, really I did. Especially considering Bruce Abbott is in just about every single scene. I also tried hard to find some sort of base or "plot" to it. Trust me, there isn't one. It's basically a movie about small town folk, doing small town things. Mister Abbott plays Jack Ruffin, a psychotic hired farmhand with a lust for Lori Singer. There are a few sex scenes, that would probably appeal to the majority of Bruce Abbott's fans. But other than that, I couldn't be paid to watch this disaster of a movie over again. I wish I could say Abbott did a fabulous acting job, and that his over the top performance was worthy of an uncredited Oscar, but it wasn't. It's hard for me to even comprehend why Bruce Abbott claims this to be his all time favorite role. Maybe he enjoyed the twisted ending, that evolved beating Roxy's husband to death with a shovel a little too much, maybe he just has bad taste. Heads or tails be warned, Summer Heat is an eighty minute example on what not to do when making a film.