During an extreme heatwave, a beautiful Florida woman and a seedy lawyer engage in an affair while plotting the murder of her rich husband.During an extreme heatwave, a beautiful Florida woman and a seedy lawyer engage in an affair while plotting the murder of her rich husband.During an extreme heatwave, a beautiful Florida woman and a seedy lawyer engage in an affair while plotting the murder of her rich husband.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 6 nominations total
Thom Sharp
- Michael Glenn
- (as Thom J. Sharp)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDebut theatrical feature film of actress Kathleen Turner.
- GoofsWhen Ned receives the yearbook from Wheaton, Illinois, the postmark is from Marina del Rey, California.
- Alternate versionsStrange as it may seem, at least one commercial television print completely eliminates the key sequence where Richard Crenna's character is killed!
- ConnectionsEdited into American Cinema: Film Noir (1995)
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classic erotic film noir thriller
Body Heat is writer Lawrence Kasden's very successful directorial debut.
William Hurt is a lawyer who is drawn into a plot by Kathleen Turner to get rid of her slimy husband Richard Crenna.
The acting in this film is outstanding. Relatively unknown at the time Mickey Rourke gives a startling performance in a small role and Ted Danson, before-Cheers, is outstanding as Hurt's lawyer friend. The best performance is by Richard Crenna, an exceptional actor who never got the recognition he deserved. I try to see any film with Crenna in it just to watch him. Young and sexy Kathleen Turner's husky-voiced Matty is hot, hot hot!
If you like to be surprised this is the film for you. Body Heat is a classic thriller that pays homage to the film noir movies of the 1940s. It looks good, the music is great and Kathleen Turner is hot, hot, hot!
You'll be extremely surprised at how intelligent and well-made this film is.
William Hurt is a lawyer who is drawn into a plot by Kathleen Turner to get rid of her slimy husband Richard Crenna.
The acting in this film is outstanding. Relatively unknown at the time Mickey Rourke gives a startling performance in a small role and Ted Danson, before-Cheers, is outstanding as Hurt's lawyer friend. The best performance is by Richard Crenna, an exceptional actor who never got the recognition he deserved. I try to see any film with Crenna in it just to watch him. Young and sexy Kathleen Turner's husky-voiced Matty is hot, hot hot!
If you like to be surprised this is the film for you. Body Heat is a classic thriller that pays homage to the film noir movies of the 1940s. It looks good, the music is great and Kathleen Turner is hot, hot, hot!
You'll be extremely surprised at how intelligent and well-made this film is.
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- Sep 4, 2005
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Telesna strast
- Filming locations
- Hä'ena, Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA(Tunnels Beach - final scene)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $9,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $24,058,838
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $564,593
- Aug 30, 1981
- Gross worldwide
- $24,058,838
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