Body Heat (1981)

08/28/1981 (US) • 1h 53m

Thriller, Crime

As the temperature rises, the suspense begins.

Overview

In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman convinces her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband.

Top Billed Cast

William Hurt

Ned Racine

Kathleen Turner

Matty Walker

Richard Crenna

Edmund Walker

Ted Danson

Peter Lowenstein

J.A. Preston

Oscar Grace

Mickey Rourke

Teddy Lewis

Kim Zimmer

Mary Ann


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$9,000,000.00

Revenue

$24,058,838.00

Keywords

prison

infidelity

florida

smoking

femme fatale

murder

no air conditioning

neo-noir

erotic thriller

heatwave

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