Body Heat

1981
R
1h 53m

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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.

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IMDb RATING

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 6 nominations total

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Trivia
Debut theatrical feature film of actress Kathleen Turner.

Goofs
When Ned receives the yearbook from Wheaton, Illinois, the postmark is from Marina del Rey, California.

Quotes
Matty: [to Ned] You aren't too smart, are you? I like that in a man.
Ned: What else do you like? Lazy? Ugly? Horny? I got 'em all.
Matty: You don't look lazy.

Alternate versions
Strange as it may seem, at least one commercial television print completely eliminates the key sequence where Richard Crenna's character is killed!

Connections
Edited into American Cinema: Film Noir (1995)

Soundtracks
Feel Like a Number
Written by Bob Seger (uncredited)
as Performed by Bob Seger
Courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc.

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9/10

The soundtrack/ scoring steals the show?

I stumbled across 'Body Heat' recently during a late night channel surf, and I would have to say that I was also pleasantly surprised at the high quality of this movie.

Though the acting and direction are top notch, I felt the music really pushed the movie over the top. The hauntingly melancholic string work serves not only as ambiance, but also acts as narrative. The sweet yet cautionary score mirrors the plot theme of 'moth to the flame'- obvious danger yet unavoidably seductive beauty. To this day, it sends chills down my spine!

p.s. Ted Danson's 'happy go lucky, dancing fool' role is sublime. Reminds me of his 'Creepshow' role around this same time period, which is also great.