Body Heat (1981)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.3/10   

Director:

Lawrence Kasdan

Guionista:

Lawrence Kasdan (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

28 agosto 1981 (USA)

Género:

Crimen | Drama | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

It's a hot summer. Ned Racine is waiting for something special to happen. And when it does... He won't be ready for the consequences.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Lawyer | Florida | Murder | Bar | Wind Chime

Premios:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

9 on a scale of 10

Reparto

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
Jane Hallaren	...	Stella
Lanna Saunders	...	Roz Kraft
Carola McGuinness	...	Heather Kraft
Michael Ryan	...	Miles Hardin
Larry Marko	...	Judge Costanza
Deborah Lucchesi	...	Beverly
Lynn Hallowell	...	Angela
Thom Sharp	...	Michael Glenn (as Thom J. Sharp)

También conocida como:

Cuerpos ardientes (Argentina) (Chile) [es]
Fuego en el cuerpo (Spain) [es]

Duración:

113 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Australia:M (original rating) | Singapore:M18 | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | South Korea:18 | New Zealand:R16 | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (PCA #26275) | West Germany:18 | Ireland:18 | UK:X (original rating) | Iceland:16

Locaciones de Filmación:

Delray Beach, Florida, USA

Compañía:

Ladd Company, The

Trivialidades:

This movie was originally slated to be shot in New York/New Jersey. It was moved to Florida because of a teamsters strike. When the script was changed the Florida, the technical direct failed to switch to Florida laws.

Errores:

Errores Reales: In the movie, when the new will is invalidated, Edmund's death is determined to be intestate. However, under the doctrine of dependent relative revocation, the first will written by Edmund would be valid. As a result, Heather would have received 50%, as stated in the first will.

Citas:

Matty: Would you get me a paper towel or something? Dip it in some cold water.
Ned: Right away. I'll even wipe if off for you.
Matty: You don't want to lick it?

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Kathleen Turner/John Waite (#10.10)" (1985)

Banda de Sonido:

That Old Feeling

9 on a scale of 10

This movie was brilliant in almost every way possible. I almost gave it a 10, but just couldn't quite do it. The chemistry between Hurt and Turner was sensational. The story was very clever. The twist was surprising.

If you want a suspense thriller where you think you know what is going on, but don't know as much as you thought, this is it.

I had seen it before a couple times, but I hadn't seen it in years. Rarely does a movie interest me as much the second or third time around, but this one did. I started thinking about how the writer was leading us along with little bits of information and how the characters were seeing the same. I know Kasden got the the idea from Double Indemnity, but he did a great job with it. The writing was excellent and I don't compliment the writing very often.

The pacing was precisely what you would expect from a 1940's style movie as this was. The dim lighting, the lack of cool air in the summer, the sound track - especially the sax - all just right.

I can't imagine anyone not liking this movie unless it was just too hot!