{"id":33409,"date":"2023-08-04T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=33409"},"modified":"2023-07-30T19:10:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T23:10:33","slug":"body-heat-1981-written-directed-by-lawrence-kasdan-starring-william-hurt-kathleen-turner-z-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=33409","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Body Heat&#8221; (1981) written &#038; directed by Lawrence Kasdan, starring William Hurt &#038; Kathleen Turner \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2023\/z080423zview_bodyheat.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"756\" \/><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em style=\"font-size: inherit; color: var(--text-color); font-family: var(--text-font);\"><b>Body Heat<\/b>\u00a0<\/em><span style=\"font-size: inherit; color: var(--text-color); font-family: var(--text-font);\">(1981)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Director: <strong>Lawrence Kasdan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Screenplay: <strong>Lawrence Kasdan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stars:<strong> William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna, Ted Danson, J.A. Preston, Kim Zimmer\u00a0<\/strong>and <strong>Mickey Rourke<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tagline:\u00a0 The called it love. The DA called it murder.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Plot\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One night in the middle of a brutal Florida heat wave, Ned Racine (Hurt) meets a beautiful woman on the boardwalk.\u00a0 The woman is Matty Walker (Turner).\u00a0 She&#8217;s married, but Racine, a notorious womanizer, isn&#8217;t fazed.\u00a0 There&#8217;s a definite sexual attraction and soon the two are involved in a torrid affair.\u00a0 Matty&#8217;s husband is rich, but has an airtight prenup.\u00a0 As Ned and Matty&#8217;s affair heats up their thoughts turn to cold blooded murder.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All is not as it seems&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: inherit; color: var(--text-color); font-family: var(--text-font);\"><strong style=\"font-size: inherit; color: var(--text-color); font-family: var(--text-font);\">Thoughts (beware of spoilers)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Body Heat<\/em> is a classic noir.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re a fan of <em>Double Indemnity<\/em> and <em>The Postman Always Rings Twice<\/em>, this should light your fire.\u00a0 It made stars of Kathleen Turner and Mickey Rourke.\u00a0 It&#8217;s my favorite film written by Lawrence Kasdan.\u00a0 It&#8217;s also my favorite film directed by Kasdan.\u00a0 It&#8217;s my favorite William Hurt movie.<\/p>\n<p><em>Body Heat<\/em> features a twist ending that plays out slowly and adds a whole new layer to everything we&#8217;ve seen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: var(--text-color); font-family: var(--text-font); font-size: inherit;\"><em style=\"font-size: inherit; color: var(--text-color); font-family: var(--text-font);\"><b>Body Heat<\/b>\u00a0<\/em>(1981) rates 5 of 5 stars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/logo\/zview_a.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2023\/z080423zview_bodyheat2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"326\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Body Heat\u00a0(1981) Director: Lawrence Kasdan Screenplay: Lawrence Kasdan Stars: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna, Ted Danson, J.A. 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