Film

Body Heat

1981 · 1h 53m · Thriller · Crime

As the temperature rises, the suspense begins.

IMDb

7.4

Rotten Tomatoes

96%

Metacritic

77

During an extreme heatwave, a beautiful Florida woman and a seedy lawyer engage in an affair while plotting the murder of her rich husband.

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 M. Ryan

Miles Hardin

Larry Marko

Judge Costanza

Deborah Lucchesi

Beverly

Lynn Hallowell

Angela

Thom Sharp

Michael Glenn

Ruth Thom

Mrs. Singer

• Lawrence KasdanDirector · Writer
• Fred T. GalloProducer
• George LucasExecutive Producer
• Richard H. KlineDirector of Photography
• John BarryOriginal Music Composer
• Carol LittletonEditor
• Wallis NicitaCasting

TrailerBody Heat 1981 TV trailer

Release date

August 28, 1981

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

R

Budget

$9,000,000

Revenue

$24,058,838

Genres

Thriller, Crime

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