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As the temperature rises, the suspense begins. - Body Heat
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Title: Body Heat

Release Date: 28 Aug 1981

Runtime: 1h 53m

Genre: Crime, Romance

Director: The Ladd Company, Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Companies: The Ladd Company, Warner Bros. Pictures

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

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7 (612 votes)

Cast

  • Ned Racine: William Hurt
  • Matty Walker: Kathleen Turner
  • Edmund Walker: Richard Crenna
  • Peter Lowenstein: Ted Danson
  • Oscar Grace: J.A. Preston
  • Teddy Lewis: Mickey Rourke
  • Mary Ann: Kim Zimmer
  • Stella: Jane Hallaren
  • Roz Kraft: Lanna Saunders
  • Heather Kraft: Carola McGuinness
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