Running time 113 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $9 million Box office $24 million Body Heat is a 1981 American written and directed. It stars, and, and features,.
Body Heat is a 1981 American neo-noir erotic thriller film written and directed by Lawrence. The New York Times wrote in 2005 that, propelled by her 'jaw-dropping movie debut [in] Body Heat. She built a career on. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
The film was inspired. The film launched Turner's career— magazine cited the film in 1995 when it named her one of the '100 Sexiest Stars in Film History'. Wrote in 2005 that, propelled by her 'jaw-dropping movie debut in Body Heat.
She built a career on adventurousness and frank sexuality born of robust physicality.' The film was the directorial debut of Kasdan, screenwriter of. as Ned Racine.
as Matty Tyler Walker. as Edmund Walker. as Peter Lowenstein. as Oscar Grace. as Teddy Lewis.
as Mary Ann Simpson. as Stella. as Roz Kraft. Carola McGuinness as Heather Kraft. Michael Ryan as Miles Hardin Production Kasdan 'wanted this film to have the intricate structure of a dream, the density of a good novel, and the texture of recognizable people in extraordinary circumstances.'
A substantial portion of the film was shot in east-central, including downtown and in the oceanside enclave of. Additional scenes were shot on, such as the scene set in a. There was originally more graphic and extensive sex scene footage, but this was only shown in an early premier, including in West Palm Beach, the area it was filmed, and was, apparently, edited out for wider distribution. In an interview, Body Heat film editor Carol Littleton says, 'Obviously, there was more graphic footage. But we felt that less was more.'
Music In late 1980, met with four composers of those works he had admired, but only John Barry told him of ideas which were close to the director's own. 10 demos were recorded on March 31 and Barry wrote the whole score during April and early May 1981. The composer provided several themes and leitmotifs—the most memorable was 'Main Theme', heard during the main titles and representing Matty. Barry worked closely with recording sessions engineer to mix the soundtrack album, but for several reasons J.S Lasher (who produced the limited-edition LP and CD) remixed multitracks himself without Barry's or Wallin's participation. J.S Lasher's album was released several times: as a 45 RPM (Southern Cross LXSE 1.002) in 1983 and as a CD (Label X LXCD 2) in 1989. Both editions also included 'Ladd Company Logo' composed and conducted. In 1998, released a re-recording by and the.
This CD contains several new tracks (versus J.S Lasher's editions), but still was not complete. In August 2012, released a definitive two-disc edition: complete score with alternate, unused and source cues on disc 1 and original, Barry-authorized album and theme demos on disc 2. Reception Body Heat was a commercial success.
Produced on a budget of $9 million, it grossed $24 million at the domestic box office. Upon its release, wrote ' Body Heat has more narrative drive, character congestion and sense of place than any original screenplay since, yet it leaves room for some splendid young actors to breathe, to collaborate in creating the film's texture'; it is 'full of meaty characters and pungent performances—Ted Danson as a tap-dancing prosecutor, J.A. Preston as a dogged detective, and especially Mickey Rourke as a savvy young ex-con who looks and acts as if he could be Ned's sleazier twin brother.' Magazine wrote ' Body Heat is an engrossing, mightily stylish meller melodrama in which sex and crime walk hand in hand down the path to tragedy, just like in the old days.
Working in the imposing shadow of the late, screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan makes an impressively confident directorial debut'. Included the film on his '10 Best List' for the year. Wrote that Body Heat was 'skillfully, though slavishly, derived' from 1940s film noir classics; she stated that, 'Mr. Hurt does a wonderful job of bringing Ned to life' but was not impressed by Miss Turner: Sex is all-important to Body Heat, as its title may indicate.
And beyond that there isn't much to move the story along or to draw these characters together. A great deal of the distance between Ned and Matty can be attributed to the performance of Miss Turner, who looks like the quintessential forties siren, but sounds like the actress she is. Miss Turner keeps her chin high in the air, speaks in a perfect monotone, and never seems to move from the position in which Mr. Kasdan has left her. Dismissed the film, citing its 'insinuating, hotted-up dialogue that it would be fun to hoot at if only the hushed, sleepwalking manner of the film didn't make you cringe or yawn'. Ebert responded to Kael's negative review: Yes, Lawrence Kasdan's Body Heat (1981) is aware of the films that inspired it—especially 's (1944). But it has a power that transcends its sources.
It exploits the personal style of its stars to insinuate itself; Kael is unfair to Turner, who in her debut role played a woman so sexually confident that we can believe her lover (William Hurt) could be dazed into doing almost anything for her. The moment we believe that, the movie stops being an exercise and starts working.
In a home video review for, Glenn Erickson called it 'arguably the first conscious Neo Noir'; he wrote 'Too often described as a quickie remake of Double Indemnity, Body Heat is more detailed in structure and more pessimistic about human nature. The noir hero for the is.more like the self-defeating Al Roberts of 's '. Body Heat received mostly positive reviews from critics. Gives the film an 97% approval rating, based on 39 reviews, and an average rating of 8/10.
The site's consensus states, 'Classic film noir gets a steamy, '80s update with Body Heat.' The film is recognized by in these lists:.
2001: – No. 92. 2002: – No. 94. 2005::.
Matty Walker: 'You aren't too bright. I like that in a man.'
– Nominated. 2005: – Nominated Home media released a 25th anniversary Deluxe Edition DVD of Body Heat, including a documentary about the film by Laurent Bouzereau, a 'number of rightfully ', and a. References Notes. (Nov 1988).
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