Greetings all & Horrific Labor Day & All That Jazz, Pulled this one off the shelf the other night, and I had forgotten what a great flick this is. We've got the full personification of "erotic thriller" if there ever was one, but it doesn't let the ooze and sleaze take center stage at any time. There are stellar acting performances by most of the cast, especially in the supporting roles and the great Lawrence Kasden at the helm. However, as you may know, this ain't no editorial type blog so we'll commence immediately to the award, in this case a solid Four Pinewoods....The Horror!!
Body Heat Movie Review & Film Summary (1981) | Roger Ebert
Like a tantalizing mirage, film noir haunts modern filmmakers. Noir is the genre of night, guilt, violence and illicit passion, and no genre is more seductive. But the best noirs were made in the 1940s and 1950s, before directors consciously knew what they were doing ("We called them B movies," said Robert Mitchum).
Body Heat | Reelviews Movie Reviews
Body Heat is Lawrence Kasdan's directorial debut. His role behind the camera was earned in large part because of his writing contributions to The Empire Strikes Back and Raiders of the Lost Ark, two of the biggest movies of the early '80s. And, if ...
THE HORROR!!
