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Body Heat
As the temperature rises, the suspense begins.
( Crime / Thriller )


Body Heat Poster

MPAA Rating:
R

US Runtime: 113 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Aug 28, 1981   [USA]
 
Director: Lawrence Kasdan   [Director]
 
Writer: Lawrence Kasdan   [Writer]
 
Producers: Fred T. Gallo   [Producer]
Robert Grand   [Associate Producer]
George Lucas   [Executive Producer]
 
Cinematography: Richard H. Kline   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Carol Littleton   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by John Barry   [Original Music Composer]
 
Production Design: Bill Kenney   [Production Design]
 
Costume Design: ReniĆ©   [Costume Design]
 
Casting by Deborah Lucchesi   [Casting Coordinator]
Wallis Nicita   [Casting]
 
Production Company: The Ladd Company   (US)
 


Plot Summary:

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

Cast:

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
Diane Lewis
Glenda
Robert Traynor
Prison Trustee
Meg Kasdan
Nurse
Ruth P. Strahan
Betty the Housekeeper
Filomena Triscari
Hostess at Tulio's
Bruce A. Lee
Man on Beach
Ramiro Velasco
Cuban Trio
Tomas Choy
Cuban Trio
Servio T. Moreno
Cuban Trio
 

Stunt Crew:


William H. Burton Sr.
Stunt Coordinator
 
Ron Stein
Stunt Coordinator
 
 

Sound Crew:


Patrick Drummond
Sound Editor
Robert Grieve
Sound Editor
 
David Sanucci
Boom Operator
 

Art Department:


Robert L. Anderson
Construction Coordinator
Rick Gentz
Set Decoration
Ray Jarvis
Standby Painter
Richard McKenzie
Set Designer
 
Robert Planck
Leadman
Sig Tingloff
Set Designer
Robert J. Visciglia Sr.
Property Master
 

Directing Crew:


Jeffrey Chernov
Second Assistant Director
 
Michael Grillo
First Assistant Director
 
 

Costume and Wardrobe Department:


Barbara Seibert Bolticoff
Costume Supervisor
 
 

Other Crew:


Tad Tadlock
Choreographer
 
 

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