Roger Ebert included the film on his '10 Best List' for the year. Cain, screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan makes an impressively confident directorial debut'. Working in the imposing shadow of the late James M. 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.' Variety magazine wrote 'Body Heat is an engrossing, mightily stylish meller in which sex and crime walk hand-in-hand down the path to tragedy, just like in the old days. Upon its release, Richard Corliss wrote 'Body Heat has more narrative drive, character congestion and sense of place than any original screenplay since Chinatown, 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. A plot hatches to kill him but will they pull it off? ( IMDb)

A passionate affair commences but it isn't long before they realise the only thing standing in their way is Matty's rich husband Edmund. During a searing heatwave he's picked up by married Matty Walker. Ned Racine is a seedy small town lawyer in Florida. Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna, Ted Danson Director: Lawrence Kasdan

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