Body Heat
A sultry Florida attorney and his seductive client plot to kill her rich husband, but scorching tempers and relentless detectives threaten to expose their deadly scheme.
“As the temperature rises, the suspense begins.”
Synopsis
During an intense heatwave in Florida, a woman and a disreputable lawyer begin an affair and conspire to murder her wealthy husband.
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Principal cast & crew: 32
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Carol LittletonShot by Richard H KlineScored by John BarryDesigned by Bill Kenney
Box Office
1981 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 2.7× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$24.1M
Opening weekend: $565K — 2% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $882K — 4% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 34 theaters
Also known as
- Body Heat - Eine heißkalte Fraude
- Eine heißkalte Fraude
- Heissblütig - kaltblütigde
- Heißblütig - Kaltblütigde
- Fuego en el cuerpoes
- La Fièvre au corpsfr
- Brivido caldoit
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Cast & Crew
32 unique people credited
Top billed cast
William Hurt
as Ned Racine
Kathleen Turner
as Matty Walker
Richard Crenna
as Edmund Walker
Ted Danson
as Peter Lowenstein
J A Preston
as Det. Oscar Grace
Mickey Rourke
as Teddy Lewis
Kim Zimmer
as Mary Ann
Jane Hallaren
as Stella
Lanna Saunders
as Roz Kraft
Carola Mcguinness
as Heather Kraft
Michael M Ryan
as Miles Hardin
Larry Marko
as Judge Costanza
Supporting cast
13Deborah Lucchesi
as Beverly
Lynn Hallowell
as Angela
Thom Sharp
as Michael Glenn
Ruth Thom
as Mrs. Singer
Diane Lewis
as Glenda
Robert Traynor
as Prison Trustee
Meg Kasdan
as Nurse
Ruth P Strahan
as Betty the Housekeeper
Filomena Triscari
as Hostess at Tulio's
Bruce A Lee
as Man on Beach
Ramiro Velasco
as Cuban Trio
Tomas Choy
as Cuban Trio
Servio T Moreno
as Cuban Trio
Directors
1Writers
1Producers
1Other crew
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