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Lawrence Kasdan (written by)
Release Date:
28 August 1981 (USA)
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Tagline:
It's a hot summer. Ned Racine is waiting for something special to happen. And when it does... He won't be ready for the consequences. more
Plot:
In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman convinces her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 3 nominations
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(9 articles)
Jism - Movie Review
(From The Bollywood Ticket. 27 September 2009, 5:16 PM, PDT)
'Project Runway' and film noir: What are your favorite femme-fatale fashions?
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 25 September 2009, 1:24 PM, PDT)
(From The Bollywood Ticket. 27 September 2009, 5:16 PM, PDT)
'Project Runway' and film noir: What are your favorite femme-fatale fashions?
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 25 September 2009, 1:24 PM, PDT)
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This Will Heat You Up On A Cold Winter Night!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 Ryan | ... | Miles Hardin | |
| Larry Marko | ... | Judge Costanza | |
| Deborah Lucchesi | ... | Beverly | |
| Lynn Hallowell | ... | Angela | |
| Thom Sharp | ... | Michael Glenn (as Thom J. Sharp) |
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113 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:M (original rating) |
Singapore:M18 |
Canada:14+ (Ontario) |
South Korea:18 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Philippines:R-18 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:MA |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:15 |
Peru:18 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R (PCA #26275) |
West Germany:18 |
Ireland:18 |
UK:X (original rating) |
Iceland:16
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Jeff Goldblum was considered for the role of Peter Lowenstein. He later worked with Kasdan on The Big Chill (1983) and Silverado (1985).
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Crew or equipment visible: Just before seeing the clown driving a car, Ned Racine walks into reflected sunlight. This light causes the camera and crew to cast a large and distinct moving shadow on the road next to his convertible.
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Feel Like a Number
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A modern remake of the 1940s film, "Double Indemnity," this movie has a solid, large fan base of its own. That's justifiable, too, because this is well done.
It sports a 1940s-type film noir soundtrack but the rest is purely 1980s. By that, I mainly mean nudity and profanity, although the language isn't that offensive.
Kathleen Turner plays a femme fatale, similar to Barbara Stanwyck's role with Fred MacMurray in "Double Indemnity," except with a different ending. Actually, the entire story is quite different from the classic film noir. William Hurt has MacMurray's male lead role. I liked the classic actors better but Turner and Hurt shine with their performances, too.
This is steamy movie to say the least. Set on hot, humid Florida summer nights, you can almost feel the heat coming out from the TV screen and the heat from the two leads going at it several times. Turner is excellent as a woman who will go to great lengths for money, as they sometimes do. (Hey, my 87-year-old father is dating a 24-year bimbo in Florida, so I know of where I speak.)
The story is divided into three segments: (1) the setup; (2) the romance and plotting of the crime and (3) the crime and unraveling of Hurt as things begin to go very wrong.
An intriguing film, this loses nothing with multiple viewings. It's always interesting. The more I watched this, the more I found - as the case frequently is - myself fascinated with some of the lesser characters such as Hurt's two friends, played by Ted Danson and J.A. Preston. Danson, by the way, gives us a preview of the amoral character he played later in the hit TV series, "Cheers."
This is the kind of film you snuggle up with someone on a cold winter night. It will warm you up as much as your partner!