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Director:
Michie Gleason
Writers:
Michie Gleason (writer)
Louise Shivers (novel)
Release Date:
14 July 1990 (Japan) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Feeling lonely and neglected by her overworked husband, Roxy, a Depression-era farm wife, is drawn into an ill-advised affair with Jack... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Lori Singer ... Roxy

Anthony Edwards ... Aaron
Bruce Abbott ... Jack Ruffin

Kathy Bates ... Ruth

Clu Gulager ... Will
Jessie Kent ... Baby
Noble Willingham ... Strother

Nesbitt Blaisdell ... Bass
Matt Almond ... Neb
Jane Cecil ... Georgeanna

Miriam Byrd-Nethery ... Aunt Patty
Jessica Leigh Mann ... Callie
Michael Mattick ... Raider
Conrad McLaren ... Mr. Tatie
Julia Beals Williams ... Old Mama
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Runtime:
80 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Iceland:L | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Nashville, North Carolina, USA more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Jack Ruffin: I love you, Roxy, you're prettier than any Eva. more

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Ah, the movie without a plot..., 1 April 2001
Author: HerbertWest (mrherbertwest@aol.com) from Arkham, Massachusetts

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I really tried hard to like this movie, really I did. Especially considering Bruce Abbott is in just about every single scene. I also tried hard to find some sort of base or "plot" to it. Trust me, there isn't one. It's basically a movie about small town folk, doing small town things. Mister Abbott plays Jack Ruffin, a psychotic hired farmhand with a lust for Lori Singer. There are a few sex scenes, that would probably appeal to the majority of Bruce Abbott's fans. But other than that, I couldn't be paid to watch this disaster of a movie over again. I wish I could say Abbott did a fabulous acting job, and that his over the top performance was worthy of an uncredited Oscar, but it wasn't. It's hard for me to even comprehend why Bruce Abbott claims this to be his all time favorite role. Maybe he enjoyed the twisted ending, that evolved beating Roxy's husband to death with a shovel a little too much, maybe he just has bad taste. Heads or tails be warned, Summer Heat is an eighty minute example on what not to do when making a film.

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