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reviews.imdb.com - : Hollywood movies are full of different stereotypes, but one of the most noticeable regards the lawyers. Such stereotypes are probably the result of deep-rooted view of the legal profession among ordinary people in USA. Lawyers are always portrayed as slimy, rich bastards that not only make a living by twisting justice and common sense, but become rich, powerful and dark invincible pillar of American society. The only exception lies in movies that take quite an opposite view by portraying lawyers as noble individuals ready to fight the system for the sake of common, and often completely helpless man. Very few movies actually try to portray lawyers as ordinary human beings, with all the normal strengths and weaknesses (with the exception of television, that usually takes real life more seriously than Hollywood). BODY HEAT, 1981 directorial debut by famed screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan, is one of them. more...
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www.qnetwork.com - : In essence, ''Body Heat'' is a B-picture with A-picture quality, which is probably exactly how Kasdan wanted it. The film it most closely resembles is Billy Wilder's classic ''Double Indemnity'' (1944), in which the blonde femme fatale played by Barbara Stanwyck lures a gullible insurance salesman played by Fred MacMurray into murdering her husband for insurance money. Kasdan takes the bare bones of that plot, and inserts William Hurt as a likable but lazy lawyer who becomes ensnared in the sticky, sexual web spun by Kathleen Turner, in her sultry screen debut. more...
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www.filmthreat.com - : Aside from the over abundance of rather large glasses and sweaty actors, ''Body Heat'' succeeds fabulously, not only as an excellent example of a classic film noir but as a solidly executed production in its own right. This 1981 thriller is set in steamy south Florida and features adept acting by William Hurt as inept small-town lawyer, Ned Racine and Kathleen Turner (in her first film) as his very hot but very married lover, Matty Walker. Early in the film, proverbial horn-dog Ned catches sight of Matty and pretty much all hell breaks loose. more...
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