Last night, we watched Body Heat, the 1981 neo-noir crime drama written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan. Hadn't seen this one in years – possibly not since the 1980s. It's a sort of updated take on Double Indemnity, with William Hurt and Kathleen Turner in the Fred MacMurray / Barbara Stanwyck roles. And early on in the film, Kathleen Turner delivers one of my absolute favorite-of-all-time movie lines:
"You're not very smart, are you? I like that in a man."And William Hurt's character, the subject of her remark, really wasn't very smart – in fact, he was stupid, stupid, stupid! But I won't say any more about that – you should go watch it for yourself.
The movie had a lot more nudity and graphic sex than I remembered – and both Turner and Hurt were, of course, nearly thirty years younger and in great shape. So they were nice to look at. But there was a lot of coupling. And panting. And sweating. And soaking in tubs of ice (no, really!). All very hot and steamy. Well, it was set in Florida during a heat wave. And as I was watching, it struck me that they all could have saved themselves a whole bunch of grief if they had just invested in a good air conditioning system.
I haven't seen that movie, but I love your comment about buying an air conditioner! If only other problems in the world had such a simple solution.
ReplyDeleteDon't you love to watch movies for a second time years after they were released -- and see how different the reaction is to the first time. It is hard to tell with us -- we are usually snoring before the end of the first scene!
ReplyDeleteHi, This entry really made me giggle! I love how Kathleen Turner is all breathlessness and clenched jaw! x
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