Hot-blooded - cold-blooded
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Hot-blooded - cold-blooded |
| Original title | Body heat |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1981 |
| length | 109 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Lawrence Kasdan |
| script | Lawrence Kasdan |
| production |
Fred T. Gallo , George Lucas |
| music | John Barry |
| camera | Richard H. Kline |
| cut | Carol Littleton |
| occupation | |
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Hot-blooded - Cold Blood (Body Heat) is an American thriller from the year 1981 with William Hurt and Kathleen Turner in the lead roles. It was directed by Lawrence Kasdan , who also wrote the script. The film is also known in Germany under the title Body Heat - A hot and cold woman .
action
Ned Racine is a rather incompetent attorney with a small Florida office and constantly changing female acquaintances . When he meets the married Matty Walker, he begins a passionate affair with her. After a few hot nights, they both decide to kill Matty's wealthy husband, Edmund. Matty tells Ned that on the basis of a will, she would inherit half of the estate, the other half going to Edmund's sister's daughter.
One night Racine breaks into the Walkers' house and murders Edmund. He takes the body to an abandoned house, which he then sets up in flames with an incendiary device.
But instead of being satisfied with half of the fortune, Matty Walker forged her husband's will slightly without the attorney's knowledge, but with his forged signature. Since she makes a formal error in forging, the will becomes invalid and she would inherit everything. In doing so, she draws the attention of the police and the public prosecutor. Ned Racine openly has an affair with her. Racine still ignores the warnings of the police detective, who is his friend, and of the public prosecutor who is also his friend. But slowly the suspicion arises in him that Matty is playing the wrong game with him, because the glasses of the dead man (presumably with his fingerprints) were not found. In addition, he is more and more suspected. When his former client Teddy, who built Ned the incendiary device and warned him urgently about his act and the possible consequences, informs him that a woman was with him and wanted another incendiary device, he becomes suspicious.
When Matty calls him and says the maid took the victim's glasses to blackmail Matty and Ned, he becomes wary. He's supposed to pick up the glasses at the boathouse because Matty is in Miami. He sees through the window that a wire is taut and waits for Matty. He lets her go to the boathouse, which is blown up while the police arrive.
Racine goes to jail and learns that Matty Walker has been identified by dentures. However, he does not believe in her death and suspects that she is someone else. In addition, the money from the inheritance was not found. In prison he finds out from an old school yearbook that school friend Mary Ann Simpson had passed herself off as Matty Walker. She was able to escape while the real Matty Walker was probably already dead in the boathouse.
The end of the film shows the wealthy Mary Ann Simpson on the beach in an exotic country.
Reviews
Roger Ebert compared the film in the Chicago Sun-Times of July 20, 1997 with the films of the film noir genre from the 1940s. He praised the portrayal of William Hurt, who seemed smart enough to come up with a plan. He also praised the supporting actor Mickey Rourke .
Awards
Kathleen Turner was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1982 and a BAFTA Award in 1983 . Lawrence Kasdan received nominations for the Edgar Allan Poe Award and the Writers Guild of America Award in 1982 .
background
The shooting took place in the US states of Florida and Hawaii . The box office income in US theaters was $ 24 million.
Web links
- Hot-blooded - In Cold Blood in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Hot-blooded - Cold Blood atRotten Tomatoes(English)
- Hot-blooded - Cold-blooded in the German dubbing index