Body Heat Poster Daybill Original 1981 William Hurt Kathleen Turner
Body Heat Daybill Poster.Body Heat is a 1981 American neo-noir erotic thriller film written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan in his directorial debut. It stars William Hurt (Big Chill),Kathleen Turner (Romancing The Stone) and featuring Richard Crenna ( First Blood), Ted Danson (Cheers), J. A. Preston ( A Few Good Men), and Mickey Rourke (9 1/2 Weeks). The film was inspired by the 1944 film noir Double Indemnity, in turn based on the 1943 novel.The film launched Turner's career—Empire magazine cited the film in 1995 when it named her one of the "100 Sexiest Stars in Film History".The New York Times wrote in 2005 that, propelled by her "jaw-dropping movie debut [in] Body Heat ... she built a career on adventurousness and frank sexuality born of robust physicality"