Silly Little Country

The Joys of Insomnia

TV Ontario was kind enough to be running 'Body Heat' in the middle of the night.
It's a film that features a unique chemistry between its leads, and a good deal of delightful mischief.
Is there a dumber character in all filmdom than Ned Racine?
Mickey Rourke steals scenes completely - in one, as he is offering his lawyer a device for setting off a fire, he warns the lawyer not to commit the crime. The film cuts next to a slow pan over the back side of the naked Kathleen Turner character, and there is no more eloquent way of showing that the crime will be committed.
William Hurt is perfect as the loser of a lawyer who falls for Matty Taylor. The combination of his jogging and smoking habits says so much about him.
Ted Danson is surprisingly effective.
Thanks again to the taxpayers of Ontario. (Actually - they supplied a great evening and night - "The Big Clock" and then its sort of remake, "No Way Out", followed in the end by "Body Heat".)

UPDATE:

Is there a dumber character in all filmdom than Ned Racine?

Harry Barber is close.

posted by Alan Adamson @ 12:32 PM