Body Heat: The Screenplay

by Lawrence Kasdan

Lawrence Kasdan´s classic noir script of lust, murder, and betrayal set in hot and humid Florida. A married socialite beds a seedy small-town lawyer and convinces him to murder her husband. Their passionate affair cools when it becomes uncertain if they can pull off their diabolical scheme. Body Heat was Kathleen Turner’s first film and Kasdan’s directorial debut. The screenplay was nominated in 1982 for Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen by the Writers Guild of America.

258 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[Sue · Rating 4 out of 5]

Went ahead and read the screenplay,"Body Heat: The Screenplay, by Lawrence Kasdan, after I enjoyed seeing the movie recently on TV.
The screenplay is set in Florida, and is definitely a classic, that combines lust, murder, betrayal, with a great set of characters.

The plot centers around a married rich woman who has a affair with a small-town lawyer, and convinces him to murder her husband, so that she can inherit all the money...and share it with her lover! But can they pull off this scheme? Body Heat was Kathleen Turner's first film and Kasdan's directorial debut.

This plot has been reinvented years later, in movies as "A Perfect Murder". I was totally involved in the outcome of the plot.

[Timothy · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a great screenplay. You can really tell the difference when you see a screenplay that's done well. It's not cluttered, the structure is perfect, and the characters come alive from the page. My only gripe is that I saw the end from a mile away. I've seen too many movies.

[Katia]

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Kathleen Turner
William Hurt