Episode 42: Body Heat

This week on Remainders, we talk the 1981 neo-noir Body Heat.
Written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan – around the same time as
writing Raiders of the Lost Ark and the Empire Strikes Back –
Body Heat was inspired by Double Indemnity and launched the
careers of William Hurt and Kathleen Turner. Ned (Hurt) is a
hapless lawyer who falls hard for the sultry but married Matty
(Turner). Their affair turns dark though when they initiate a
plot to kill her husband – with the potential to reap his
fortune. A throwback to 40s crime noir, Body Heat feels
especially relevant today as society reevaluates the eroticism in
films of the 80s and 90s.


Other topics include new pieces from Darren’s collection and his
upcoming exhibit at La Luz De Jesus Gallery, some first time
Remainders swag available for purchase, a visit to the Hollywood
Museum, what we’re watching on TV these days, Ebert vs. Kael,
favorite William Hurt and Kathleen Turner performances, and the
enduring brilliance of traumatic 1980s kids movies.


Music Picks of the Week


Sink to the Bottom by Fountains of Wayne


Mysterium by Hammock


Mashed Potato Time by Dee Dee King


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