"As the temperature rises, the suspense begins."

1981

1h 53m

7.0(642 votes)

Thriller

Crime

Overview

In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman convinces her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband.

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25 members

Acting

William Hurt

Ned Racine

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Kathleen Turner

Matty Walker

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Richard Crenna

Edmund Walker

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Ted Danson

Peter Lowenstein

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J.A. Preston

Oscar Grace

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Mickey Rourke

Teddy Lewis

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Kim Zimmer

Mary Ann

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Jane Hallaren

Stella

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Lanna Saunders

Roz Kraft

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Carola McGuinness

Heather Kraft

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Michael M. Ryan

Miles Hardin

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Larry Marko

Judge Costanza

Production

Deborah Lucchesi

Beverly

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Lynn Hallowell

Angela

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Thom Sharp

Michael Glenn

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Ruth Thom

Mrs. Singer

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Diane Lewis

Glenda

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Robert Traynor

Prison Trustee

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Meg Kasdan

Nurse

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Ruth P. Strahan

Betty the Housekeeper

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Filomena Triscari

Hostess at Tulio's

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Bruce A. Lee

Man on Beach

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Ramiro Velasco

Cuban Trio

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Tomas Choy

Cuban Trio

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Servio T. Moreno

Cuban Trio

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