Body Heat: Deluxe Edition Sizzles Onto DVD October 24 With New Special Features.

BURBANK, Calif. -- Body Heat -- the steamy tale of lust, greed and murder starring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner and Richard Crenna that was one of the cinema's sexy sensations of the '80s -- debuts as a Deluxe Edition DVD from Warner Home Video (WHV) on October 24. The Deluxe Edition boasts never-before-seen lifted scenes and three new featurettes, and will sell for $19.97 SRP.

Marking the directing debut of Lawrence Kasdan (The Big Chill, The Accidental Tourist and Grand Canyon), Body Heat echoes the 1940s film noir genre in the tradition of Double Indemnity and The Postman Always Rings Twice, but with explicit sexuality that would never have been allowed then. Academy Award(R)-winning actor William Hurt stars as naive attorney Ned Racine, playing opposite Kathleen Turner in her film debut as married socialite Maddie Walker. Ned's lust for Maddie blinds him to the deadly consequences of seduction and deception and takes him on a runaway ride of passion, with a one-way ticket to trouble. John Barry provided the sultry score; Ted Danson and Mickey Rourke are memorable in supporting roles.

Special Features

--  Lifted scenes

    --  Three new featurettes:

        --  Body Heat: The Plan: Explores the script and the cast with
            new interviews from Lawrence Kasdan, Kathleen Turner,
            William Hurt and Ted Danson

        --  The Production: Explores the making of the film and
            production stories - with new interviews from Lawrence
            Kasdan, Kathleen Turner, William Hurt, Ted Danson, Richard
            H. Kline (director of photography), and Carol Littleton
            (editor)

        --  The Post-production: Explores the editing, the music and
            the theatrical release - with new interviews from Lawrence
            Kasdan, Kathleen Turner, William Hurt, Ted Danson, Richard
            H. Kline (director of photography), Carol Littleton
            (editor) and John Barry (composer)

    --  1981 interview footage with Kathleen Turner and William Hurt

    --  Theatrical trailer

    --  Remastered in a 16x9 format enhanced for widescreen
        televisions

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