![]() The story takes place amid an unbearable Florida heatwave, following William Hurt's ineffectual lawyer Ned Racine and the increasingly tension-ridden course of events that transpire as a result of meeting Turner's Matty Walker, who can only be described as a living and breathing bombshell. Released almost exactly 40 years ago, this 1981 erotic thriller by Lawrence Kasdan - yes, the one and the same Lawrence Kasdan from "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back," "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark," and "Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi" - marked his impressive directing debut and instantly launched actor Kathleen Turner into stardom. The Pitch: Only the relentless Florida heat could drive anyone this mad, basically. ( Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they've been watching, why it's worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)
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