Lawrence Kasdan's first directorial effort is a throwback to the early days of film noir. The scene is a beastly hot Florida coastal town, where naive attorney Ned (William Hurt) is entranced by the alluring Matty (Kathleen Turner in her film debut). Ned is manipulated into killing Matty's much older husband (Richard Crenna), the plan being that Ned's knowledge of legal matters will enable both conspirators to escape scott-free. This might have been the case, had not Matty been infinitely craftier than...more
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Someday, your d**k is going to lead you into a big hassle by ReelSexuality I liked this movie. You got William Hurt falling in love with Kathleen Turner and willing to do anything for her, which is, of course, what she is counting...
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