In 1981, film noir was back with Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lang in a remake of “The Postman Always Rings Twice.” The original was with Lana Turner and John Garfield in 1946. Interesting to compare.
1981 was also the year of “Body Heat” with Kathleen Turner and William Hurt. She wants her rich husband, Richard Crenna, dead.
Kathleen Turner is gorgeous. William Hurt is stupid. Well, actually, not thinking with his brain. She even says to him, “You’re not too smart. I like that in a man.” But he was not listening, I guess.
An earlier film, 1944, with the same general plot is “Double Indemnity” starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray — poor dumb Fred didn’t have a chance either.
Last edited by Boomer; 10-21-2018 at 10:02 PM.
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