
Body Heat
1981


“WAR DECLARED on GANGLAND!”
10 votes
An undercover cop infiltrates a powerful New York based crime syndicate.
Director
James CruzeWriters
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies

Charles Bickford doubles up nicely here as nasty mob boss "Rocky" and as his cop doppelgänger "Franklin" in this well paced and quite enjoyable crime thriller. Try as they might, the authorities cannot find a way to keep the presently incarcerated "Rocky" in jail, so they resort to swapping him for a lookalike, days before his release from prison, in the hope that the new iteration can help garner evidence to finally put an end to activities of the criminal fraternities running the city with impunity. There is a functional supporting cast to help this short film along, but mainly it's the stro…
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