Heatwave

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Heatwave is the mildly interesting story of a woman's attempt to stop a redevelopment plot which she thought was the cover-up for fraud and other criminal activity. Kate (Judy Davis), through her own efforts, manages to find some evidence to support her claims and also have a romance. Davis gives an energetic performance as the crusading woman, but the script lacks a convincing plot or characters. While it has some good moments, Heatwave is primarily notable because it was one of the earlier efforts of Australian director Phillip Noyce, who went on to make the very exciting Dead Calm. ~ Linda Rasmussen, Rovi

Rating:

R
Genre:

Drama, Mystery & Suspense
Directed By:

Phillip Noyce
Written By:

Marc Rosenberg, Phillip Noyce
In Theaters:

Jun 1, 1983 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Aug 6, 1990
Runtime:

93 minutes
Studio:

New Line Cinema

Cast

Judy Davis
as Kate Dean

Richard Moir
as Stephen West

Chris Haywood
as Peter Houseman

Bill Hunter
as Robert Duncan

John Gregg
as Phillip Lawson

John Meillon
as Freddy Dwyer

Dennis Miller
as Mick Davies

Peter Hehir
as Cigar-smoking bodyguard

Carole Skinner
as Mary Ford

Gillian Jones
as Barbie Lee Taylor

Frank Gallacher
as Dick Molnar

Tui Bow
as Annie

Don Crosby
as Jim Taylor

Paul Chubb
as Detective 2

Lynette Curran
as Evonne Houseman

Anna Maria Monticelli
as Victoria

Graham Rouse
as Detective 1

Gary Waddell
as Florist messenger

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Critic Reviews for Heatwave

All Critics (2) | Fresh (2)

In this remastered (with 5.1 DD sound) version of Phillip Noyce's second feature, with a lot of the background dialogue cleared out to ensure greater clarity for the story, we are reminded what a terrific and natural filmmaker he was from the beginning.

Jul 8, 2007 | Full Review…

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