Body Language (1995) (TV)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

George Case

Writer (WGA):

Eric Harlacher (written by)

Release Date:

22 July 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

When desire and obsession are beyond words.

Plot:

A lawyer, defending a Mafia boss, falls for a beautiful woman with a sad story to tell. She says she's...

Plot Keywords:

Lawyer | Night Club | Scam | Murder | Femme Fatale

Cast

Tom Berenger	...	Atty. Gavin St. Claire
Nancy Travis	...	Atty. Theresa Janice 'T.J.' Harlow
Robert Patrick	...	Delbert Radley
Eddie Jones	...	Mac Brophy
Heidi Schanz	...	Pandora 'Dora' Circe
Dana Gladstone	...	Dist. Atty. Steve Crowley
Patricia Belcher	...	Judge May
Dayton Callie	...	Frank DeMarco
James Frank Clark	...	Train Engineer (as James F. Clark)
Jon Donnelly	...	Red Neck# 2
Stan Garner	...	Train Conductor
Magda Harout	...	Alice the Waitress
Marnie McPhail	...	Elaine Sloane
Mim Parker	...	Tera the Dancer
Stephen Pocock	...	Hotel Manager
Karen Roe	...	Katrina Holstagg
Ric Sarabia	...	Red Neck# 1
Nicholas Walker	...	Professor

Directed by
George Case

Writing credits (WGA)
Eric Harlacher		(written by)

Produced by
Bill Borden	....	producer
Robert W. Cort	....	executive producer
Ted Field	....	executive producer
David Madden	....	executive producer
Diane Nabatoff	....	producer
Nancy Rae Stone	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Colin Towns

Cinematography by
Andrzej Sekula

Film Editing by
William Goldenberg

Casting by
Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins

Production Design by
Armin Ganz

Art Direction by
Troy Sizemore

Set Decoration by
Katie Lipsitt

Costume Design by
Louise Frogley

Makeup Department
Lori Ann Baker	....	assistant hair stylist (as Lori Baker)
Lori Ann Baker	....	assistant makeup artist (as Lori Baker)
Karen Dahl	....	makeup artist: Ms. Schanz
Suzanne Kontonickas	....	key hair stylist
Lisa Layman	....	assistant makeup artist
Amy Schmiederer	....	assistant hair stylist
Amy Schmiederer	....	assistant makeup artist
Cheryl Voss	....	key makeup artist
Barbara Wilder	....	assistant hair stylist
Barbara Wilder	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Bruce Golin	....	post-production supervisor
David Minkowski	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matthew Ferguson	....	second second assistant director
Richard Gonzales	....	additional second second assistant director
Jim LaClair	....	first assistant director
Carla R. Ponzio	....	second assistant director (as Carla Rose Ponzio)

Art Department
Michael Baker	....	set dresser
Greg Bartkus	....	lead man (as Gregory M. Bartkus)
David Brace	....	set buyer
Walter Cahall	....	art department coordinator
R. Bruce Cameron	....	construction coordinator (as Bruce Cameron)
Mark 'Digger' Green	....	assistant property master
Terry Haskell	....	property master
A. Todd Holland	....	art department coordinator
Robert W. Joseph	....	set dresser
Kirk M. Petruccelli	....	additional art director
Patrick Alan Reed	....	assistant art director
James Renfrew	....	labor foreman
Arthur Riddle	....	construction coordinator (as Art Riddle)
Dan Whifler	....	additional art director
Jason Wolf	....	on-set dresser

Sound Department
Jon Ailetcher	....	sound mixer
Dana Austin	....	adr recordist (as Dana Johnson-Porter)
Bill Bell	....	sound supervisor
Steven Brimmer	....	sound re-recording supervisor
Tim Chilton	....	foley walker
Bob Costanza	....	sound editor
Bob Costanza	....	sound effects editor
Robert Deschaine	....	adr mixer
Mike Dickeson	....	sound effects editor
Scott Edelson	....	boom operator
Robert W. Glass Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tommy Goodwin	....	foley mixer
Dan Hastings	....	cable person
Anton Holden	....	dialogue editor
J. Michael Hooser	....	adr supervisor
Stanley Kastner	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brian D. Lucas	....	sound re-recordist
Jill Schachne	....	foley walker
Mark Steele	....	dialogue editor
Tom Steel	....	sound loader
Tim Terusa	....	dialogue editor
Dan Wallin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Darren Wright	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Tony Bradley	....	special effects coordinator
Pierre Gonzalez	....	special effects assistant
Paul J. Lombardi	....	train sequence special effects (as Paul Lombardi)

Stunts
Steve M. Davison	....	stunt coordinator (as Steve Davison)
Donna Evans	....	stunts
Steve Holladay	....	stunts
Cinda-Lin James	....	stunts (as Cina Lin James)
Scott Wilder	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Barnard	....	director of photography: second unit
Erik Barrette	....	grip
Roberto Castillo	....	electrician
Alan Caudillo	....	first assistant camera
Joanne Day	....	best boy electric
Craig Delaney	....	key grip
Jon Delaney	....	grip
Rick Deming	....	grip
Von Deming	....	best boy grip
Tom Feldman	....	gaffer
Dean Jackson	....	dolly grip
Bruce Jagoda	....	rigging best boy electric
Chris Kramer	....	grip
Alastair McKevitt	....	second assistant camera
Chris Miller	....	electrician
Nancy Nathan	....	camera loader
Gerry O'Malley	....	Steadicam operator
Roger Schweitzer	....	video playback operator
Vance Trussell	....	rigging gaffer
Larry Watson	....	still photographer
James WilderHancock	....	grip (as James Hancock)
Wink	....	electrician
Alan Sherrod	....	additional camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Anya Colloff	....	casting assistant
Terry Zarchi	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lisa Cacavas	....	assistant costume designer
Alana Caudillo	....	set costumer (as Alana Ackley)
Victoria DeKay	....	costume supervisor (as Victoria Bodwell)
Jim O'Daniel	....	costumer (as James O. Daniel)

Editorial Department
Michael Matzdorff	....	assistant film editor
Deborah J. Wright	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Michael Aarvold	....	music scoring mixer
Dick Bernstein	....	music editor
Barry Rosenbush	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Pedro Amaya	....	driver
Robert Blatchford	....	driver
Andrew Broomhead	....	driver
Mike Buenfil	....	driver
Jeff Coffman	....	driver
Jeffrey Huddleston	....	driver (as Jeff Huddelston)
Paul Jones	....	driver
Allan Joseph	....	driver
James Lowder	....	transportation coordinator
Robert McCord	....	transportation captain (as Bob McCord)
Kevin Pullen	....	driver
Ron Volpe	....	driver
Steve Zerwick	....	driver

Other crew
Molly Allen	....	location manager
Steven R. Barnett	....	technical advisor: military
Bonnie Bennett	....	craft service
Ryan J. Beyer	....	set production assistant
Craig Borden	....	set production assistant
Tiffany Fraser	....	assistant accountant (as Tiffany Reinhard)
Monica Frommholz	....	production secretary
Elana Golden	....	script supervisor
Stephen Golden Jr.	....	location assistant
JoAnn Fregalette Jansen	....	choreographer (as Joann Jansen)
Deanna Kelley	....	set production assistant
Gene Kelly	....	production accountant
Patty Long	....	production coordinator
Jenny Manriquez	....	assistant: Mr. Borden
Ivan Martin del Campo	....	production assistant
Terry Pendergrass	....	craft service
Betsy Pollock	....	production consultant
David Pressman	....	assistant location manager
Andrea Stein	....	second assistant accountant
Walter Villarreal	....	set medic (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Home Box Office (HBO)
• Interscope Communications

Distributors

• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (1996) (Argentina) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Special Effects Unlimited

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and strong sexuality.

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R

Company:

Home Box Office (HBO)

Somebody saw Body Heat (1981)

Even down to the fist word in the title, there are many similarities between the two. Body Heat is one of my favorites, so I also enjoyed Body Language although the writing and dialog were certainly not up to the "original". Tom Berenger did a good job, I thought...but a little too smart and slick to be hoodwinked as he was. As a comparison, William Hurt (Body Heat) was able to be convincing as a boob lawyer being manipulated at every turn by a conniving female.