Released Date:
1972-10-06
Languages:
English
Countries:
USA
Runtime:
102 min
Rated:
R
IMDB Ratings:
5.8 (1383 Reviews)
Director:
Paul MorrisseyJohn Hallowell (idea)
Paul Morrissey (story)
"Heat" is a parody of "Sunset Boulevard." Joey Davis, an unemployed ex-child actor, uses sex to get his landlady, Lydia, to reduce his rent, and then tries to exert his influence on Sally Todd, who is now washed-up and wasn't even more than slightly important at the height of her career. Sally tries to help Joey, until he realizes that she just isn't well-connected enough to be of any service to him. The affair is complicated by Sally's psychotic, maybe-lesbian-or-maybe-not daughter Jessica, who tries to muscle in on her mother's relationship with Joey.
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