Mickey Rourke in "Body Heat" (1981)

[@ATS68]

Look up the term "scene stealer" and you'll find Mickey Rourke. He killed it in Body Heat, hands down.

[@lindacollins6939]

Like Brad Pitt in Thelma and Louise

[@Locadel2003]

I have a great list of examples: Christopher Walken - Pulp fiction Alec Baldwin - Glengarry Glenn Ross Bill Murray - Zombieland William Hurt - History of Violence Matthew Mcconaughey & Kyle Chandler - The wolf of wall street Donnie Whalberg - The sixth sense Colin Farrell - The batman Alfred Molina - Boogie Nights

[@kevinriley2261]

Ted Danson, too.

[@jamesanthony5681]

Mickey owned the screen - no debate from me, but if you want one of the GREATEST scene stealers, the GOAT if you will, a man that hijacked a movie, look no further than Orson Welles in *The Third Man* . When Welles made the *Cuckoo Clock* speech in the Ferris Wheel to Joseph Cotten, Orson stole the movie right then and there. The funny thing was, Welles wasn't even in the movie for the first hour or so, but when the Great Man made his grand appearance to make that speech in that amusement ride in post-WWII Vienna, he was on screen for perhaps 10 minutes, tops.

[@kyodoconsultingtraining967]

@@kevinriley2261You're absolutely bang on. Danson was completely under the radar but delivered a great performance.

[@DAVID-fh5ck]

WOW! Mickey was Brando & James Dean rolled into one. He is brilliant

[@glennkovacs1328]

More like was! Seen him lately??

[@newjeffersonian6456]

Here's what I find amazing. This was only Mickey Rourke's 2nd film role and very 1st speaking role. It was William Hurt's 2nd film role. It was Kathleen Turner's 1st film role ever. They all gave superb performances as if they had been film stars for years. In addition to the marvelous acting, this was only Lawrence Kasdan's 2nd film as a screenwriter and 1st as director.

[@mik9napkin598]

Wow! Incredible. Thanks for the info!

[@dilplunk]

Great context

[@Jinka1950]

Yikes. Thnx for the info

[@sandradee1579]

In the MR bio I read he said when he auditioned for this part (screen time approx 6 mins) they offered him the part for $500. He wanted the role but held out for 1K and he got it.

[@buckfiden2594]

That is crazy. I'm in my early 40s and I've known Mickey from 9&1/2, Marborol Man, Wrestler.. etc and even Wild Orchid (which my dad put in with his dirty movies to hide from me but I found anyway). I found out about Angel Heart a few weeks ago and have been binging Mickey Rourke movies ever since. He is an incredible talent.

[@CP5699]

My friend met Mickey Rourke during the time of his super-stardom. My buddy was a school teacher and Mickey asked him question after question about being a teacher. Said Rourke was (back then anyway) one of nicest, most down to earth guys he'd ever met. I agree....he was "untouchable" for 5 or 6 years.

[@fernando3204]

Mickey Rourke will go down as one of the most underrated actors of all time.

[@theoschommer3530]

In his prime he was better than a lot of the greats

[@theoschommer3530]

He was on track to becoming the best ever in my opinion

[@ludovicjan3552]

if there is one person to blame it is himself for screwing up deliberately his career! Great actor but poor mind!

[@davereynolds7472]

The Barbarian Brothers (of bodybuilding/movie fame) have always spoken glowingly, lovingly about The Mick. Consider Mick a legend. Told me how Mick wanted a million dollars, cash, before he got out of a limo with Menahem Golan. "Ten dollar effing-bills." (to sign w/Cannon). Those are the stories ye live for!

[@davereynolds7472]

Mick's Diva-Era, and God Bless Mick for having one - incredible performances continuing today - but still needs the right script. THE WRESTLER close but not quite.

[@RollingOrmond]

Mickey from '81-'87 was untouchable.

[@jpserret1]

I agree 100%.

[@BRENDAJASON1]

Sqeeazble

[@carolinaf4793]

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[@buzzlightyear6796]

Your Twitter account is suspended Carolina M

[@scottdavidson526]

Angel Heart and I really like Wild Orchids from 1989 in which he met his future wife Kari Otis.

[@coolbrett]

There's something about Mickey Rourke - he always has such a magnetic screen presence, and always in a different way in each movie.

[@tennsmoothie]

Interesting way to make an excellent point.

[@teresalinton5898]

have you seen him lately???

[@garyaugustus1009]

It's called acting "chops"...

[@teresalinton5898]

he looks horrible now

[@garyaugustus1009]

@@teresalinton5898 .....Acting was the subject, not looks.....Typical.

[@johynsmith]

Still a brilliant actor and talent. One of my favorites. Still a beautiful person. And this movie was a masterpiece.

[@janicereed9422]

Everything about it, especially the score...❤👌

[@ironpirites]

The whole cast of this movie was outstanding. Rourke, Turner, Dansen, Richard Crenna. What a lineup! Every one of them letter perfect. All the bit players were great, too. And last but not least, William Hurt was in a class by himself.

[@janicereed9422]

RIP...William Hurt, great talent!! 😢❤

[@jamesanthony5681]

I looked up Hurt's IMDB a couple of years ago, and I was blown away at some of his movie roles. I had forgotten some of them. Everything was excellent. I think what separated him from many other American actors was the fact in addition to be talented, he got a lot of training at Julliard and the NYC stage.

[@rhondawiggins5728]

I read somewhere that Mickey Rourke was the very first person to get into the actors studio on the first try. I believe it. And he was absolutely gorgeous. I fell in love with him watching this movie.

[@simpledude58]

One of the coolest actors of his generation.

[@SarahWilder93]

14 people who disliked this don't know talent when they see it!!! Mickey completely stole this scene!! Greatly underated actor.

[@radbirdy]

Everyone else in the movie seems to be acting in some 1950's stage play while Mickey Rourke's character feels like a real guy from down the street. What a performance.

[@inproper3952]

Yes! Especially Kathleen Turner.. her acting is pretty bad maybe that's how her character is supposed to be I don't think she likes men at all in this movie, but William Hurts character is SO hot for her he doesn't notice she is just using him. But for me Mickey Rourke never disappoints! 💖😁

[@josephkelley8641]

it's great they switch roles, i.e. the Criminal counseling the Attorney on bad behavior LOL. Capped-by "Hey no smoking in here!"

[@ruly8153]

Hey William hurt was pretty good!

[@shanefolan9175]

@@inproper3952 I think Turner really nailed this role, it was her 1st film too.

[@danielevans9379]

Keep in mind the dialogue was written to be a very stylized “film noir” 1940’s style. That’s why the acting is the way it is. It’s SUPPOSED to be like that.

[@SoulStylistJukeBox]

Mickey's voice back then :) Man, he was great.

[@mickeygilmore1355]

Mickey's was a ROCKSTAR in the 80's

[@rbsprods3200]

Rourke's scenes were outstanding, especially the 'lockup' scene is memorable about 'the look on their faces'. Superb acting.

[@captain07234]

When you're getting good, sensible advice from a criminal lowlife you need to seriously reevaluate if your criminal plot is a good idea.

[@amy2171987]

brilliant actor. shame about his face he had such a pretty face....

[@poetcomic1]

He ws BELIEVABLE in every movement, the intonation of every word.

[@brendangray]

What an actor. Just unbelievably good.

[@Mtbker456]

Bob Seager, Mickey Rourke, and a explosive device, what else could you ask for!

[@songanddanceman100]

'Don't do it, Counselor.' Rourke aced this scene! Saw this when the film first came out and was impressed with this unknown guy.

[@patriciafrei792]

Me too

[@TheBratinellabitch]

Ahhh Mickey, such an outstanding actor...and he's actually convincing. He makes it effortless, not like the actors today. Those assholes can never hold his jockstrap.

[@charleskletter8974]

Mickey Rourke was an incredible actor, an amazing talented actor of the 1980s. He knew how to perform. He was a natural

[@jenny6253]

I watched an interview with him recently and he said acting came incredibly easy to him, the trouble was for a while he got bored not challenged and found it hard to respect some of the directors. He didn’t like the fame and went off the rails sadly. I hope he writes an autobiography, I think it would be very interesting 🙂

[@KingPriyom]

brando level actor

[@andypietrowski6915]

Priyom Haider : yeah and really the only one. Other guys are great but Brando and Rourke were kind of set apart imo

[@hummarstraful]

I recently rediscovered this film and have become obsessed again. It is such a great story and a great twist at the end. And Kathleen Turner's performance is just eternal in this film.

[@adamhawkins6770]

Wonderful noir film, superb contributions from all the cast; these two short scenes are critical in the narrative of the movie. The soundtrack is one of John Barry’s best and adds to the growing unease and uncertainty

[@norwegian68]

Thanks for posting this scene. I forgot Mickey was in this movie. I remember seeing him and thinking "Who is this guy?" He's brilliant.

[@topsalespro]

Watching him in "Body Heat" you can imagine great things happening for him that somehow never really materialized.

[@robbiereilly]

Everyone in this movie is great. Even down to Ted Danson's dancing in the parking lot. Just an excellent movie. One of my top ten. Larry Kasdan's debut as director, coming after writing Empire Strikes Back and Raiders of the Lost Ark. Next, he'd write and direct The Big Chill. Not too shabby. Any one of those is a career high. All of them is one talented dude.

[@joangordoneieio]

Mickey Rourke was on screen maybe 30 seconds, and I told myself, find out this guy's name; he is gonna be a star!

[@bluecollarlit]

I thought this too, at the time.

[@dagnabbit6187]

@@bluecollarlit Like James Woods he was one of the best actors back then . Mickey Rourke however got an attitude towards Hollywood and also took up boxing. He also was obsessed with seeing himself humping. He later admitted he screwed up !

[@marshallandrew1192]

Thought the same thing when I saw Johnny Depp in "Platoon."

[@NewJeffersonian]

I timed it. Three minutes and thirty-seven seconds total on screen and Mickey Rourke's film career was off and running.

[@4Topwood]

I'm rewatching Body Heat for the first time in years. Mickey Rourke is insanely charismatic. He's not doing anything another actor might have done in the same role. He's not even movie star handsome. He's just pure onscreen magnetism.

[@HobbsBhipp]

I love this scene; one of the best in this film.

[@CP5699]

I saw this movie when it was released, and just loved it. Still do. The acting, the lighting, the editing, the cinematography, EVERYTHING about it. And then......this little 4 or 5 minutes of (Who the hell IS this??????) Mickey Rourke, just mesmerizing. As somebody else commented, for 6 or 7 years, he was the man. Some of his films were panned, but I enjoyed all of his performances. Year of the Dragon was, I thought, terrific. And Diner, and Wild Orchid, and the film with DeNiro and Lisa Bonet, and one of my favorite films ANYBODY ever made, The Pope of Greenwich Village. But when Mickey jumped off the screen right here, that was when it started, in my humble opinion.

[@janicereed9422]

❤👌👍

[@Hadrien138]

Mickey was so badass in this movie, I think he totally stole the William Hurt presence in about 5 minutes. He was charismatic + handsome actor back in the days. I still like him anyway.

[@OrtonBeautyDiva15]

I loveee Mickey Omg its crazy how his voice has matured lol

[@janicereed9422]

He sounds like a kid here, very handsome and excellent acting...wow I miss his boyish charm. .❤❤😉😍

[@annachestnut]

he was blessed with excellent looks and talent.

[@rbankins]

Mickey Rourke the earlier years,he was a handsome man with natural good looks

[@ammymone]

He played all of his roles so differently, very good acting skills - amazing. magnetic persona. there's really something about him that stayed with him to this day i can't really tell what is it. I've watched Angel Heart yesterday (cool film, entertaining, but a bit too obvious) and I thought that he was better than this movie - like he did too good job for this film. One of last scenes with "I know who I am" was incredible. He acted his gut out in it.

[@seanlavender1336]

watch rumbke fish

[@richlee509]

Watch Bar Fly

[@irishmacky8773]

Watch Harley Davidson and the Marlboro man 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂

[@janhigginbotham9618]

This was so well made! Movie was fantastic. Superb acting I've seen about 4 times.

[@THEBANDIT7979]

THE COOLEST AND JUST NATURAL

[@eBrigid]

It's hard to remember what it was like when movies were made for adults, with real actors. Mickey Rourke: feel like I am watching a hidden camera, not an actor, these can't be characters, because the movie is so damn good you believe it is real. William Hurt--doesn't even have to talk, he is a rel actor. That guy can sit there and not say a word, and not have to. Kathleen Turner--well, no one has ever topped her in this movie. Hollywood hasn't made a real movie in twenty years. Maybe longer. How can you compare a noir thriller like this to a damn comic book character.

[@radar0412]

Brigid What's funny is that Body Heat was inspired by earlier films. Maybe the Indy industry is still making films like this. You should see the Movie "The Lookout". Not exactly like this movie, but a film made for adults. BTW "Wonder Woman" was a blast! At least most of it. LOL..

[@RubHerSoul1]

Brigid Damn Straight!

[@JAB5625]

Hurt's expression when Rourke tells him he can't smoke is priceless... you can't coach great acting. It's innate IMHO...

[@MUFFINHEAD1985]

True about the hidden camera. The first time I saw trancendental acting when Brando in a Streetcar. Feels like you're watching a documentary or blooper but the character is the actor.

[@dagnabbit6187]

The Drop . A real movie featuring Tom Hardy with New York accent and the late James Gandolifini . Need I say more ! Yes I can. As classic as Body Heat !

[@davereynolds7472]

They should have MICKEY WRITE THE SCREENPLAY on "What happens to Mick's character from BODY HEAT." Mick just exploded after this role - holy crap.

[@annachestnut]

he is adorable in this. Mickey is that is.

[@citygirl5705]

Saw this movie when I was a kid on Showtime in 1982. Loved it.

[@pingkai]

"Are you listening to me axxhole? Because I like you." lol

[@bluecollarlit]

pingkai I was just going to type this in -- thank you

[@hafabee]

I love this guy's loyalty and friendship. They were all loyal to him, ...except Matty.

[@nattyps3160]

Mickey is awesome in this. To quote Vincent gallo " Sean Penn wishes he was mickey Rourke!" LOL. So true mickey Def has that " it " factor that rarely comes along.

[@volvol1]

I loved this movie, and this one one of my favorite scenes. Mikey WAS cool!! But so was william hurt, kathleen turner, richard crenna, ted danson, j.a. preston.... and all the rest. What a cool movie.

[@leostawicki7283]

Mickey is cooler than the other side of the pillow!

[@toddstein5407]

Angel Heart, 9 1/2 weeks, Year of the dragon, Pope of Greenwich Village, Diner, some of my favorite 80s films.

[@breakers888]

Huge talent--that Oscar should have been his!

[@kkitten8183]

Love Mickey Rourke, so handsome in this one, and others 😘

[@Jen1112111]

He's so soft spoken

[@TheOutsidersFan]

wow, just like in Rumble Fish, he got so wonderful and soft voice! Love that:)

[@ironpirites]

Great movie. Great cast. No weak links at all. Mickey Rourke was sensational. It's a shame that scripts like this don't come along very often.

[@nelsonwalker7105]

mickey rourke was excellent in this

[@bluecollarlit]

Nelson Walker yes, he certainly was.

[@scottdavidson526]

Mickey Rourke pretty much excellent in every role that he has ever performed in.

[@stevevalkos6308]

Body Heat is one of those movies where EVERYONE nailed their part, even the bit actors.....sheer excellence all the way around.

[@luvlgs1]

he was only in those 2 scenes, what made it so memorable was that in the movie pretty much everyone is lying and double-crosssing. the wife pretends to love her husband while plotting his murder; she enlists the aid of a local lawyer, someone not adverse to telling the convenient lie; and he in turn is lying to his colleagues and policeman/friend. the only one telling the truth straight up is the ex-con, mickey Rourke. he gives him the advice probably the whole audience was thinking--don't do it. probably the whole audience was thinking that, but then lost their mind when Kathleen turner came on screen....

[@judithmason9396]

What a great entrance for Mickey. You don't forget him. Key line from Mickey. "She had me how her how to rig it to a door -- with a little delay."

[@Agorante]

O'Roark didn't steal this scene because its his scene. Count the words. Kasdan the Director was also Kasdan the writer. He created this scene for the O'Roark character. O'Roark has more to say and more to do here than Hurt. It's simply a matter of Hurt "giving stage" and O'Roark "taking stage".

[@sandralazaro5663]

Melhor época da vida 80/90

[@BillMorganChannel]

Mickey Rourke is not acting, he IS the great Teddy Lewis.

[@davidnicholson6680]

"There are fifty ways you can fuck up. If you think of 25, you're a genius... and you ain't no genius." Words to love by right there.

[@ukgirlonce]

plus he has had several surgerys to repair the damage to his nose from boxing and it all takes a toll..but he will always be BRILLIANT....Mickey Rourke rocks !!!!

[@dianephillips8879]

I love Mickey Rourke's film work

[@JoanneGlasspoole]

In his day, Mickey Rourke was a stud!

[@davidmurphy1207]

He was good right up until the plastic surgery addiction took full effect.

[@adamspire8151]

"any time you try a decent crime, you got 50 ways you can fuck up, if you can think of 25 of them then you're a genius and you ain't no genius."

[@Marfmellow88]

Agreed! I saw an interview from 1994 online and he sounds almost like he does now.....over time, including smoking, his voice grew deeper.

[@prathameshbhambure]

Gotta admit, Mickey had a small role to play in the movie and he aced it like a veteran player. Man was a charmer.

[@345mrse]

William Hurt won't need to concern himself with explosives anymore after today.

[@Bannington]

To compare Lawrence Kasdan's directoral debut with Body Heat to that of Orson Wells with Citizen Kane might be a bit lavish, but Body Heat is a great film with uniformly excellent performances. I can find no real flaws anywhere and have come back to enjoy this movie again year after year.

[@bluecollarlit]

Bannington same here, this movie inspires me to write

[@daveklater4835]

Me too. Greatest movie of all time

[@fosbury68]

This movie is essentially a remake of Billy Wilder's "Double Indemnity" and it pales in comparison. Hurt, Turner and Danson can't compare to MacMurray, Stanwyck and Edward G Robinson.

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

@@fosbury68nobody remembers that movie for good reason

[@ironpirites]

Two great actors. It shows you what great actors can do with a great script. We all know what happens when you give them a shit script.

[@kevinwhelan9607]

I first saw Mickey in Diner. Such range. Such warmth. Such skill. Pauline Kael, in the New Yorker, told her readers to pay especial attention to him with Body Heat.

[@kevinwhelan9607]

PS. Thanks for sharing❤

[@andyinoregon]

Like a lot of movie fans who first saw Mickey in "Diner" and then "Body Heat" I was dead certain I had just seen the next Deniro, Pacino and Nicholson all rolled up into one amazing actor.

[@ChrisC11291980]

It's hard to believe this is the same Mickey Rourke who plays Randy the Ram Robinson today.

[@LaRay82]

Ahh, so good. Makes Pitt, Norton and Co. look like hams.

[@eBrigid]

It does. Everyone had high hopes for Edward Norton, that could bring back something from the old days of real acting, real dialogue, real scripts, his dinner scenes in American History X are still riveting, like it is so intense I feel like an eavesdropper. He hasn't made a film in years, and who can blame him for not wanting to play comic book characters. Brad Pitt, meh. The last director to make good use of him was Guy Richie.

[@seanjoyce7039]

A lot of similarities between Rourke and Norton...two extremely-talented "heir apparent" method actors who ruled for about a 6-year period and really captured the zeitgeist of their respective eras, but were ultimately undone by hubris and bad decisions.

[@josephmcfarland8442]

Now you reminded me, Mickey Roarke was great in this

[@eileenheaney6396]

Mickey was so young here...very handsome!

[@slafkec]

damn, he looks and talks so smooth...

[@davereynolds7472]

Kathleen Turner stunning. Home run right out of the box - just an incredible turn for KT. Stunning performances like being inside an Elmore Leonard novel.

[@davidgangemi3314]

It was and still is a great joy to watch these two key scenes after I discovered Rourke in Rumble Fish and The Pope of Greenwich Village back in high school. He could do no wrong for a while until he did go wrong with Wild Orchid and Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man. I remember being completely devastated after that when it seemed like it was all over for him. Much like Brando in the 60s. But thankfully he clawed his way back with the Wrestler. I wish he didn't fuck up his face though. I would have killed to have a face like that. Imagine the women he must have had in his day chasing him.

[@eugene680]

Is Mickey Rourke the one in the black t-shirt? His voice is so different compare to today.

[@UnderStoryProd]

Like they say. There are no small roles.

[@jefferysmom696]

*Kudos sir...You posted him singing The Bob Seger ...Feels like a Number!!!..Yes!!!*

[@notgotacoolusername]

Just about my fave ever movie scene 'this arson is a serious business' - I love it!!!! Thanks for posting - saves me re-winding my DVD continuously...

[@meeteurmacher2205]

Spellbinding. If he didn't self destruct he would've been the greatest actor of all time without question. His career (even in shit films) from 81-86 were spellbinding.

[@Rickwmc]

1:40 "What the f..k are you doing?? This not s..t for you to be messing with! Any time you try a decent crime, you've got 50 ways you can f..k up. If you can think of 25 of 'em, you're a genius."

[@CesMan83]

Yeah, his gravelly tough-guy voice is his coolest feature now, I say...he sounds like Nick Nolte when he speaks!

[@Hadrien138]

Great movie gotta agree with you, one of the last real "film noir" in the vein of double indemnity and other great classics. I love this tremendous and sensual atmosphere and a great soundtrack from john Barry too, I had to mention this ;)

[@daviddemaria3982]

Don't forget the last seduction with Peter berg and that femme fatale

[@ZackyDog]

Great scene from a great movie. Thanks.

[@ARKALER]

The thing that always bothered me about this movie was this scene. I was ready to believe William Hurt was a bungling small town attorney in South Florida until I saw Mickey Rourke playing Teddy, whose performance was so SPOT ON for the greaser arsonist, that Hurt just seemed unconvincing by comparison after that point. Mickey stole the movie....and rightly so. People have talked about a sequel to this, and I think if Racine hired Teddy to whack Matty for revenge, it would be believable.

[@omarthearab81]

mickey rourke was one of the ebst actors of the 80's

[@lukeloveslauraalways]

Mickey was in top form in this movie. A true scene stealer. He is still a fine actor, he just messed up his beautiful face with plastic surgery but I still love his acting.

[@TinaMarie1010]

I absolutely agree with you. I don't know what it is, but I'm falling in love with Mickey Rourke. He was absolutely gorgeous back in the day, but he's still a good actor. And how his voice has gone deeper over the years...heck, I wasn't even born yet when this movie came out, LOL. ;p

[@rtt3166]

Playing on the big screen Hollywood Theater Portland Oregon next week! ❤❤❤

[@lukeloveslauraalways]

Mickey was amazing in this part. I also loved him in the ovie "JohnnyHandsome"

[@cps7962]

classsic snene unreal mickey rourke off the charts and so unreal good looking

[@jesserucker9174]

they don't make them like this anymore.

[@SevenFootPelican]

They really don't...

[@nattyps3160]

Mickey is so good in many roles I've seen him in. He kinda reminds me of James Dean or a little Brando. Dean's impact came after his death but Rourke was lovmmmfng it superstardom

[@ajummahair]

William Hurt must've been thinking: "Who's this punk actor stealing every scene we do together?" Mickey Rourke makes acting look easy in this film. Very few people have a gift like that. Glad to see Mickey back in the business again. We can all look forward, hopefully, to more from Mr. Rourke.