Summer Heat (1987 film)

For other films of the same name, see Summer Heat (disambiguation).

Summer Heat is a 1987 film drama written and directed by Michie Gleason, with a screenplay by Michie Gleason based on the novel Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail by Louise Shivers. It stars Lori Singer.

Summer Heat
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michie Gleason
Written by	Michie Gleason
Produced by	William Tennant
Starring	Lori Singer Anthony Edwards Bruce Abbott Kathy Bates Clu Gulager
Cinematography	Elliot Davis
Edited by	Mary Bauer
Music by	Richard Stone
Release date	1987 (1987)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

In rural North Carolina in the post-Depression late 1930s, Roxy Walston is only 17 when she marries a boy she knows, Aaron. They have a child (called Baby) and live and work on a farm that raises tobacco.

Roxy's father, who operates a mortuary, sends a young drifter named Jack Ruffin their way to be a farmhand. Jack has an affair with Roxy, with tragic results.

Cast

• Lori Singer as Roxy Walston
• Anthony Edwards as Aaron Walston
• Bruce Abbott as Jack Ruffin
• Kathy Bates as Ruth
• Clu Gulager as Will
• Dorothy McGuire as Narrator (voice)

External links

• Summer Heat at IMDb
• Summer Heat at Rotten Tomatoes
• Summer Heat at Box Office Mojo