J. A. Preston
Body Heat (1981)
Body Heat is a 1981 American neo-noir erotic thriller film written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan in his directorial debut. It stars William Hurt and Kathleen Turner, featuring Richard Crenna, Ted Danson, J. A. Preston and Mickey Rourke. The film was inspired by the classic film noir Double Indemnity (1944), in turn based on the 1943 novel of the ...
Starring: Richard Crenna•Paula Kelly•Lawrence Cook•J. A. Preston•Ted Danson•William Hurt
The Spook Who Sat By the Door (1973)
The Spook Who Sat by the Door is a 1973 action crime–drama film based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Sam Greenlee. It is both a satire of the civil rights struggle in the United States of the late 1960s and a serious attempt to focus on the issue of Black militancy. Dan Freeman, the titular protagonist, is enlisted by the Central Intelligenc...
Starring: Mickey Rourke•Kathleen Turner•Paula Kelly