Summer Heat

1987 | Drama

Synopsis

Roxy, a Depression-era farmer, feels alone and neglected by her husband, who works too much, and is drawn into an ill-advised affair with Jack, her day laborer.

Scores

Overall Score
13.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
3.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
8.5%
Review Aggregate
43.3

Critic Consensus

0.0% Fresh • 1 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 1 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, visually striking. Many reviews cite uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

character-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealisticuneven tone

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Lori Singer1987$4,000$12,000(est)
Anthony Edwards1987$3,000$8,000(est)
Bruce Abbott1987$2,000$6,000(est)
Kathy Bates1987$2,000$5,000(est)
Clu Gulager1987$1,000$4,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count1
Rotten Tomatoes audience score40.0
RT audience rating count50
IMDb rating4.8
IMDb votes487

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1987$350,481$967,834
International1987N/AN/A
Worldwide1987$350,481$967,834

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1987$175,240$483,917
Digital Rentals ?1987N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1987N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1987$1,164,000$3,214,321
Physical Purchases ?1987$543,000$1,499,464
TV & Streaming Revenue1987$147,202$406,490
Total Revenues1987$2,029,443$5,604,191
Expenses
Budget ?1987$386,000 (est)$1,065,917 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1987$280,000 (est)$773,204 (est)
Participations1987$81,000$223,677
Residuals ?1987$124,000$342,419
Interest & Overhead1987$77,200$213,183
Total Expenses1987$948,200$2,618,401
Movie Net Profit or Loss1987$1,081,243$2,985,790

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