NIGHT OF THE BIG HEAT (1968)-also known as ISLAND OF THE BURNING DAMNED/ISLAND OF THE BURNING DOOMED>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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This has the feel of a Hammer movie, especially with Chris Lee and Peter Cushing. Both are good, especially Chris as a secretive scientist; honestly, NO ONE could display annoyance as well as Chris.
While England is freezing during a brutal winter, an island off the coast is experiencing almost tropical heat with mysterious deaths/occurrences happening.
Adding to the fun is the arrival of a secretary for Patrick Allen who is a book writer/hotelier; the two know each other, but not in a "Get-A-Cup-Of-Coffee" sort of way. While He wants her to leave, He also can't seem to keep his hands off her Not that I can blame him-Jane Merrow, who was in THE LION IN WINTER later this year-is as hot as fresh owl shit
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Eventually, the cause of the heat is discovered and honestly, it's sort of anti-climatic. The real draw here is how adult some of the situations are handled in a film probably marketed for pre-teens. Allen calls Jane a "slut" more than once and when his wife finds out about hubby had an affair and asks why, she is told "Because I wanted her body!" and how is was "..physical". Oddly enough, she seems to forgive him for his adultery ; maybe because there was no emotional attachment-??
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PS: One could almost see this as decades old warning on Global warming.