Loading AI tools
1987 film by Michie Gleason From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (June 2019) |
| Summer Heat | |
|---|---|
Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Michie Gleason |
| Written by | Michie Gleason |
| Produced by | William Tennant |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Elliot Davis |
| Edited by | Mary Bauer |
| Music by | Richard Stone |
Release date |
|
Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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.
 | This 1980s drama film–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article related to an American film of the 1980s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
