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Dead Heat (1988) 5.7
Roger Mortis and Doug Bigelow are cops that are chasing crooks that are dead serious about crime. Or should I say they are chasing dead crooks perpetrating serious crimes? Seems some ... See full summary » Director:Mark GoldblattWriter:Terry Black |
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Roger Mortis and Doug Bigelow are cops that are chasing crooks that are dead serious about crime. Or should I say they are chasing dead crooks perpetrating serious crimes? Seems some nutcase has learned how to bring back the dead and is sending them on crime sprees. Now these indestructable goons are in the way of officers Mortis and Bigelow. To even things up, when Mortis is killed (in the line of duty, of course) he gets a jump start from the Resurrection machine and takes the fight to the zombie bad guys. Written by Tim Kretschmann <Tim.K@VirComm.com>
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zombie | opening action scene | police officer shot | splatter | science |Taglines:
These cops are on the biggest murder case of their lives... their own. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
6 May 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Flic ou zombie See more »Filming Locations:
Japanese Garden, Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant - 6100 Woodley Avenue, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$5,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$3,588,626 (USA)Company Credits
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Det. Doug Bigelow: You oughta write fortune cookies, pal.
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Written by Patrick Read Johnson & John Huckert & Phil Settle
Performed by Phil Settle
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The lead character is Roger Mortis. Mortis is the Latin word for "death". See more »Goofs
In the first scene where we see our two stars driving in the car, the camera crew is clearly (though quickly) visible in the reflection of multiple store windows and the side of a nearby van. See more »Quotes
Mr. Thule: Life and death are both expressions of the same eternal spirit.Det. Doug Bigelow: You oughta write fortune cookies, pal.
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"Dead Heat"Written by Patrick Read Johnson & John Huckert & Phil Settle
Performed by Phil Settle
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One of Joe Piscopo better movies, Dead Heat is a fun ride that is filled with action and wild comedy. Treat Williams stars in this interesting story about the walking dead. Not a horror movie about zombies, but the living dead committing crimes. Williams and Piscopo do justice to this low budget movie. The story itself holds its own as the limited special effects can only take the audience too far. The comic relief of Piscopo fills in the gaps where the gun fights and walking dead miss. Treat Williams shows his leading man qualities in Dead Heat while he has failed to do so in other movies. In the end, the movie produces an enjoyable ride for action fans. One of Vincent Prices' last movies, he is the icing on the cake of the b-movie that Dead Heat is.