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Dead Heat (1988)

R  86 min  -  Action | Comedy | Horror   -  6 May 1988 (USA)
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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... See full summary »

Director:

Mark Goldblatt

Writer:

Terry Black
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Treat Williams ...
Joe Piscopo ...
Lindsay Frost ...
Randi James
Darren McGavin ...
Vincent Price ...
Clare Kirkconnell Clare Kirkconnell ...
Dr. Rebecca Smythers
Keye Luke Keye Luke ...
Mr. Thule
Robert Picardo ...
Lieutenant Herzog
Mel Stewart Mel Stewart ...
Captain Mayberry
Professor Toru Tanaka Professor Toru Tanaka ...
Butcher
Martha Quinn Martha Quinn ...
Newscaster
Ben Mittleman ...
Bob
Peter Kent ...
Smitty
Cate Caplin ...
Saleswoman
Monica Lewis Monica Lewis ...
Mrs. Von Heisenberg
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Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

Zombie | Police | Laboratory | Science | Spoof  | See more »

Taglines:

These cops are on the biggest murder case of their lives... their own. See more »

Genres:

Action | Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Flic ou zombie See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,667,036 (USA) (8 May 1988) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$3,588,626 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Helpern / Meltzer See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The lead character is Roger Mortis. Mortis is the Latin word for "death". See more »

Goofs

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Roger copies down the number found inside the lampshade at Loudermilk's crypt. This number is 2639362867. He later deduces that this number was used as code to spell out "BODYDOC", Dr. McNab's license plate. While the first 7 numbers could spell that out, what about the last 3 numbers at the end? All 10 together could spell out "BodyDoctor", leading to the deduction of the plate number. See more »

Quotes

Det. Doug Bigelow: This little piggy's going to market.
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Connections

Features D.O.A. (1950) See more »

Soundtracks

"Dead Heat"
Written by Patrick Read Johnson & John Huckert & Phil Settle
Performed by Phil Settle See more »