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Dead Heat (1988)

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User Rating: 5.3/10 (1,011 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Mark Goldblatt
Writer:
Terry Black (writer)
Release Date:
6 May 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
These cops are on the biggest murder case of their lives... their own. more
Plot:
Roger Mortis and Doug Bigelow are cops that are chasing crooks that are dead serious about crime. Or... more | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Living Dead | Splatter | Police | Voodoo | Science more
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Better than you would think. more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Treat Williams ... Roger Mortis

Joe Piscopo ... Doug Bigelow

Lindsay Frost ... Randi James

Darren McGavin ... Doctor Ernest McNab

Vincent Price ... Arthur P. Loudermilk
Clare Kirkconnell ... Rebecca Smythers
Keye Luke ... Mr. Thule
Robert Picardo ... Lieutenant Herzog
Mel Stewart ... Captain Mayberry
Professor Toru Tanaka ... Butcher
Martha Quinn ... Newscaster

Ben Mittleman ... Bob

Peter Kent ... Smitty

Cate Caplin ... Saleswoman
Monica Lewis ... Mrs. Von Heisenberg
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Additional Details

Runtime:
86 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: 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. more
Quotes:
Doug Bigelow: [He shuts the porno mag the clerk's being reading] Sorry to interrupt your erection! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Zombie Cop (1991) more
Soundtrack:
Dead Heat more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Better than you would think., 7 August 2004
10/10
Author: Peter L. Wargo from Santa Fe, NM

I saw this movie back in 1988 when it came out, and recently we bought the DVD on a whim. Neither Chandra or I remembered much about it, but we both enjoyed it more than we expected. The FX hold up well, even 16 years later, and it's just an enjoyable film.

There are some gross bits (which makes it better!), but there were some good scenes deleted - make sure you check the DVD for the extra scenes, The "death day dream" really ties in some of the disjointed bits in the movie.

True, some of the film is very dated 80's, but it still makes me grin. Take a chance and you might enjoy it too.

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