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Heat (1995)

R 170 min  -  Action | Crime | Drama  -   15 December 1995 (USA)
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Ratings: 8.3/10 from 213,226 users   Metascore: 76/100 
Reviews: 792 user | 126 critic | 22 from Metacritic.com

Two men on opposite sides of the law - one a detective; the other a thief.

Director:

Michael Mann

Writer:

Michael Mann
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Cast

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Al Pacino ...
Robert De Niro ...
Val Kilmer ...
Jon Voight ...
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Diane Venora ...
Amy Brenneman ...
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Storyline

Hunters and their prey--Neil and his professional criminal crew hunt to score big money targets (banks, vaults, armored cars) and are, in turn, hunted by Lt. Vincent Hanna and his team of cops in the Robbery/Homicide police division. A botched job puts Hanna onto their trail while they regroup and try to put together one last big 'retirement' score. Neil and Vincent are similar in many ways, including their troubled personal lives. At a crucial moment in his life, Neil disobeys the dictum taught to him long ago by his criminal mentor--'Never have anything in your life that you can't walk out on in thirty seconds flat, if you spot the heat coming around the corner'--as he falls in love. Thus the stage is set for the suspenseful ending.... Written by Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Thief | Detective | Criminal | Bank | Gang  | See more »

Taglines:

A Los Angeles Crime Saga

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Fuego contra fuego See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$174,400,000 (Worldwide)
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

One of the only scenes in the movie in which Neil Mccauley (Robert De Niro) smiles is when he sees Donald Breedan (Dennis Haysbert) in the diners' kitchen while working as a short order cook. He also smiles when Nate (Jon Voight) tells him in the car that Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino) thinks he's "sharp." He might also be smiling as he watches Hanna's antics as he photographs them in the container yard, and again as he walks towards the car to Eady after wasting Waingro (Kevin Gage). He also smiles briefly toward the end of his conversation with Vincent in the diner. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: At the beginning of the sequence where Hanna drives up to a light, stops his car, and throws out his TV set, two extras on the left sidewalk can be seen waiting for the 'action' cue before they start walking. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Construction Clerk: Check, charge, or cash?
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Connections

Features Akira (1988) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Monkey King"
Written and Performed by William Orbit
Courtesy of I.R.S. Records / Virgin Records, Ltd. See more »