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City Heat

  • 19841984
  • PGPG
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
10K
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Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds in City Heat (1984)
ActionComedyCrime
Slick Private Investigator Mike Murphy (Burt Reynolds) and tough Police Lieutenant Speer (Clint Eastwood), once partners, now bitter enemies, reluctantly team up to investigate a murder.Slick Private Investigator Mike Murphy (Burt Reynolds) and tough Police Lieutenant Speer (Clint Eastwood), once partners, now bitter enemies, reluctantly team up to investigate a murder.Slick Private Investigator Mike Murphy (Burt Reynolds) and tough Police Lieutenant Speer (Clint Eastwood), once partners, now bitter enemies, reluctantly team up to investigate a murder.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
10K
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    • Richard Benjamin
    • Blake Edwards(story by)
    • Joseph Stinson(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Clint Eastwood
    • Burt Reynolds
    • Jane Alexander
    • Richard Benjamin
    • Blake Edwards(story by)
    • Joseph Stinson(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Clint Eastwood
    • Burt Reynolds
    • Jane Alexander
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    • 69User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
    • 39Metascore
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    Clint Eastwood
    Clint Eastwood
    • Lieutenant Speer
    Burt Reynolds
    Burt Reynolds
    • Mike Murphy
    Jane Alexander
    Jane Alexander
    • Addy
    Madeline Kahn
    Madeline Kahn
    • Caroline Howley
    Rip Torn
    Rip Torn
    • Primo Pitt
    Irene Cara
    Irene Cara
    • Ginny Lee
    Richard Roundtree
    Richard Roundtree
    • Dehl Swift
    Tony Lo Bianco
    Tony Lo Bianco
    • Leon Coll
    William Sanderson
    William Sanderson
    • Lonnie Ash
    Nicholas Worth
    Nicholas Worth
    • Troy Roker
    Robert Davi
    Robert Davi
    • Nino
    Jude Farese
    • Dub Slack
    John Hancock
    John Hancock
    • Fat Freddy
    Jack Thibeau
    Jack Thibeau
    • Garage Soldier
    Gerald S. O'Loughlin
    Gerald S. O'Loughlin
    • Counterman Louie
    Bruce M. Fischer
    Bruce M. Fischer
    • Bruiser
    Art LaFleur
    Art LaFleur
    • Bruiser
    Jack Nance
    Jack Nance
    • Aram Strossell, the Bookkeeper
      • Richard Benjamin
      • Blake Edwards(story by) (screenplay by)
      • Joseph Stinson(screenplay by)
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    • Trivia
      Burt Reynolds suffered a serious accident and had his jaw broken when he was hit in the face with a metal chair while filming a fight scene on this movie. Reynolds was restricted to a liquid diet and lost over thirty pounds by the time this movie wrapped. The accident had dire consequences for Reynolds' next movie project, "Stick (1985)." In that movie, Reynolds looked underweight, weak, and thin, and this condition was because of this accident. Apparently, the accident led to Reynolds becoming addicted to painkillers.
    • Goofs
      When Murphy uses the phone in his office it has a coiled cord, These were not used until the 1950's This movie is set in 1933.
    • Quotes

      Mike Murphy: [Speer has silently entered Murphy's office] I didn't hear you knock, Lieutenant.

      Lt. Speer: What a relief. I thought I must be going deaf.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Stinkers of 1984 (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      City Heat
      Written by Irene Cara and Bruce Roberts

      Sung by Joe Williams

    User reviews69

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    6/10
    "They wrote a song about you. 'Brother, Can You Spare a Brain?'"
    "City Heat" pairs two macho screen icons, Clint "Dirty Harry" Eastwood and Burt "The Bandit" Reynolds, in an average cops & gangsters saga set in 1933 Kansas City. Clint is ultra-straight police lieutenant Speer, Burt is wisecracking gumshoe Mike Murphy. They were friends when they were both on the force, but now they're often at odds with each other (exactly why there was a falling out, we never really learn). They must work together when Mikes' partner Dehl Swift (Richard "Shaft" Roundtree) buys a whole lot of trouble by getting mixed up with competing gangsters Primo Pitt (Rip Torn) and Leon Coll (Tony Lo Bianco), and a stolen set of ledgers.

    There are some interesting behind-the-scenes stories that are, in truth, more amusing than the tale being spun in the movie. Apparently, this was originally going to be directed by Blake Edwards, but Clint gave him the boot, ultimately settling on actor-turned-filmmaker Richard Benjamin as a replacement, and brought on a number of his cohorts, including producer Fritz Manes and composer Lennie Niehaus. And Burt got hurt badly during the opening fight set piece; like a trouper, he finished the picture, but could never work for long, and unfortunately suffered some lasting effects from his injuries.

    The stars are in fine form, as they banter back and forth. Burt definitely has the funnier role and makes the most of it; he's charming as usual. And they're wonderfully supported by Roundtree, songstress Irene Cara, Torn, Lo Bianco, and a typically amusing Madeline Kahn. Lots of familiar faces in small roles, too: William Sanderson, Nicholas Worth, Robert Davi, John Hancock, Jack Thibeau, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Art La Fleur, Jack Nance, Harry Caesar, Hamilton Camp, Arthur Malet, Beau Starr, Richard Foronjy, and Joan Shawlee. But it's a lot of acting talent wasted on what is really just a so-so script. It has some pretty funny humour, but is often played fairly straight, with a lot of gunfire and a few explosions along the way.

    During the Christmas season of 1984, "Beverly Hills Cop" ended up kicking this movies' ass at the box office, and almost 34 years later, this movie still doesn't have a LOT to recommend it. But it's zippy enough, and reasonably well paced, with some decent period recreation and a nice jazzy score by Niehaus. Thanks to this cast, it certainly remains watchable.

    Six out of 10.
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    • Release date
      • December 7, 1984 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • The Malpaso Company
      • Deliverance Productions
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    • 1 hour 33 minutes
      • Dolby

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