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| Burt Reynolds | ... | Mex (as Nick Escalante) | |
| Karen Young | ... | Holly | |
| Peter MacNicol | ... | Cyrus Kinnick | |
| Howard Hesseman | ... | Pinchus Zion | |
| Neill Barry | ... | Danny DeMarco | |
| Diana Scarwid | ... | Cassie | |
| Joseph Mascolo | ... | Baby (as Joe Mascolo) | |
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Alfie Wise | ... | Felix |
| Deborah Rush | ... | D.D. | |
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Wendell Burton | ... | Osgood |
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Joanne Jackson | ... | Millicent |
| Joe Klecko | ... | Kinlaw | |
| Peter Koch | ... | Tiel (as Pete Koch) | |
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Joseph Bernard | ... | Pit Boss |
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Barry Polkowitz | ... | Hot Shot Dealer |
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Reynolds plays an ex-soldier-of-fortunish character in Vegas, taking "Chaperone" jobs, fighting with the mob, and trying to get enough money together to move to Venice, Italy. Written by Ron Plumley <Ron@PeachNet.EDU>
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Nick Escalante isn't a violent man by nature. He's just good at it. Protection is his business. Especially when it comes to his friends. [Theatrical] See more »Parents Guide:
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13 March 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$17,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$1,354,375, 15 March 1987Gross USA:
$2,793,214Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$2,793,214Company Credits
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Mex: Well, I've been knocked down, blown up, lied to, shit on, shot at, I'm not a virgin except in my heart, nothing much surprises me anymore except what people do to each other. I'm a licensed pilot, I lectured on economics at Yale, and I can memorize the front page of the New York Times in five minutes, and repeat it back to you in five weeks. I was National Golden Gloves Champion three years in a row and I'm fluent in four languages. And... I lie a lot!
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According to writer William Goldman, at least six directors worked on this film at different times. See more »Goofs
Scene in Baby's office where Nick is "on trial" for murdering DeMarco's henchmen, mid way through the boom mic drops into the scene briefly. See more »Quotes
[His qualifications.]Mex: Well, I've been knocked down, blown up, lied to, shit on, shot at, I'm not a virgin except in my heart, nothing much surprises me anymore except what people do to each other. I'm a licensed pilot, I lectured on economics at Yale, and I can memorize the front page of the New York Times in five minutes, and repeat it back to you in five weeks. I was National Golden Gloves Champion three years in a row and I'm fluent in four languages. And... I lie a lot!
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Even though it came out a few months earlier, this great Burt Reynold's obscurity, "Heat," could have easily been a sequel to his other great 80s obscurity, "Malone." Once you changed a couple of small plot points to make the films consistent, you'd still have exactly the same character at the center of each. Burt acts the same, looks the same, dresses the same, and his character in Heat has a very similar background and the exact same skills as the one on "Malone." In fact, the two films even share some of the same lines of dialog (almost). In "Malone" the young girl tells Burt's character that he must like violence. Burt replies that "No, I'm just good at it--there's a difference." In "Heat" Peter McNichol asks Burt if he's a naturally violent person. To which Burt replies "No, I'm just good at it." I mean, really--could that be a total coincidence?
Another similarity--"Malone" was basically a old fashioned Western in the "Shane" mode. "Heat" is basically a Spaghetti Western in the revenge mode.
I love both of these flicks and wish they'd get decent DVD releases.