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Red Heat

  • 19881988
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  • 1h 44m
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Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jim Belushi in Red Heat (1988)
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A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the count... Read allA tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.
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    • Walter Hill
    • Walter Hill(story)
    • Harry Kleiner(screenplay)
    • Troy Kennedy-Martin(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Arnold Schwarzenegger
    • Jim Belushi
    • Peter Boyle
    • Walter Hill
    • Walter Hill(story)
    • Harry Kleiner(screenplay)
    • Troy Kennedy-Martin(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Arnold Schwarzenegger
    • Jim Belushi
    • Peter Boyle
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 146User reviews
    • 77Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
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    Arnold Schwarzenegger
    Arnold Schwarzenegger
    • Ivan Danko
    Jim Belushi
    Jim Belushi
    • Art Ridzik
    • (as James Belushi)
    Peter Boyle
    Peter Boyle
    • Lou Donnelly
    Ed O'Ross
    Ed O'Ross
    • Viktor Rostavili
    Laurence Fishburne
    Laurence Fishburne
    • Lt. Stobbs
    • (as Larry Fishburne)
    Gina Gershon
    Gina Gershon
    • Cat Manzetti
    Richard Bright
    Richard Bright
    • Sgt. Gallagher
    J.W. Smith
    • Salim
    Brent Jennings
    Brent Jennings
    • Abdul Elijah
    Gretchen Palmer
    Gretchen Palmer
    • Hooker
    Pruitt Taylor Vince
    Pruitt Taylor Vince
    • Night Clerk
    Mike Hagerty
    Mike Hagerty
    • Pat Nunn
    • (as Michael Hagerty)
    Brion James
    Brion James
    • Streak
    Gloria Delaney
    • Intern
    Peter Jason
    Peter Jason
    • TV Announcer
    Oleg Vidov
    Oleg Vidov
    • Yuri Ogarkov
    Saveliy Kramarov
    Saveliy Kramarov
    • Gregor Moussorsky
    • (as Savely Kramarov)
    Gene Scherer
    • Consul Stepanovich
      • Walter Hill
      • Walter Hill(story) (screenplay)
      • Harry Kleiner(screenplay)
      • Troy Kennedy-Martin(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Walter Hill, thinking Arnold Schwarzenegger was too muscular, asked him to lose ten pounds for his role, and Jim Belushi to gain ten pounds.
    • Goofs
      The teleprinter at the Moscow militia headquarters is seen printing a message in Russian but in the Latin alphabet. Equipment used by the Soviet government would undoubtedly allow the Cyrillic alphabet to be used.
    • Quotes

      Ivan Danko: I have car under control.

      Art Ridzik: Yeah, I'm sure they taught you all about cars and the price of insurance at your famous Russian school in Kiev!

      Ivan Danko: In socialist countries, insurance not necessary. State pays for everything.

      Art Ridzik: Yeah? Well, tell me something, Captain. If you've got such a fucking paradise over there, how come you're up the same creek as we are with heroin and cocaine?

      Ivan Danko: Chinese find way. Right after revolution, they round up all drug dealers, all drug addicts, take them to public square, and shoot them in back of head.

      Art Ridzik: Ah, it'd never work here. Fucking politicians wouldn't go for it.

      Ivan Danko: Shoot them first.

    • Crazy credits
      In the opening credits certain letters are reversed so as to imitate Russian Cyrillic script. In particular, "Rs" and "Ns" are reversed.
    • Alternate versions
      German theatrical version was edited for violence to secure a "Not under 16" rating. Rental VHS (Starlight) was also edited for violence. Retail VHS (Starlight, EuroVideo) included all the violence but missed 9 minutes of dialogue (oddly both versions were rated "Not under 16"). In 1997 the film was re-released by Astro, this time in its uncut form with a "Not under 18" rating (it was advertised as being a "Director's Cut"). DVD (Kinowelt) is also uncut.
    • Connections
      Edited into Running Red (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution
      Op.74: "The Philosophers"

      Written by Sergei Prokofiev

      Arranged and Conducted by James Horner

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    7/10
    A buddy film that works and works well
    Red Heat is a surprisingly good movie. Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Belushi have good chemistry in this Russian cop/cop buddy film. In this film at least it makes sense for Arnie to have an accent. There is some good lines and the back and forth between these two is pretty funny sometimes. When Jim Belushi plays a cop he puts on this irreverant "I don't like the rules but I get things done" style. It is this style combined with Arnold's "complete objective at all costs" style that makes this film work. The footage that was shot in Red Square is breathtaking, and overall the movie manages to take a basic plot and make it entertaining. On a side note, the holdout gun used by the villian (Ed O'Ross) in the movie is pretty damn cool if you're into that kind of thing. Bottom Line: This is worth getting, or you can rent it every once and awhile if you can only take Arnold for so long.
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    • Release date
      • June 17, 1988 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Russian
      • Spanish
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    • Filming locations
      • Budapest, Hungary
    • Production companies
      • Carolco Pictures
      • Lone Wolf
      • Oak Pictures
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    • 1 hour 44 minutes
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