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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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  • Director
    • Walter Hill
  • Writers
    • Walter Hill(story)
    • Harry Kleiner(screenplay)
    • Troy Kennedy-Martin(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Arnold Schwarzenegger
    • Jim Belushi
    • Peter Boyle
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  • Director
    • Walter Hill
  • Writers
    • Walter Hill(story)
    • Harry Kleiner(screenplay)
    • Troy Kennedy-Martin(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Arnold Schwarzenegger
    • Jim Belushi
    • Peter Boyle
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 140User reviews
    • 75Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
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    Arnold Schwarzenegger
    Arnold Schwarzenegger
    • Ivan Dankoas Ivan Danko
    Jim Belushi
    Jim Belushi
    • Art Ridzikas Art Ridzik
    Peter Boyle
    Peter Boyle
    • Lou Donnellyas Lou Donnelly
    Ed O'Ross
    Ed O'Ross
    • Viktor Rostavilias Viktor Rostavili
    Laurence Fishburne
    Laurence Fishburne
    • Lt. Stobbsas Lt. Stobbs
    • (as Larry Fishburne)
    Gina Gershon
    Gina Gershon
    • Cat Manzettias Cat Manzetti
    Richard Bright
    Richard Bright
    • Sgt. Gallagheras Sgt. Gallagher
    J.W. Smith
    • Salimas Salim
    Brent Jennings
    Brent Jennings
    • Abdul Elijahas Abdul Elijah
    Gretchen Palmer
    Gretchen Palmer
    • Hookeras Hooker
    Pruitt Taylor Vince
    Pruitt Taylor Vince
    • Night Clerkas Night Clerk
    Mike Hagerty
    Mike Hagerty
    • Pat Nunnas Pat Nunn
    • (as Michael Hagerty)
    Brion James
    Brion James
    • Streakas Streak
    Gloria Delaney
    • Internas Intern
    Peter Jason
    Peter Jason
    • TV Announceras TV Announcer
    Oleg Vidov
    Oleg Vidov
    • Yuri Ogarkovas Yuri Ogarkov
    Saveliy Kramarov
    Saveliy Kramarov
    • Gregor Moussorskyas Gregor Moussorsky
    • (as Savely Kramarov)
    Gene Scherer
    • Consul Stepanovichas Consul Stepanovich
    • Director
      • Walter Hill
    • Writers
      • Walter Hill(story) (screenplay)
      • Harry Kleiner(screenplay)
      • Troy Kennedy-Martin(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The film crew applied for a permit to film in the Red Square but the application was denied, so the crew had to "sneak-film" the Red Square scenes. They dressed Arnold Schwarzenegger up in the uniform and filmed him as though making an amateur/home movie with just a couple of crew people present.
    • 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

      Hooligan: Hey, asshole! You can't park here, this is my spot! I live right up there. So move your piece-of-shit car or give me fifty bucks.

      Ivan Danko: I do not understand.

      Hooligan: Let me make it real simple, moron. You move your ass or give me fifty, or I take my Pete Rose here and fucking mutilate your car.

      Ivan Danko: Do you know Miranda?

      Hooligan: Never heard of the bitch.

      [Danko punches him unconscious]

      Ivan Danko: [in Russian] Hooligani.

      [Ridzik comes back]

      Art Ridzik: Everything okay?

      Ivan Danko: Yes, fine. No problems.

      Art Ridzik: What about that sack of shit lying on the sidewalk?

      Ivan Danko: He lives here.

    • 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

    User reviews140

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    Top review
    6/10
    Good For What It Is
    RED HEAT is yet another of those buddy movies from the 1980s . Cops set up a sting , the bad guy kills a cop during an escape , turns out that the dead cop is the hero's best buddy and he's going to stop at nothing to get the bad guy with all this happening in the first 15 minutes of the movie . If all this sounds similar to 48 HOURS that's possibly because it was directed and co written by Walter Hill who also directed and co wrote the aforementioned movie . It might not be original in structure but it's certainly entertaining due in no small part of the two protagonists - Serious communist cop from the Ukraine , wise cracking Chicago cop - playing off each other in a story that could have so often become predictable and boring due to its familiar plot . It's hardly groundbreaking in concept but when a film made in 1988 starts hinting that gangsters from the Soviet Union will be taking charge of much of the black market in drugs , this alone gives it an edge missing in so many of its contemporaries
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 17, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Movie Channel (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Dimitri
    • Filming locations
      • Budapest, Hungary
    • Production companies
      • Carolco Pictures
      • Lone Wolf
      • Oak Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $29,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $34,994,648
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,133,822
      • Jun 19, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $34,994,648
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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