Delta Heat (1992)

An L.A. cop investigates the death of his partner in the swamps of Louisiana. Enlisting the help of an ex-cop who lost his hand to an alligator many years before.

Director:

Michael Fischa

Writer:

Sam A. Scribner

Stars:

Anthony Edwards, Lance Henriksen, Betsy Russell

Cast

Credited cast:
Anthony Edwards	...	Mike Bishop
Lance Henriksen	...	Jackson Rivers
Betsy Russell	...	Vicky Forbes
Linda Dona	...	Tine Tulane
Rod Masterson	...	Crawford
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John P. Fertitta	...	Bill
Stocker Fontelieu	...	Hotel Clerk
Jack Harris	...	Melancon
Clyde Risley Jones	...	Clayborne (as Clyde Jones)
John McConnell	...	LaSalle
Paul Tuger	...	Junky

Storyline

An L.A. cop investigates the death of his partner in the swamps of Louisiana. Enlisting the help of an ex-cop who lost his hand to an alligator many years before.

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Plot Keywords:

tape over mouth | ex cop | swamp | two word title | reference to captain hook | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 December 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Caminho do Inferno

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Harkham Group, Karen Films, Sawmill Entertainment Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Pretty solid mismatched buddy cop movie overall even if you've seen it all before

Anthony Edwards comes to New Orleans from LA to investigate his partner's gruesome death down there. The killing matches the m.o. of a serial killer who seems to have died in an explosion years earlier but no body was ever found--dun dun dun.... Edwards is referred to the retired (and hook handed) detective who was chasing down said killer played by Lance Henriksen--does Lance want another chance to nail down that killer (who took his hand in the explosion that was supposed to have killed him???) What do you think???

A little humor here goes a long way towards making this one watchable. There's the usual cultures clashing stuff (Edwards being a slick LA cop complete with flashy clothes and coiffed hairstyle vs. Henriksen's swamp rat complete with a rat tail hair style to match--he lives on an abandoned property surrounded by swamp and alligators--he's very content being left alone til Edwards comes sniffing around) But Henriksen gets in some very choice one liners, and even the fisticuffs that break out between the two partners is well staged (because what's a good mismatched buddy cop movie if the two partners don't get into a giant fistfight at one point?) Its overall a very solid watch, with a somewhat decent-ish twist ending that the movie does a pretty good job of trying to trick you with (i had suspicions, but i was fine with it) Its too bad it didn't spawn a sequel because i absolutely would've watched another movie with these two teaming up for another crime.