A group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist.A group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist.A group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist.
- Awards
- 14 nominations
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- An L.A. Redemption
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- Rated R for violence and language
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- TriviaRather than dubbing in the gunshots during the bank robbery shoot-out, Michael Mann had microphones carefully placed around the set so that the audio could be captured live. This added to the impact of the scene, because it sounded like no other gunfight shown on-screen.
- GoofsIn the final scene, the approach light system at LAX airport is shown turning on and off for individual aircraft as they approach to land. In actuality, approach lights to runways remain lit at the same level of intensity for aircraft. They are not turned 'up' and 'down' for each airplane.
- Quotes
Vincent Hanna: My life's a disaster zone. I got a stepdaughter so fucked up because her real father's this large-type asshole. I got a wife, we're passing each other on the down-slope of a marriage - my third - because I spend all my time chasing guys like you around the block. That's my life.
Neil McCauley: A guy told me one time, "Don't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner." Now, if you're on me and you gotta move when I move, how do you expect to keep a... a marriage?
- Alternate versionsDirector Michael Mann made two minor changes to the film for the Blu-ray release:
- During Justine's conversation with Vincent at the restaurant, her line "You sift through the detritus" has been removed and instead a silent reaction shot of Vincent was inserted.
- Vincent's line "Ferocious, aren't I?", said after he screams at Alan Marciano, has been removed. Since only the audio was changed, the image stayed the same.
- SoundtracksAlways Forever Now
Music by Passengers
Performed by Passengers
Courtesy of Island Records Ltd.
By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Licensing
What do you want to hear about 'Heat'. Is it DeNiro's best performance? No. Is it Pacino's best performance? I'd be lying if I said it was. Do the performances improve the story? Absolutely. Mann has written (he wrote it as well) a complex and exciting two-sided story that develops the hunter Vincent Hanna (Pacino) and the hunted Neil McCauley (De Niro) separately throughout much of the film. Underneath a hail of bullets Mann is able to paint both lead characters with the same brush by delving into the similarly tragic and chaotic personal lives of Hanna and McCauley, allowing for the final epic scene, which would have been too pretentious if it were not for the excellent performances of Pacino and De Niro.
Bottom Line: Not having seen this movie is akin to idiocy for anyone claiming to be a fan of movies. 9 out of 10
- rototwin
- May 9, 2001
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- Also known as
- Fuego contra fuego
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- Budget
- $60,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $67,436,818
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,445,656
- Dec 17, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $187,436,818
- Runtime2 hours 50 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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