The Heat (2013)

An uptight FBI Special Agent is paired with a foul-mouthed Boston cop to take down a ruthless drug lord.

Director:

Paul Feig

Writer:

Katie Dippold

Stars:

Sandra Bullock, Michael McDonald, Melissa McCarthy

7 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sandra Bullock	...	Ashburn
Melissa McCarthy	...	Mullins
Demián Bichir	...	Hale (as Demian Bichir)
Marlon Wayans	...	Levy
Michael Rapaport	...	Jason Mullins
Jane Curtin	...	Mrs. Mullins
Spoken Reasons	...	Rojas
Dan Bakkedahl	...	Craig
Taran Killam	...	Adam
Michael McDonald	...	Julian
Thomas F. Wilson	...	Captain Woods (as Tom Wilson)
Peter Weireter	...	SWAT Team Leader
John Ross Bowie	...	NY Agent
William Xifaras	...	Tough Guy #1
Cary 'Big Shug' Guy	...	Tough Guy #2

Storyline

Sarah Ashburn, an FBI agent, is extremely ambitious and has her eye on a promotion, but she doesn't get along with her co-workers. She is sent to Boston to uncover the identity of an elusive drug lord, Mr. Larkin, by tracking down his proxy, Rojas, and is told that she'll have a good shot at the promotion if she finds Larkin. When she arrives in Boston, she learns that Larkin has been eliminating his competition and taking over their operations. She learns that Rojas is in Boston PD custody and goes to see him to ask him what he knows about Larkin, but is warned that the cop who arrested Rojas, Shannon Mullins, is very territorial, and she is not exactly sociable. When the two meet they don't get along. When Mullins learns why Ashburn is in Boston, she decides to find Larkin herself. Ashburn is told by her boss to work with Mullins, but it won't be easy because Ashburn does things by the book while Mullins does things her way.

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Plot Keywords:

fbi | drug lord | fbi agent | police brutality | female cop | 

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Taglines:

Action's never been so hot!

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive language, strong crude content and some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Facebook [Brazil]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish Bulgarian

Release Date:

28 June 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Heat

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$43,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$39,115,043, 30 June 2013

Gross USA:

$159,582,188

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$229,930,771

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, Chernin Entertainment, TSG Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min 120 min (Unrated Edition)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Datasat SDDS Dolby Surround 7.1 Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie was set for an April 5th release, but it was pushed back two months due to positive reception from the studio, who thought it had better playability as a summer release.

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Goofs

Although Mullins's family are Bostonian to the extreme, Mullins seems not to have any trace of a Bostonian accent. And she seems to have grown up elsewhere: she uses the term 'submarine sandwich' whereas in Boston, it is called a 'hoagie'

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Quotes

Mullins: Who closes the door to take a shit?
Ashburn: Humans.

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Crazy Credits

According to the end credits, Gina's Boobs are played by Jessica Chaffin's Boobs.

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Alternate Versions

The Blu-ray release contains an extended cut with just over 3 minutes of additional material.

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Connections

References Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (1969)

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Soundtracks

Dance with My Father
Written by Luther Vandross and Richard Marx
Performed by Luther Vandross
Courtesy of J Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Funny

I love Melissa McCarthy, and I really enjoyed this movie. I will watch any movie featuring McCarthy. She and Sandra Bullock were funny together and cracked me up. Very cute and fun movie for McCarthy fans.