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:

Good Cop. Mad Cop.

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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:

Chicas armadas y peligrosas

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$43,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$39,115,043, 30 June 2013, Wide Release

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

Before The Heat (2013), the last comedy about female law enforcement partners was Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005), which also starred Sandra Bullock. The Heat (2013) marked Sandra Bullock's third role as an FBI Agent, with the previous ones being Miss Congeniality (2000) and Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005).

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Goofs

When Mullins is getting Ashburn drunk in the bar, Ashburn gets the palm of her right hand cut when the glass with her beer in it breaks. The next morning Ashburn wakes up and her hand is bandaged. After her car blows up, the bandage on her hand disappears and we don't see a mark on her hand for the rest of the movie.

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Quotes

Mullins: [to Asburn after getting bar patrons to dance] Look, it's a frenzy. We started a frenzy.

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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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Connections

Referenced in Finding Carter: The Heat (2014)

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Soundtracks

Left Ey3
Written by Kreayshawn, Michael Weiner and Anthony Negrete
Performed by Kreayshawn
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Great Fun!

This movie is just a fun, laugh a minute ride and should not be taken seriously.

Witty, hilarious dialogue, silly scenes and a lot of fun.

There was so much laughter at certain scenes it was hard to hear the dialogue, so you know people are having a fun & happy night out! There were continual laughs throughout due to the witty lines and expert delivery, with some real high points of absolute hilarity.

All those people who gave this movie 1,2 & 3's really need to relax, allow themselves to enjoy a simple silly movie that's not trying to win Oscars, but is simply made to entertain and make people happy. And if they're so concerned with a bit of swearing and mild violence then stick to those serious arty dramas.