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

The guy Mullins (Melissa McCarthy) makes out with in the bar scene is McCarthy's real-life husband, Ben Falcone.

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Goofs

Levy tells Ashburn to go to the Boston Police's East Boston precinct, which is identified as G-5 in Area F; in reality it's A-7 in Area A. Also, a Boston Police district's identifier shares the same letter as the area it's in, so it should have been identified as either F-5 or located in Area G.

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Quotes

Mullins: Tatiana, you ready to get real?
Tatiana: Let's get real.
Mullins: We both know you've been blowing shit up your nose all day. Man, there's nothing I'd love more to do than slip into my camisole, put my feet up, have a little smack, Real good time, maybe a couple of cold ones, a little chip and dip, watch some cartoons. I'd get a big bowl of fucking coke, I'd put my face in it, cut it with a little Ritalin, heaven on fucking Earth, right? I'll camp out all week for tickets to that show.
Ashburn: What is this, Training Day?

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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

Followed by The Heat 2

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Soundtracks

We Like to Party
Written by Danski and DJ Delmundo
Performed by Vengaboys
Courtesy of Breakin' Records/Violent Music BV

User Reviews

Rude, Crude and Hilarious

What are all you moaners bitching about? Seriously what did you expect? Yes it's foul mouthed! It made that perfectly clear on the trailer! I am not dumb, nor am I a junior high student as stated from another negative review. But I got exactly what I wanted! Rude, crude and hilarious laughs a plenty! Yes it's cheap, yes it's not particularly intelligent but it is very funny! And the screening I went to was sold out and the entire auditorium were laughing their asses off just like me! And that's why it's been a hit at the box office! So all you haters go crawl back under your rocks and get a sense of humour and stop rating this movie a 1 when it does exactly what it set out to do! Make you laugh!