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Heat

  • 1995
  • R
  • 2h 50m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
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Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Al Pacino, Ted Levine, Wes Studi, Jerry Trimble, and Mykelti Williamson in Heat (1995)
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A group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a verbal 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 verbal 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 verbal clue at their latest heist.

  • Director
    • Michael Mann
  • Writer
    • Michael Mann
  • Stars
    • Al Pacino
    • Robert De Niro
    • Val Kilmer
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    757K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    129
    45
    • Director
      • Michael Mann
    • Writer
      • Michael Mann
    • Stars
      • Al Pacino
      • Robert De Niro
      • Val Kilmer
    • 1.5KUser reviews
    • 212Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #105
    • Awards
      • 15 nominations total

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    Al Pacino
    Al Pacino
    • Vincent Hanna
    Robert De Niro
    Robert De Niro
    • Neil McCauley
    Val Kilmer
    Val Kilmer
    • Chris Shiherlis
    Jon Voight
    Jon Voight
    • Nate
    Tom Sizemore
    Tom Sizemore
    • Michael Cheritto
    Diane Venora
    Diane Venora
    • Justine
    Amy Brenneman
    Amy Brenneman
    • Eady
    Ashley Judd
    Ashley Judd
    • Charlene Shiherlis
    Mykelti Williamson
    Mykelti Williamson
    • Drucker
    Wes Studi
    Wes Studi
    • Casals
    Ted Levine
    Ted Levine
    • Bosko
    Dennis Haysbert
    Dennis Haysbert
    • Breedan
    William Fichtner
    William Fichtner
    • Van Zant
    Natalie Portman
    Natalie Portman
    • Lauren
    Tom Noonan
    Tom Noonan
    • Kelso
    Kevin Gage
    Kevin Gage
    • Waingro
    Hank Azaria
    Hank Azaria
    • Marciano
    Susan Traylor
    Susan Traylor
    • Elaine Cheritto
    • Director
      • Michael Mann
    • Writer
      • Michael Mann
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Rather 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.
    • Goofs
      In 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: I'm angry. I'm very angry, Ralph. You know, you can ball my wife if she wants you to. You can lounge around here on her sofa, in her ex-husband's dead-tech, post-modernistic bullshit house if you want to. But you do not get to watch my fucking television set!

    • Alternate versions
      For the film's Blu-ray release in 2009, director Michael Mann made two minor changes to the film (this Blu-ray cut has been used for all subsequent home video releases):
      • When Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino) returns to the restaurant to pick up Justine (Diane Venora), they have a low-key argument about his obsessive police work and how it is affecting the marriage. In the Theatrical Cut, Justine says, "You don't live with me, you live among the remains of dead people. You sift through the detritus, you read the terrain, you search for signs of passing, for the scent of your prey, and then you hunt them down. That's the only thing you're committed to. The rest is the mess you leave as you pass through." In the Blu-ray cut, the line "You sift through the detritus" has been removed. To cover this edit, the camera cuts to Hanna rather than staying on Justine for the entirety of her monologue (which was how the scene played out in the Theatrical Cut).
      • When Hanna is speaking to Alan Marciano (Hank Azaria), Marciano questions why he got involved with Charlene Shiherlis (Ashley Judd) at all, and Hanna shouts, "Cause she's got a great ass...and you got your head all the way up it!" The camera cuts to a stunned Marciano, and we hear Hanna say, "Ferocious, aren't I?" The camera then cuts to Hanna and he says, "When I think of asses, a woman's ass, something comes out of me." In the Blu-ray cut, the line "Ferocious, aren't I?" has been removed from the audio track.
    • Connections
      Edited into Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Some Must Watch While Some Must Sleep (2009)
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    User reviews1.5K

    Featured review
    10/10

    Brilliant

    This is a brilliant film. While clocking in at a nearly three-hour running time, there isn't a single wasted scene, it is always entertaining and I think it is very rewatchable too. The cinematography, locations and scenery are superb, and the film's atmosphere and pace are also terrific. The story is plausible and beautifully structured with a breathtaking sequence towards the middle of the film, and there are a lot of memorable quotes. Heat is also brilliantly directed by Michael Mann and the acting of Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino is exemplary. So all in all, brilliant and absolutely worth it. 10/10 Bethany Cox
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    • Jan 8, 2011
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 15, 1995 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • -Official 20th Century Studios (United States)
      • -Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Fuego contra fuego
    • Filming locations
      • 1219 Dodds Circle, East Los Angeles, California, USA(Trejo's pad)
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • New Regency Productions
      • Forward Pass
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    Box office

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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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Surround 5.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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