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[carl]

Heat (1995)


Directed by
Michael Mann

Writing credits (WGA)
Michael Mann (written by)



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Genre: Action / Crime / Thriller / Drama (more)

Tagline: An epic tale of crime and obsession and two men on opposite sides of the law. (more)

Plot Outline: A Los Angeles crime saga, "Heat" focuses on the lives of two men on opposite sides of the law - one a detective; the other a thief. (more) (view trailer)

User Comments: The Godfather meets The Godfather Part 2 (more)

User Rating: 7.8/10 (27,005 votes) top 250: #248

Cast overview, first billed only:
Al Pacino .... Lt. Vincent Hanna
Robert De Niro .... Neil McCauley
Val Kilmer .... Chris Shiherlis
Jon Voight .... Nate
Tom Sizemore .... Michael Cheritto
Diane Venora .... Justine Hanna
Amy Brenneman .... Eady
Ashley Judd .... Charlene Shiherlis
Mykelti Williamson .... Sergeant Drucker
Wes Studi .... Detective Casals
Ted Levine .... Bosko
Dennis Haysbert .... Donald Breedan
William Fichtner .... Roger Van Zant
Natalie Portman .... Lauren Hanna
Tom Noonan .... Kelso
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MPAA: Rated R for violence and language.
Runtime: 171 min / USA:188 min (original pre-aired NBC version)
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital / SDDS
Certification: Argentina:16 / Australia:MA / Canada:18A / Chile:18 / Denmark:16 / Finland:K-16 / Germany:16 (bw) / Netherlands:16 / Norway:18 / Portugal:M/16 / Singapore: PG / Spain:13 / Sweden:15 / UK:15 / USA:R

I loved this film but I haven't seen it in a while so a complete description is not possible. I liked the Diner scene, possibly the ultimate example of on screen chemistry and shows people the reason that Pacino and Deniro are so popular even though both have been over the top in other films.

The other scene that was joint best was the bank robbery. A perfect example of how to film an action scene, and some very cool use of slow motion that other films could make note of.

*****

[Jake]

the bank scene was friggin awesome. HOw did they film that in the middle of the city? They weasted so many blanks (and probobly some real ones) My favorite action scene ever (felt bad for Tom Sizemore though)

[j7wild]

Does anyone here know about this?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097700/

It was originally going to be a TV series and when the pilot didn't get picked up, it was remade into a movie.

I found this movie on the internet today.