Dead Heat (1988)
Genre: Action / Comedy
Duration: 86 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Mark Goldblatt
Stars: Treat Williams, Joe Piscopo and Vincent Price
IMDb score:
6,1 (10.259)
Releasedate: 6 May 1988
Dead Heat plot
"You Can't Keep a Good Cop Dead"
A dead agent named Roger Mortis returns to the realm of the living via a so-called 'resurrection machine' and joins his old partner Doug Bigelow. Together, they set out to destroy a diabolical zombie crime syndicate once and for all.
Actors and actresses
Det. Roger Mortis
Det. Doug Bigelow
Randi James
Dr. Ernest McNab
Arthur P. Loudermilk
Lt. Herzog
Newscaster
Mr. Thule
Rebecca Smythers
Captain Mayberry
Reviews & comments
VanRippestein
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- 1178 messages
- 1052 votes
This film is listed in the book "The Bad Movie Bible." I find that a bit misplaced, as I can easily find worse films. It doesn't fall into the so-bad-it's-good category, because the film is simply skillfully made. Cheesy, bland, and with a weird plot, but skillfully made. The effects are fantastic, and the chemistry between Williams and Piscopo is also excellent. Moreover, the film has a brisk pace. Very entertaining.
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scorsese
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- 13258 messages
- 11145 votes
A decent film in which a dead cop and his partner must solve a series of crimes. A delightfully ridiculous plot for this sort of zombie buddy cop movie. Entertaining, but thankfully not too long. Action, horror, and comedy that occasionally veers into violence, with excellent makeup effects. Easily 3.0 stars.
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clubsport
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- 3913 messages
- 7007 votes
This is a rather strange mix of action buddy cop, a bit of horror and black humour, which totally escaped my attention when I was young, the film encyclopedia was merciless in its commentary, calling it a mindless and occasionally disgusting dragon.
Who cares, admittedly it's not a top film but it's quite an entertaining film, the 80s atmosphere is nice and there's enough fun action crammed into it, and the special effects are more than reasonable.
Treat Williams is one of those actors whose name you quickly forget, good but never really made it to the A list but played in many films, Joe Piscopo looked somewhat familiar to me but I wouldn't dare say from what, the same went for the actress who played Vincent Price's daughter, a familiar face but from what again?
Funny to see Vincent Price in such a recent film.
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