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Las Vegas is the backdrop for all the torrid action of heat, as Burt Reynolds plays the soft-hearted bodyguard who's out to protect his friends.
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Mex (as Nick Escalante)
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Holly
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Cyrus Kinnick
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Pinchus Zion
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Danny DeMarco
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Cassie
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Baby (as Joe Mascolo)
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Felix
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D.D.
Wendell Burton ...
Osgood
Joanne Jackson ...
Millicent
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Kinlaw
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Tiel (as Pete Koch)
Joseph Bernard ...
Pit Boss
Barry Polkowitz ...
Hot Shot Dealer
Chris O'Rourke ...
Katherine
Reno Nichols ...
Bartender
Ron Tombaugh ...
Parking Lot Man
Mone Swann ...
Lounge Singer
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Mean-Eyed Dealer
Robert Vento ...
Bartender
Joey Villa ...
Self
Michael Lovell Farris ...
Bouncer
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Doctor (uncredited)

Directed by

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Dick Richards ... (as R.M. Richards)
Jerry Jameson ... (uncredited)

Written by

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William Goldman ... (screenplay)
 
William Goldman ... (novel)

Produced by

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Cassian Elwes ... producer
Elliott Kastner ... producer (uncredited)
George Pappas ... producer
Keith Rotman ... producer
Marina Spinola ... producer: Venice
Victoria Taft ... associate producer (as Vicki Taft)
John Zane ... associate producer

Music by

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Michael Gibbs

Cinematography by

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James A. Contner ... director of photography (as James Contner)

Editing by

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Jeffrey Wolf

Editorial Department

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Pamela Collet ... post-production secretary
Mark Herman ... second assistant editor
Suzanne Pillsbury ... first assistant editor
Chantal Ribeiro ... post-production coordinator
John Slattery ... apprentice editor

Art Direction by

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Jerry Wunderlich

Costume Design by

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Norman Salling

Makeup Department

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Manny Acosta ... assistant makeup artist
Tom Ellingwood ... makeup artist
Anthony Esposito ... hair stylist
Robert Lattin ... assistant hair stylist
Mark Payne ... assistant hair stylist

Production Management

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Marco Donati ... production manager: Venice
John Zane ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Stan Barrett ... second unit director
K.C. Colwell ... second assistant director
Jerry Sobul ... first assistant director
Kevin Barry Howe ... assistant director (uncredited) / second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Bobby Bernhardt ... set dresser
Leigh Christiansen ... assistant set dresser
Roger Dietz ... construction coordinator
Douglas E. Madison ... property master (as Douglas Madison)
Douglas T. Madison ... assistant property master (as Douglas Madison Jr.)
Clay Nicholas ... assistant art director
Dean Tavoularis ... visual consultant
Carol Winstead Wood ... storyboard illustrator (as Carol Wood)

Sound Department

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Peter Bentley ... sound mixer
Rusty Coppleman ... sound editor
Alan Corder ... assistant sound editor
Richard Fettes ... assistant sound editor
Joe Gallagher ... assistant sound editor
John Hayward ... re-recording engineer
Jack T. Knight ... foley editor (as Jack Knight)
Dick Lewzey ... recording engineer
Stephen Mackey ... boom operator
William Trent ... dialogue editor (as Bill Trent)

Special Effects by

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Paul Haines ... special effects: second unit, Las Vegas (as Paul Haynes)

Visual Effects by

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Rodney Read ... optical consultant

Stunts

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Stan Barrett ... stunt coordinator
Dick Durock ... stunts
Andy Epper ... stunts (as Andy Eppers)
Duke Fenady ... stunts
George Fisher ... stunts
Tim Gilbert ... stunts
Lamar Jackson ... stunts
Mike Kirton ... stunts
Fred Waugh ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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J.H. Barnes ... electrician
James O. Blair ... gaffer: second unit, Las Vegas (as Jim Blair)
Jerry G. Callaway ... camera operator (as Jerry Callaway)
Al Cartlidge ... electrician
Dave Friedman ... still photographer
Vincent Galindez ... second assistant camera
Ken Kaplan ... electrician (as Kenny Kaplan)
Gábor Kövér ... first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Gabor Kover)
Bob Leitelt ... grip (as Robert Leitelt)
Nick McLean ... director of photography: second unit, Las Vegas
Mike Moad ... dolly grip
Tim Moore ... key grip
George S. Neil ... best boy (as George Neil)
Patrick O'Doherty ... electrician
Richard Sands ... gaffer (as Rick Sands)
George Shiroky ... grip
Lynn Troupe ... second grip

Casting Department

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Paula Herold ... casting: New York (as Paula Herald)
Rene Mahoney ... casting: Las Vegas
Richard Pagano ... casting: Los Angeles (as Rick Pagano)
Michele Posse ... casting: Las Vegas

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Pepper Janicki ... seamstress
Alan Trugman ... costume supervisor

Location Management

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Barbara Carlile ... location manager

Music Department

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Robert Hathaway ... music editor (as Bob Hathaway)
Paul Holderbaum ... orchestrator
Simon Manley ... assistant music editor
Jim Odgren ... musician: saxophone solo

Script and Continuity Department

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H. Bud Otto ... script supervisor (as Bud Otto)

Transportation Department

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Don Howe ... transportation coordinator

Additional Crew

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Kevin Barry Howe ... production office coordinator
Paige Jeffers ... contact: Los Angeles
Elliott Kastner ... presenter
Harriet Katz-Stevens ... assistant production controller (as Harriet Katz)
Kenneth Mancebo ... production controller
Lynn C. Marchionno ... post-production accountant
Edward McDonald ... craft service (as Ed McDonald)
Joe Merwin ... contact: Los Angeles
Sylvia Privett ... assistant: Mr. Kastner
M. Paul Swim ... assistant production office coordinator (as Paul Swim)
Derek Tarrant ... post-production accountant
Lionel Wigram ... production assistant
Chris Wood ... title designer

Thanks

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Chris Karamanos ... thanks
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Reynolds plays an ex-soldier-of-fortunish character in Vegas, taking "Chaperone" jobs, fighting with the mob, and trying to get enough money together to move to Venice, Italy. Written by Ron Plumley

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Taglines Nick Escalante isn't a violent man by nature. He's just good at it. Protection is his business. Especially when it comes to his friends. [Theatrical] See more »
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Also Known As
  • Banco (France)
  • Heat - Nick, der Killer (Germany)
  • Acorralado en Las Vegas (Spain)
  • Hämd (Finland, Swedish title)
  • Heat - O Poder da Justiça (Portugal)
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Runtime
  • 101 min
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Box Office

Budget $17,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $1,354,375, 15 Mar 1987

Did You Know?

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Trivia Robert Altman bowed out as the original director because US Immigration denied a visa to Altman's Canadian cameraman, Pierre Mignot. See more »
Goofs In the fight lesson between Mex and Cyrus. Mex punches Cyrus in the face which result in a nose bleed. A couple of frames later the nose bleed is gone. But it reappears during their dialog later. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Heat/Lethal Weapon/Lily Tomlin/Raising Arizona (1987). See more »
Soundtracks Ain't We Got Fun See more »
Quotes [His qualifications.]
Mex: Well, I've been knocked down, blown up, lied to, shit on, shot at, I'm not a virgin except in my heart, nothing much surprises me anymore except what people do to each other. I'm a licensed pilot, I lectured on economics at Yale, and I can memorize the front page of the New York Times in five minutes, and repeat it back to you in five weeks. I was National Golden Gloves Champion three years in a row and I'm fluent in four languages. And... I lie a lot!
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