Heat (1995)

A group of professional bank robbers start to feel the heat from police when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist.

Director:

Michael Mann

Writer:

Michael Mann

Stars:

Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer

Top 250 #120 | 8 nominations.

Cast

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 Gustafson
Tom Noonan	...	Kelso

Storyline

Hunters and their prey--Neil and his professional criminal crew hunt to score big money targets (banks, vaults, armored cars) and are, in turn, hunted by Lt. Vincent Hanna and his team of cops in the Robbery/Homicide police division. A botched job puts Hanna onto their trail while they regroup and try to put together one last big 'retirement' score. Neil and Vincent are similar in many ways, including their troubled personal lives. At a crucial moment in his life, Neil disobeys the dictum taught to him long ago by his criminal mentor--'Never have anything in your life that you can't walk out on in thirty seconds flat, if you spot the heat coming around the corner'--as he falls in love. Thus the stage is set for the suspenseful ending....

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Plot Keywords:

Bank | Criminal | Police | Detective | Thief | 

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Taglines:

A Los Angeles Crime Saga

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

15 December 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fuego contra fuego

Filming Locations:

1219 Dodds Circle, East Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

£8,903,230 (UK) (15 March 1996)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros, Regency Enterprises, Forward Pass

Technical Specs

Runtime:

170 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The word 'fuck' is used 52 times, mostly by Al Pacino.

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Goofs

When the young hooker is in the motel room with Waingro, her hair is loose and shoulder length. Shortly thereafter, after she has been killed, Vincent pulls back the sheet covering her face, and her hair is in dreadlocks.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Construction Clerk: Check, charge, or cash?

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Connections

Referenced in Ed: Babysitting (2003)
Linda says she named her dogs 'Pacino' and 'De Niro' because they were together in "Heat"

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Soundtracks

"In November"
Written and Performed by David Darling
Courtesy of ECM Records

User Reviews

One of the best Cops and Robbers movies ever.

Heat is a masterful cops and robbers tale that shows both sides of the law in exquisite detail. Strong performances by Pacino and DeNiro (the scene of them sitting across the table from each other is possibly 5 of the most memorable minutes in film history). Excellent cinematography and perhaps the best gunfight (if not, one of the most intense) since Hard Boiled. More than worth the 3 or so hours.