Dead Heat
You can't keep a good cop dead.
1988 | 84m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Mark Goldblatt |
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| Writer: | Terry Black |
| Staring: |
| Detective Roger Mortis is killed in action while investigating a string of mysterious robberies: until he's brought back from the dead with a chemical company's secret re-animation technology. Now he has twelve hours to solve the case of his own death before he dies: And stays dead. | |
| Release Date: | May 06, 1988 |
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| Director: | Mark Goldblatt |
| Writer: | Terry Black |
| Genres: | Comedy, Action, Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller |
| Keywords | police, resurrection, undead, zombie, zombification, buddy cop |
| Production Companies | New World Pictures, Helpern / Meltzer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $3,588,626
Budget: $5,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Treat Williams | Det. Roger Mortis |
| Joe Piscopo | Det. Doug Bigelow |
| Lindsay Frost | Randi James |
| Darren McGavin | Dr. Ernest McNab |
| Vincent Price | Arthur P. Loudermilk |
| Robert Picardo | Lt. Herzog |
| Martha Quinn | Newscaster |
| Keye Luke | Mr. Thule |
| Clare Kirkconnell | Rebecca Smythers |
| Mel Stewart | Captain Mayberry |
| Shane Black | Patrolman |
| Pons Maar | Pool Zombie |
| Professor Toru Tanaka | Butcher |
| Tom Nolan | Jonas |
| Lew Hopson | Whitfield |
| Chip Heller | Wilcox |
| Monica Lewis | Mrs. Von Heisenberg |
| Peter Kent | Smitty |
| Ben Mittleman | Bob |
| Cate Caplin | Saleswoman |
| Peggy O'Brien | Jewelry Store Manager |
| Steven R. Bannister | The Thing |
| Steve Itkin | Fireman |
| Michael Saad | Guard #1 |
| Monty Cox | Guard #2 |
| Monty Ash | Walter |
| H. Ray Huff | Cop |
| Dawan Scott | Pool Zombie |
| Ivan E. Roth | End Zombie |
| Ron Taylor | Shoot Out Zombie |
| Clarence Brown | Harry Latham |
| Yvonne Peattie | Gertrude Bellman |
| Pamela Vansant | Lab Technician |
| Beth Toussaint | Lab Technician |
| Linnea Quigley | Zombie Go-go Girl (uncredited) |
| Peter Kent | Smitty |
| Loren Janes | |
| Gene LeBell | |
| Michael Lindström |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| David Helpern | Producer |
| Michael L. Meltzer | Producer |
| Allen Alsobrook | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 18 | 32 | 12 |
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A bit goofy for sure but a fun horror-comedy, in the vein of Evil Dead 2. The performances from both Treat Williams and Joe Piscopo were fun. Think this is one with some good replay value. **3.5/5** ...
I love 80's movies but this one would be worth passing on except there is one horror make up scene (Randi dying)that might be worth the view. The dialog is clunky and the acting is pretty poor and that includes Treat Williams, who I normally like, but you can tell he was going through the motions on ... this one. Personally, I never cared for Joe Piscopo in any movie. But if you enjoy an 80's movie with it's vibe - the music, the fashions, the hair styles and add to it a retro red 1960's Chevy convertible then dive right in.