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Heat (1987)

Heat poster
Directed by
Jerry Jameson, Dick Richards
Genre
drama film, action film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
16
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 59 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An ex-mercenary returns to Las Vegas, working as a bodyguard to stay afloat. He gets pulled into a web of violence and betrayal among local criminals.

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What happens

Heat is a 1986 American neo-noir dramatic action thriller film about an ex-mercenary working as a bodyguard in Las Vegas. The film was written by William Goldman, based on his 1985 novel of the same name. Heat was directed by Dick Richards and Jerry Jameson. The film stars Burt Reynolds, Karen Young, Peter MacNicol, Howard Hesseman, Neill Barry and Joseph Mascolo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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