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City Heat

Name: City Heat
Genre: Action, Crime, Comedy
Released: 1984-12-07
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 5.5

★ 5,5 /10 (218 Votes)

1984 EN 97 min

Overview

Set in Kansas City in 1933, Eastwood plays a police lieutenant known simply by his last name, Speer. Reynolds plays a former cop turned private eye named Mike Murphy. Both Speer and Murphy served on the force together and were once good friends, but are now bitter enemies. When Murphy's partner is slain they team up again to fight the mob.

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Release date

07/12/1984

Votes

218

Popularity

2.3

When a hotshot cop and a wise-guy detective get together... the heat is on!

Genres

Action Crime Comedy

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

97 min

Budget

$25,000,000

Revenue

$38,348,988

Clint Eastwood

Lieutenant Speer

Burt Reynolds

Mike Murphy

Jane Alexander

Addy

Madeline Kahn

Caroline Howley

Rip Torn

Primo Pitt

Irene Cara

Ginny Lee

Richard Roundtree

Dehl Swift

Tony Lo Bianco

Leon Coll

William Sanderson

Lonnie Ash

Nicholas Worth

Troy Roker

Robert Davi

Nino

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Jude Farese

Dub Slack

John Hancock

Fat Freddy

Jack Thibeau

Garage Soldier

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Counterman Louie

Bruce M. Fischer

Bruiser

Jack Nance

Aram Strossell

Art LaFleur

Bruiser

Tab Thacker

Tuck

Charles Parks

Dr. Breslin

Beau Starr

Pitt Lookout

Ernie Sabella

Ballistics Expert

Hamilton Camp

Garage Attendant

Gene LeBell

Garage Soldier

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Nick Dimitri

Garage Soldier

George Fisher

Garage Soldier

Bob Herron

Garage Soldier

Bill Hart

Garage Soldier

Arthur Malet

Doc Loomis

Fred Lerner

Pitt Roof Sniper

Anthony Charnota

Poker Player

Walter Robles

Poker Player

Richard Foronjy

Poker Player

Joan Shawlee

Peggy Barker

Tom Spratley

Chauffeur

Harry Caesar

Locker Room Attendant

Holgie Forrester

Little Red

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Bob Terhune

Billiard Soldier

Wiley Harker

'Mr. Smith'

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Bob Maxwell

'Mr. Smith'

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Minnie Summers Lindsey

Bordello Maid

Carey Loftin

Roxy Driver

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Christopher Michael Moore

Roxy Cop

Alfie Wise

Short Guy

Lou Fillipo

Referee

George Orrison

Pitt Doorway Thug

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Dallas Cole

Redhead Sherry

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Edwin Prevost

Butler

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Hank Calia

Shorter Friend

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Alex Plasschaert

Shortest Friend

No photo

Daphne Eckler

Agnes

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James C. Lewis

Roxy Patron

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Harry Demopoulos

Roman Orgy Patron

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Shocking what Prohibition causes some people to drink these days. The weight of expectation for City Heat was massive, two iconic Hollywood actors together in a buddy buddy cop movie, one with nods and homages to film noir and old school gangster movies, it wasn't unreasonable to expect a movie to sit with the best on Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynold's then CV's circa 1984. Unfortunately it's no masterpiece or close to being in the upper echelon's of each actor's respective works. But that doesn't make it a bad film. A change of director saw Blake Edwards replaced by Richard Benjamin afte…

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Clint Eastwood carries it, but <em>'City Heat'</em> as a whole is just about good. Burt Reynolds makes for a solid partner for Eastwood, though his character isn't as strong as the latter's - who is played by the film's standout, no doubt. There's not any star performers behind those two, though Richard Roundtree and Rip Torn are alright. One positive, though, is the 1930s set design, which I really liked. Not the most memorable flick, you could say it ought to be due to the double act up top, but I still found it to be a satisfactory watch.

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