Red Heat (1988)
“Moscow's toughest detective. Chicago's craziest cop. There's only one thing worse than making them mad. Making them partners.”
Movie19881h 44mEnglish
Our verdict
Decent one-time watch
Mixed-to-positive reactions; enjoyable if the genre is your thing.
Based on the TMDB audience score from 1,677 ratings.
Movie review: Red Heat
Red Heat is a film from 1988. It is catalogued under Action, Crime. Its listed tagline is “Moscow's toughest detective. Chicago's craziest cop. There's only one thing worse than making them mad. Making them partners.”
Story
A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.
Audience reaction
TMDB records an audience rating of 6.2/10 based on 1,677 votes.
Production
Release date: June 17, 1988 · Runtime: 104 minutes · Original language: English · Reported budget: $29,000,000 · Reported revenue: $34,994,648
Official trailer
Cast
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Jim Belushi
Peter Boyle
Ed O'Ross
Laurence Fishburne
Gina Gershon
Richard Bright
Brent Jennings
Gretchen Palmer
Pruitt Taylor Vince
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