Red Heat (1988)

Director:

Walter Hill

Writers (WGA):

Walter Hill (story)
Harry Kleiner (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

17 June 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Moscow's toughest detective. Chicago's craziest cop. There's only one thing worse than making them mad. Making them partners.

Plot:

Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a Russian policeman sent after a Russian drug dealer who has escaped to...

Plot Keywords:

Bathing Scene | Prosthetic Limb | Male Nudity | Phone Booth | Steam Bath

Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger	...	Capt. Ivan Danko
James Belushi	...	Det. Sgt. Art Ridzik
Peter Boyle	...	Cmdr. Lou Donnelly
Ed O'Ross	...	Viktor 'Rosta' Rostavili
Laurence Fishburne	...	Lt. Charlie Stobbs (as Larry Fishburne)
Gina Gershon	...	Catherine 'Cat' Manzetti
Richard Bright	...	Det. Sgt. Gallagher
J.W. Smith	...	Salim
Brent Jennings	...	Abdul Elijah
Gretchen Palmer	...	Hooker
Pruitt Taylor Vince	...	Night Clerk
Mike Hagerty	...	Pat Nunn (as Michael Hagerty)
Brion James	...	Streak
Gloria Delaney	...	Intern
Peter Jason	...	TV Announcer
Oleg Vidov	...	Yuri Ogarkov
Saveli Kramarov	...	Gregor Moussorsky (as Savely Kramarov)
Gene Scherer	...	Consul Dimitri Stepanovich
Tengiz Borisoff	...	Josip Baroda
Roger Callard	...	Pytor Tatomovich
Gábor Koncz	...	Vagran Rostavili
Géza Balkay	...	Col. Kulikov
Zsolt Körtvélyessy	...	Lt. Redetsky
János Bán	...	Officer
Tiger Chung Lee	...	Mongol Hippie (as Masanori Toguchi)
Sven-Ole Thorsen	...	Nikolai
Norbert Növényi	...	Sacha
Istvan Etlenyi	...	Yegor
George Gati	...	Piano Player
Peter Marikovsky	...	Waiter
Gábor Németh	...	Gangster
Istvan Vajas	...	Gangster
Peter Kis	...	Gangster
Atilla Fasi	...	Gangster
Eric Mansker	...	Ali
Lew Hopson	...	Jamal
Jason Ronard	...	Nelligan
Gigi Vorgan	...	Officer Audry
Allan Graf	...	Joliet Prison Guard
Kurt Fuller	...	Detective
Bruno Alexander	...	Detective (as Bruno Acalinas)
Christopher Mankiewicz	...	Cop in Hospital
Bob O'Donnell	...	Bernie the Newsie
Marjorie Bransfield	...	Waitress
Luis Contreras	...	Lupo
Christopher Anthony Young	...	Hooligan
William McConnell	...	Police Photographer
Ed DeFusco	...	Police Photographer
Joey D. Vieira	...	Man at Phone Booth
Michael Adams	...	Railroad Engineer (as Mike Adams)
Jonathan Tate	...	Prison Cleanhead (as Jonathon Tate)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alexander Conte	...	Soviet Police Commander (uncredited)
Jenifer Lewis	...	Judge Jenifer Lewis (uncredited)

Directed by
Walter Hill

Writing credits (WGA)
Walter Hill		(story)
Harry Kleiner		(screenplay) &
Walter Hill		(screenplay) and
Troy Kennedy-Martin		(screenplay) (as Troy Kennedy Martin)

Produced by
Gordon Carroll	....	producer
Walter Hill	....	producer
Mario Kassar	....	executive producer
Andrew G. Vajna	....	executive producer (as Andrew Vajna)
Mae Woods	....	associate producer

Original Music by
James Horner

Cinematography by
Matthew F. Leonetti

Film Editing by
Donn Aron
Carmel Davies
Freeman A. Davies		(as Freeman Davies)

Casting by
Jackie Burch

Production Design by
John Vallone

Art Direction by
László Rajk

Costume Design by
Dan Moore

Makeup Department
Jeff Dawn	....	makeup department head
Michael Germain	....	makeup department head
Peter Tothpal	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Dirk Petersmann	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeanne Caliendo	....	first assistant director: second unit
Bennie E. Dobbins	....	second unit director (as Bennie Dobbins)
Jim Dyer	....	first assistant director
Tom Phillips	....	second assistant director: additional photography
Barry K. Thomas	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Robert E. Knight	....	paint foreman
Bob Myers	....	construction labor foreman
Jeff Passanante	....	construction coordinator
Paul Stanwyck	....	head painter

Sound Department
Fred J. Brown	....	supervising sound editor
John S. Coffey	....	cable person (as John Coffey)
John S. Coffey	....	sound mixer: second unit
Carl Fischer	....	boom operator
Richard Bryce Goodman	....	sound mixer
Rick Kline	....	sound re-recording mixer
János Köporosy	....	boom operator: Hungary
Elliott Koretz	....	sound editor
Rodger Pardee	....	sound editor
Victoria Rose Sampson	....	sound editor
Solange S. Schwalbe	....	sound editor
Michael R. Sloan	....	post-production sound supervisor
Elliot Tyson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jay Wilkinson	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
David Fletcher	....	special effects technician
R. Bruce Steinheimer	....	special effects supervisor

Stunts
Michael Adams	....	stunts (as Mike Adams)
Sándor Boros	....	stunts
Tony Brubaker	....	stunts
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunt driver
Allan Graf	....	stunts
György Kivés	....	stunts
Joel Kramer	....	stunt coordinator
Joel Kramer	....	stunts
Rick Le Fevour	....	stunts
Stacy Logan	....	stunts
Ferenc Novinecz	....	stunts
John Sherrod	....	stunts
Michael M. Vendrell	....	stunt performer
Kay Whipple	....	stunts
Diane Kay Grant	....	stunts (uncredited)
Peter Kent	....	stunt double: Arnold Schwarzenegger (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Kohnhorst	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
John R. Leonetti	....	camera operator (as John Leonetti)
Bruce McBroom	....	still photographer
Michael St. Hilaire	....	camera operator
Stephen J. Ullman	....	assistant camera
Michael D. Weldon	....	first assistant camera (as Mike Weldon)
Bill Winter	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Mark A. Ridge	....	extras casting
Catherine Holzer-Ballowe	....	extras casting: Chicago (uncredited)
Barbara L. Roche	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Phyllis Corcoran-Woods	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Noori Dehnahi	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
James Horner	....	conductor (uncredited)

Other crew
Linda C. Adams	....	assistant production coordinator
Xochi Blymyer	....	production assistant
Bundy Chanock	....	set medic
Ginger Farley	....	choreographer
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer
Mark Gomes	....	choreographer
Michael Greenwood	....	production assistant
Mario Kassar	....	presenter
Robert H. Lemer	....	location manager
Andrew G. Vajna	....	presenter (as Andrew Vajna)
Laurie Arnow-Epstein	....	construction accountant (uncredited)

Thanks
Bennie E. Dobbins	....	film dedicated to the memory of (as Bennie Dobbins)

Production Companies

• Carolco Pictures
• Lone Wolf Films
• Oak Pictures

Distributors

• Astro Distribution (1996) (Germany) (VHS) (uncut version)
• Astro Distribution (1997) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc)
• CBS Television (1991) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Columbia Pictures Corporation (1989) (UK) (theatrical)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• International Video Entertainment (IVE) (1988) (USA) (VHS)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
• Lucernafilm - Alfa (1991) (Czechoslovakia) (theatrical)
• Maple Pictures (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
• Roadshow Entertainment (1988) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Senator Film (1988) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Toho-Towa (1988) (Japan) (theatrical)
• TriStar Pictures (1988) (USA) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• D. Bassett & Associates  negative cutting
• For Stars Catering  catering
• Goldwyn Sound Facility  sound re-recording facilities
• Howard Anderson Company, The  opticals
• Pacific Title and Art Studio  title opticals

Runtime:

106 min | USA:103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2004) | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:18 | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Company:

Carolco Pictures

Trivia:

Walter Hill, thinking Schwarzenegger was too muscular, asked him to lose ten pounds for his role. Hill asked Belushi to gain ten pounds.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Ivan Danko's police uniform is a combination of at least six different uniforms. His hat is a Moscow Commander's Special and he also wears a Parade Band Musician axelbant.

Quotes:

Viktor Rostavili: The people have many needs. One is law and order. Other? Entertainment.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier' (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

DISKO YUK

Good For What It Is

RED HEAT is yet another of those buddy movies from the 1980s . Cops set up a sting , the bad guy kills a cop during an escape , turns out that the dead cop is the hero's best buddy and he's going to stop at nothing to get the bad guy with all this happening in the first 15 minutes of the movie . If all this sounds similar to 48 HOURS that's possibly because it was directed and co written by Walter Hill who also directed and co wrote the aforementioned movie . It might not be original in structure but it's certainly entertaining due in no small part of the two protagonists - Serious communist cop from the Ukraine , wise cracking Chicago cop - playing off each other in a story that could have so often become predictable and boring due to its familiar plot . It's hardly groundbreaking in concept but when a film made in 1988 starts hinting that gangsters from the Soviet Union will be taking charge of much of the black market in drugs , this alone gives it an edge missing in so many of its contemporaries