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| Red Heat | |
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 Red Heat theatrical poster |
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| Directed by | Walter Hill |
| Produced by | Gordon Carroll Walter Hill |
| Written by | Walter Hill Harry Kleiner Troy Kennedy Martin |
| Starring | Arnold Schwarzenegger James Belushi Peter Boyle Ed O'Ross Laurence Fishburne Gina Gershon |
| Music by | James Horner |
| Cinematography | Matthew F. Leonetti |
| Editing by | Donn Aron Carmel Davies Freeman A. Davies |
| Distributed by | TriStar Pictures |
| Release date(s) | June 17, 1988 |
| Running time | 103 min |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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Red Heat is a 1988 buddy cop film directed by Walter Hill. The film stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, as Moscow narc Ivan Danko; James Belushi, as Chicago detective Art Ridžić. Finding themselves on the same case, Danko and Ridžić work as partners to catch a cunning and deadly Soviet Georgian drug kingpin, Viktor Rostavili (Ed O'Ross)...who also happens to be the killer of Danko's previous partner back in Russia.
The movie was released with the tagline Moscow's toughest detective. Chicago's craziest cop. There's only one thing more dangerous than making them mad: making them partners.
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Synopsis
Russian Police Captain Ivan Danko sets a trap for Viktor Rostavili (Ed O'Ross), a Georgian drug dealer and crimelord. The ambush severely backfires; Viktor flees Russia and comes to the USA, after gunning down several other Moscow cops...including Danko's partner.
Loudmouthed Chicago PD Detective-Sergeant Art Ridžić (James Belushi) investigates several local murders committed by Viktor's cartel. Suddenly he finds himself partnered with Danko, who has chased Viktor here from Moscow with the intention of capturing the crime baron alive. Danko is frustrated when his lack of a diplomatic license prohibits him from carrying a weapon. He shares his candid observations with Ridžić: "This Chicago is very strange city. Your crime is organized, but your police is not."
Danko and Ridžić pursue Viktor and his henchmen around Chicago. Finally, Danko and Viktor commandeer a couple of Greyhound buses, then engage in a high-speed chase...until Viktor is side-slammed by a train. He takes on Danko in a running, Texas-style shootout (Danko uses a Ruger "Blackhawk" Magnum given to him by Ridžić); Viktor is gunned down. Danko returns to Moscow after exchanging wristwatches with Ridžić as an act of goodwill.
Cast
- Arnold Schwarzenegger - Capt. Ivan Danko
- James Belushi - Det. Sgt. Art Ridžić
- Peter Boyle - Cmdr. Lou Donnelly
- Ed O'Ross - Viktor Rostavili
- Laurence Fishburne - Lt. Charlie Stobbs
- Gina Gershon - Catherine "Cat" Manzetti
- Richard Bright - Det. Sgt. Gallagher
- J. W. Smith - Salim
- Brent Jennings - Abdul Elijah
Trivia
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- Red Heat was the first American film allowed to shoot in Moscow's Red Square.
- Screenwriter Troy Kennedy Martin previously crafted another popular cinematic marriage of violence and comedy, Kelly's Heroes.
- The film has gained cult status among Russian speakers, mainly due to its extremely poor Russian, numerous factual errors and portrayal of ethnic stereotypes.
- 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.
- When Danko and his partner discuss the drug problem, the translation says they are referring to Miami while they were actually referring to Harlem. This has been corrected in the Momentum Pictures DVD, which has much more accurate translations.
- The teleprinter at the Moscow militia headquarters is seen printing a message in Russian but in the Latin alphabet. Equipment used by the Soviet government would undoubtedly allow the Cyrillic alphabet to be used.
- Ivan Danko uses the "Podbyrin 9.2 mm" handgun. It's actually a modified Western Desert Eagle .357 Magnum. The Podbyrin does not exist and was made up as a prop for the movie.
- The opening and closing title music for the movie by James Horner is taken out of the second movement "The Philosophers" of Sergei Prokofiev's Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution.
- The French title of Red Heat is Double Détente, a reference to the Soviet-American détente of the 1970s.
- Ridžić, (although pronounced as: "Ridzik") is a Serbian family name (originally pronounced as IPA: [riˑdʒitʃ]) originating from Bosnia, and the city of Chicago is known for its sizable Serbian population.
- A comic situation is a play on the Miranda warning.
- The Moscow car chase scene, where Lada cars pursue one another through the old city, were actually filmed in Budapest, Hungary. Russian roles were played by Hungarian actors with their original voices speaking Russian. The Moscow Police Headquarters scene was filmed at the internal yards of the Buda Castle in Budapest.
- In the Moscow obscure cantina scene several famous Hungarian actors are appearing among them Norbert Növényi and Gábor Koncz. Other two Hungarian famous actors are Péter Trokán and János Bán as policemen at the Headquarters.
- This movie is referenced in My Way Entertainment's dub video, "J3: Return of the Colossi."
External links
- Red Heat at the Internet Movie Database
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