JPV852
A bit goofy for sure but a fun horror-comedy, in the vein of Evil Dead 2. The performances from both Treat Williams and Joe Piscopo were fun. Think this is one with some good replay value. 3.5/5
Dead Heat
- Action
- Horror
- Science Fiction
- Thriller
- Comedy
5/6/1988
84
R
You can't keep a good cop dead.
Detective Roger Mortis is killed in action while investigating a string of mysterious robberies: until he's brought back from the dead with a chemical company's secret re-animation technology. Now he has twelve hours to solve the case of his own death before he dies: And stays dead.
- Director:
- Writer:
- Revenue:
- $3,588,626
- Budget:
- $5,000,000
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Cast
Treat WilliamsDet. Roger Mortis- Joe PiscopoDet. Doug Bigelow
Lindsay FrostRandi James- Darren McGavinDr. Ernest McNab
- Vincent PriceArthur P. Loudermilk
- Robert PicardoLt. Herzog
- Martha QuinnNewscaster
- Keye LukeMr. Thule
- Clare KirkconnellRebecca Smythers
- Mel StewartCaptain Mayberry
- Shane BlackPatrolman
- Pons MaarPool Zombie
- Professor Toru TanakaButcher
- Tom NolanJonas
- Lew HopsonWhitfield
- Chip HellerWilcox
Reviews
Finetunes
I love 80's movies but this one would be worth passing on except there is one horror make up scene (Randi dying)that might be worth the view. The dialog is clunky and the acting is pretty poor and that includes Treat Williams, who I normally like, but you can tell he was going through the motions on this one. Personally, I never cared for Joe Piscopo in any movie. But if you enjoy an 80's movie with it's vibe - the music, the fashions, the hair styles and add to it a retro red 1960's Chevy convertible then dive right in.