Dead Heat (1988)
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14% of critics liked it
(7 reviews) -
41% of users liked it
(6,075 ratings)
Roger Mortis and Doug Bigelow are cops that are chasing crooks that are dead serious about crime. Or should I say they are chasing dead crooks perpetrating serious crimes? Seems some nutcase has learned how to bring back the dead and is sending them on crime sprees. Now these indestructable goons… More Roger Mortis and Doug Bigelow are cops that are chasing crooks that are dead serious about crime. Or should I say they are chasing dead crooks perpetrating serious crimes? Seems some nutcase has learned how to bring back the dead and is sending them on crime sprees. Now these indestructable goons are in the way of officers Mortis and Bigelow. To even things up, when Mortis is killed (in the line of duty, of course) he gets a jump start from the Resurrection machine and takes the fight to the zombie bad guys.
- Directed By
- Mark Goldblatt
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- May 6, 1988 Wide
- On DVD
- Sep 20, 2011
- Studio
- LionsGate Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Michael Wilmington, Los Angeles Times
On the screen, it seems to be like a walking corpse itself: jerking around malevolently, with putrefying limbs, a fixed, grisly smile on its face and absolutely no spontaneity.
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Johanna Steinmetz, Chicago Tribune
Williams and Piscopo seem to be on autopilot when delivering their lines, not relating to one another, not picking up each other`s timing.
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Walter Goodman, New York Times
[A] sci-fi, low-tech comedy horror show.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
A disastrous attempt at blending comedy and horror.
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Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily
A real stinker in 1988, and it hasn't improved with age.
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Cast
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Treat Williams
as Roger Mortis
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Joe Piscopo
as Doug Bigelow
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Lindsay Frost
as Randi James
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Darren McGavin
as Dr. Ernest McNab
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Vincent Price
as Arthur P. Loudermilk
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Clare Kirkconnell
as Rebecca Smythers
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Keye Luke
as Mr. Thule
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Ben Mittleman
as Bob
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Peter Kent
as Smitty
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Monty Ash
as Walter
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Chip Heller
as Wilcox
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Lew Hopson
as Whitfield
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Monica Lewis
as Mrs. Von Heiserberg
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Pons Maar
as Pool Zombie
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Tom Nolan
as Jonas
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Peggy O'Brien
as Jewelry Store Manager
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Yvonne Peattie
as Gertrude Bellman
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Robert Picardo
as Lieutenant Herzog
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Martha Quinn
as Newscaster
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Ivan E. Roth
as End Zombie
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Dawan Scott
as Pool Zombie
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Mel Stewart
as Capt. Mayberry
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Prof. Toru Tanaka
as Butcher
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Ron Taylor
as Shoot Out Zombie
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Beth Toussaint
as Lab Technician
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Shane Black
as Patrolman
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Clarence Brown
as Harry Lathamn
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Monty Cox
as Guard
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Steven R. Bannister
as Thing
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Cate Casplin
as Salewoman
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H. Ray Huff
as Cop
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Steve Itkin
as Freman
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Mike Saad
as Guard
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Pamela Vansant
as Lab Technician
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Kiefer Sutherland
as Pally
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Anthony LaPaglia
as Ray
- Lothaire Bluteau
- Daniel Benzali
