Heat (1987)
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27% of users liked it
(121 ratings)
Burt Reynolds stars as the bitter bodyguard and degenerate gambler Mex in this uneven action film. He wakes up hungover, vowing to rekindle his dream of leaving Las Vegas for good if he can just raise enough money. Mex divides his time working for the low-key millionaire Cyrus Kinnick (Peter… More Burt Reynolds stars as the bitter bodyguard and degenerate gambler Mex in this uneven action film. He wakes up hungover, vowing to rekindle his dream of leaving Las Vegas for good if he can just raise enough money. Mex divides his time working for the low-key millionaire Cyrus Kinnick (Peter MacNicol) at the casino and moonlighting as a paid enforcer. When Mex's pretty neighbor Holly (Karen Young) is attacked by a quartet of perverted thugs, Mex goes after gang leader Danny DeMarco (Neill Barry) and company. The feature was continually plagued by production problems, with three uncredited directors employed in addition to R.M. Richards. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Directed By
- Dick Richards, Jerry Jameson
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
R,
- In Theaters
- Nov 12, 1986 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The movie is filled with promising starts, but then everything dissolves into a violent action climax.
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Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily
An episodic, off-beat film that's aged well. Burt Reynolds is empathetic as a tired, sad and very lethal tough guy with a heart of gold who longs to leave Las Vegas.
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Cast
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Burt Reynolds
as Nick Mex Escalante
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Karen Young
as Holly
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Peter MacNicol
as Cyrus Kinnick
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Howard Hesseman
as Pinchus Zion
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Neil Barry
as Danny DeMarco
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Diana Scarwid
as Cassie
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Wendell Burton
as Osgood
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Pete Koch
as Tiel
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Joe Mascolo
as Baby
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Deborah Rush
as D.D.
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Robert Vento
as Bartender
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Joey Villa
as Himself
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Alfie Wise
as Felix
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Joanne Jackson
as Millicent
- Paula Herold
- Richard Pagano
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Joseph E. Bernard
as Pit Boss
