Heat Movie Review 1995

Pacino and De Niro in the same scene. Together. Finally. Obsessive master thief McCauley (De Niro) leads a crack crew on various military-style heists across L.A. while equally obsessive detective Hanna (Pacino) tracks him. Each man recognizes and respects the other's ability and dedication, even as they express the willingness to kill each other, if necessary. Excellent script with all the fireworks you'd expect, as well as a surprising look into emotional and personal sacrifice. Beautiful cinematography shows industrial landscape to great effect. Writer-director Mann held onto the screenplay for 12 years.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 171 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Crime Drama, One Last Job, Crime Sprees, Police Detectives, Gambling, Family Ties, Suicide, Heists: Armored Car, Heists: Banks, L.A., Loner Cops, Psychotics/Sociopaths, Rock Stars on Film

Screenplay

Michael Mann

Cast

Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Diane Venora, Ashley Judd, Wes Studi, Tom Sizemore, Mykelti Williamson, Amy Brenneman, Ted Levine, Dennis Haysbert, William Fichtner, Natalie Portman, Hank Azaria, Henry Rollins, Kevin Gage, Tone Loc, Bud Cort, Jeremy Piven, Tom Noonan, Xander Berkeley

Cinematography

Dante Spinotti

Director

Michael Mann

Music

Elliot Goldenthal

Producer

Inc. Michael Mann Company, Art Linson, Arnon Milchan, Pieter Jan Brugge, Forward Pass Productions, New Regency Pictures, Warner Bros.