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City Heat (1984) 5.4
A slick private eye and tough police lieutenant--once partners, now bitter enemies--reluctantly team up to investigate a murder. Director:Richard BenjaminWriters:Blake Edwards (story) (as Sam O. Brown) , Blake Edwards (as Sam O. Brown) , 1 more credit » |
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Kansas City in the 1930s: private investigator Mike Murphy's partner is brutally murdered when he tries to blackmail a mobster with his secret accounting records. When a rival gang boss goes after the missing records, ex-policeman Murphy is forced to team up again with his ex-partner Lieutenant Speer, even though they can't stand each other, to fight both gangs before KC erupts in a mob war. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
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When a hotshot cop and a wise-guy detective get together... the heat is on! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
7 December 1984 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Kansas City Heat See more »Filming Locations:
New York Street, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USABox Office
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$25,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$38,300,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Poolroom thug: Never heard of it.
Lt. Speer: Well, it's simple. You go ahead and make your shot and I put you to sleep.
[cracks Poolroom thug in the head from behind with pool cue, knocking him unconscious]
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While pretending to be drunks, Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds refer to each other as "Ollie" and "Stanley", the nicknames of popular comedians Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. See more »Goofs
In the scene where Lt. Speer breaks into the mobster's home to get the slug upon which to run ballistics the mobster asks Speer if Speer has a warrant. The movie takes place prior to 1934 and the repeal of prohibition. There was no requirement for police to have warrants to search citizens' property or to seize such property until the 1940's. See more »Quotes
Lt. Speer: How about a fast game of sleeper?Poolroom thug: Never heard of it.
Lt. Speer: Well, it's simple. You go ahead and make your shot and I put you to sleep.
[cracks Poolroom thug in the head from behind with pool cue, knocking him unconscious]
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By most accounts, Clint Eastwood hijacked his long-awaited teaming with fellow superstar Burt Reynolds and the credits bear this out. After showing writer-director Blake Edwards the door, Eastwood recruited the more malleable Richard Benjamin to direct (in his autobiography, Reynolds said Benjamin was "terrified" of Eastwood), ordered Edwards' script be given a rewrite by Joseph Stinson whose only other credit was the previous year's Dirty Harry film, "Sudden Impact," brought in key players from his Malpaso crew (notably Fritz Manes as producer and Lennie Niehaus as composer), and even dumped Edwards' title, "Kansas City Jazz," in favor of the equally imaginative (I'm kidding) "City Heat."
Despite Dirty Harry's takeover, "City Heat" emerges as a showcase for Reynolds. He has the most screen time and the zippiest dialogue, but playing against a typically wooden Eastwood also heightens the opportunity for Reynolds to reap laughs with his more extroverted approach. The contrast between the two is very entertaining.
Critics were quick to dismiss this Christmas 1984 release as a bomb which it certainly appeared to be beside the Eddie Murphy blockbuster, "Beverly Hills Cop," in release at the same time. It is disappointing (Edwards would likely have given it more class), but by no means a dud. It breezes along at a comfortable pace, mixes its laughs evenly with action, and should make for a satisfying indulgence for fans of the two stars.