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When a dutiful Los Angeles police officer named Roger Mortis (Treat Williams) tries to apprehend robbers that happen to be zombies, he ends up as one of the undead himself. Since Mortis has managed to stay in his right mind, he aids his loudmouthed partner, Doug Bigelow (Joe Piscopo), in getting to the bottom of the macabre crime ring. Eventually the cops track down the villains, including Arthur P. Loudermilk (Vincent Price), and try to end their supernatural thievery.
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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. Rated: 1.5/5 May 13, 2013 Full Review 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. Rated: 1/4 May 13, 2013 Full Review Walter Goodman New York Times [A] sci-fi, low-tech comedy horror show. May 21, 2003 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...succeeds solely as a showcase for some admittedly jaw-dropping special effects. Rated: 2/4 Aug 14, 2015 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews That it is awkwardly conceived, the premise is absurd and it's just not funny, are its major flaws. Rated: C+ Apr 12, 2015 Full Review TV Guide A disastrous attempt at blending comedy and horror. Rated: 1/4 May 13, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jay H This action/horror movie doesn't make a whole lot of logical sense, but it's never boring. The makeup effects by Steve Johnson are excellent. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/19/24 Full Review Jonathan O Dead Heat is a fast paced zombie horror action comedy Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/19/24 Full Review Rich R How did I never see this movie when I was a kid? It's bad, but certainly something I would've watched from the video store some weekend. I probably got it confused with some other dumb buddy cop movie. Anyway… this is very 80s but not as bad as I remember Piscapo being. A silly zombie comedy with 80s "police can shoot anyone with impunity" of the era. More than anything, I can't believe I never saw this, ha. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/23/23 Full Review Chris P This was a fun movie and one of my favorite Treat Williams films. And it's got Joe Piscopo! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/14/23 Full Review steve d It is just plain silly. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member It's an awesome conception, that is perfectly suited for this kind of Horror/Comedy, the only issue is Williams and Piscapo feel like they're on autopilot. They're not bad, but they're not really selling the jokes as hard as they should be. The awesome effects also feel a little misplaced. Like they are far too graphic for a silly comedy. Still, I have lots of fun with this myself. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When a dutiful Los Angeles police officer named Roger Mortis (Treat Williams) tries to apprehend robbers that happen to be zombies, he ends up as one of the undead himself. Since Mortis has managed to stay in his right mind, he aids his loudmouthed partner, Doug Bigelow (Joe Piscopo), in getting to the bottom of the macabre crime ring. Eventually the cops track down the villains, including Arthur P. Loudermilk (Vincent Price), and try to end their supernatural thievery.
Director
Mark Goldblatt
Producer
David Helpern, Michael L. Meltzer
Screenwriter
Terry Black
Production Co
New World Pictures, Helpern / Meltzer
Rating
R
Genre
Horror, Action, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 6, 1988, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 20, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.9M
Runtime
1h 28m
Sound Mix
Surround
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