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Red Heat

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A Moscow detective (Arnold Schwarzenegger) shows his local police escort (James Belushi) how to hunt a Soviet drug smuggler in Chicago.
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Red Heat's overreliance on genre formula is bolstered by Walter Hill's rugged direction and a strong touch of humor.

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Variety Staff Variety 07/06/2010
Schwarzenegger, who when he dons a green suit is dubbed 'Gumby' by Belushi, is right on target with his characterization of the iron-willed soldier, and Belushi proves a quicksilver foil. Go to Full Review
Geoff Andrew Time Out 02/09/2006
Surface stuff, moderately contemptuous, but entertaining enough. Go to Full Review
Vincent Canby New York Times 05/20/2003
''Red Heat'' is a topically entertaining variation on the sort of action-adventure nonsense that plays best on television. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Feb 6
4/10
Schwarzenegger is watchable in yet another guns-and-stunts adventure, but this production is entirely forgettable. Go to Full Review
Mitchell Beaupre Paste Magazine 09/29/2023
6.5/10
Red Heat is absolutely worth the watch for the first 15 minutes alone. Go to Full Review
Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) 07/07/2022
Red Heat is a fast-paced action comedy, with gun fire, bursting with mishaps all around. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Wayne K Dec 22 Filmed and released while Arnie was approaching the top of his game, Red Heat is, in retrospect, one of his more interesting films. Less action, more character work and without the puns and one-liners we’d come to expect from the Austrian Oak. His Russian accent, and there’s no nice way of saying this, is so poorly done and inconsistent that they just shouldn’t have bothered. But his performance does reflect what we think of when we consider Soviet stoicism. The plot has a fair amount going on, and while it might not all make sense it at least prevents the story feeling like its just trying to skip from one action scene to the next. The punch ups, gun fights, car chases etc are not the best of their kind, but there’s a real visceral kick to them, and the fact it’s well filmed and edited is a massive plus. Its not one I imagine Arnie fans would count among his best. but as a chance for him to step out of his comfort zone for a while, it’s a more than enjoyable watch. See more Gregory S Nov 14 Ha, it’s a fun ride. Belushi with Arny is pretty great. See more Blu B Oct 28 It's not bad. I will say this only could've come out in 87'. Arnold as a Soviet is....miscasting of course but I like it still because of his dead pan performance so....I'm kind of ok with it? Belushi isn't bad either as the wise cracking comedic relief but I'm not sure they have the best chemistry ever. But it's not bad to watch them because they are such polar opposites it's kind of fasinating. Everything here is half decent. It's got a degree of self awareness to it I think half the time. Maybe there is underlying commentary on the Cold War here and the flaws of Capitalism but it gets bogged down by the fact you have a man with a clear German/Austrian accent playing a Russian, all the constant wisecracks humor attempts that do work more than they don't, and the actual crime plot. The underlying drug lord hunting down story is....muddled at worst and nothing special at best. One thing leads to another, shootout happens, jokes, and rinse and repeat. It's got pretty much every cliche you can think of when it comes to the buddy cop genre also with a fish out of water twist to it. It doesn't break new ground but it really doesn't do the basics consistently well. The crime plot is hard to follow, the odd dynamics between the two leads, and the hit or miss humor. Also, there really isn't much depth to the characters either. Arnold has some but Belushi really doesn't have any at all and the villian is just ok. It's your standard drug guy you've seen in everything from Bad Boys to Scarface. Some of the action scenes are good though. I liked the bus chase at the end. It's half decent all around honestly. If you've seen a buddy cop movie before especially from this decade than you've basically seen this. But if your a big fan of Walter Hill, any actors here, or 80's buddy cop films than maybe give this a try. It's pretty easy viewing and has a popcorn movie type feel to it at times. Most could skip it and not miss much. It's a shame because this si almost close to being good. But I'm not sure you could remake this given how niche this is. Only in the late 80's could this have come out. See more Carlos T Oct 27 Filme: Inferno Vermelho Assistido: Elenco: @schwazenegger @jim_belushi @laurence_fishburner @ginagerhon @instantegiz Ed O’Ross Modelo: #policial #ação Duração: 1h 44m Ano: 1998 Minha opinião: Um filme que Arnold faz o papel de agente russo. E esta atras de um máfioso que foge para os EUA. E assim ele é enviado para os EUA, e lá tem um parceiro que o acompanha Belushi. E os 2 vão atrás do mafioso. E com várias cenas de porradaria, com o Arnold ao estilo bad boy. Vale apena assistir? Saudades deste estilo de filme. Nota: 5 See more Monica A Jul 12 4/10 means okay See more thiago s @Thiagostone May 24 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas para mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A Moscow detective (Arnold Schwarzenegger) shows his local police escort (James Belushi) how to hunt a Soviet drug smuggler in Chicago.
Director
Walter Hill
Producer
Gordon Carroll, Walter Hill
Screenwriter
Harry Kleiner, Walter Hill, Troy Kennedy Martin
Distributor
TriStar Pictures
Production Co
Carolco Pictures Inc.
Rating
R
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 17, 1988, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$35.0M
Runtime
1h 43m
Sound Mix
Surround
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