Quick Facts
DirectorMark Goldblatt
Runtime1h 26m · R
GenresAction · Comedy · Horror · Science-fiction · Thriller
Release1988-05-06
Film
Dead Heat
1988· R· 1h 26m· Action· Comedy· Horror· Science-fiction· Thriller
“You can't keep a good cop dead.”
Detective Roger Mortis is killed in action while investigating a string of mysterious robberies: until he's brought back from the dead with a chemical company's secret re-animation technology. Now he has twelve hours to solve the case of his own death before he dies: And stays dead.
1988-05-06
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Key Crew
DirectorMark Goldblatt
ScreenplayTerry Black
ProducerDavid Helpern
Director of PhotographyRobert D. Yeoman
Original Music ComposerErnest Troost
EditorHarvey Rosenstock
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Details
Released1988-05-06
Runtime1h 26m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosNew World Pictures · Helpern / Meltzer
Budget$5M
Box office$4M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.2/10 · 235 votes
Original languageen
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