Film

Dead Heat

1988 · 1h 26m · Horror · Science Fiction · Action

You can't keep a good cop dead.

IMDb

6.1

Rotten Tomatoes

11%

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.

Treat Williams

Det. Roger Mortis

Joe Piscopo

Det. Doug Bigelow

Lindsay Frost

Randi James

Darren McGavin

Dr. Ernest McNab

Vincent Price

Arthur P. Loudermilk

Robert Picardo

Lt. Herzog

Martha Quinn

Newscaster

Keye Luke

Mr. Thule

Clare Kirkconnell

Rebecca Smythers

Mel Stewart

Captain Mayberry

Shane Black

Patrolman

Pons Maar

Pool Zombie

Professor Toru Tanaka

Butcher

Tom Nolan

Jonas

Lew Hopson

Whitfield

Chip Heller

Wilcox

• Mark GoldblattDirector
• Terry BlackScreenplay
• David HelpernProducer
• Michael L. MeltzerProducer
• Robert D. YeomanDirector of Photography
• Ernest TroostOriginal Music Composer
• Harvey RosenstockEditor
• Steven JacobsCasting

Dead Heat (1988) Original TrailerTrailer

Release date

May 6, 1988

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

R

Budget

$5,000,000

Revenue

$3,588,626

Genres

Horror, Science Fiction, Action, Thriller, Comedy

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