Heat
Crime, Thriller
Warner Bros.  (1995) 170 mins R

8.2 (112,639 votes) Top 250: #135
A Los Angeles Crime Saga

When Al Pacino and Robert De Niro square off, Heat sizzles. Written and directed by Michael Mann, Heat includes dazzling set pieces and a bank heist that USA Today's Mike Clark calls "the greatest action scene of recent times." It also offers "the most impressive collection of actors in one movie this year" (Newsweek). Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore and Ashley Judd are among the memorable supporting players in this tale of a brilliant L.A. cop (Pacino) following the trail from a deadly armed robbery to a crew headed by an equally brilliant master thief (De Niro).

Heat goes way beyond the expectations of the cops-and-criminals genre -- and into the realm of movie masterpiece....

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Cast and Crew
Jon Voight  ......  Nate
Al Pacino  ......  Lt. Vincent Hanna
Robert De Niro  ......  Neil McCauley
Val Kilmer  ......  Chris Shiherlis
Ted Levine  ...... 
Natalie Portman  ...... 
Director  .....  Michael Mann
Producer  .....  Michael Mann; Art Linson; Pieter Jan Brugge; Gusmano Cesaretti
Writer  .....  Michael Mann
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: When McCauley confronts Charlene in the hotel room, a coat hanger is visible in the mirror behind Charlene. When looking directly at the rack (which is located behind McCauley), the coat hanger is not visible. (more)

Trivia:
Many viewers claim that Robert De Niro and Al Pacino never (or hardly ever) actually share screen time during the film, despite the hype surrounding the films release as showcasing their first screen appearance. In most Pan and Scan versions of the film, and TV broadcasts, it does appear that during the "diner scene" the two never actually share the screen, but viewing the film in correct letterbox format, as the director intended, clearly shows the two actors sitting at the table, though only in wide shots. (more)

Filming Locations:
444 S. Flower Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Construction Clerk: Check, charge, or cash?
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Awards:
6 nominations (more)