Red Heat (1988)
| Release Date | 14 June 1988 |
| US Box Office | $35,000,000 |
| Tagline | Moscow's toughest detective. Chicago's craziest cop. There's only one thing worse than making them mad. Making them partners. |
| Genre | Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Budapest, Hungary |
| Language | English, Russian |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Action Thriller, Police Detective Film, Odd Couple Film, Comedy Thriller |
| Themes | Culture Clash, Rogue Cops, Drug Trade |
| Tones | Tense, Humorous, Upbeat, Visceral |
| Tags | American [nationality], Drug Lord, Partner, Police Officer, Russian [nationality] |
Red Heat is a 1988 buddy cop film directed by Walter Hill. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, as Moscow narc Ivan Danko, and James Belushi, as Chicago detective Art Ridžic. Finding themselves on the same case, Danko and Ridžic work as partners to catch a cunning and deadly Soviet Georgian drug kingpin, Viktor Rostavili (Ed O'Ross), who also happens to be the killer of Danko's previous partner back in Soviet Russia.
Cast and Crew
Ed O'Ross
Viktor 'Rosta' Rostavili
J.W. Smith
Salim
Brent Jennings
Abdul Elijah
Gretchen Palmer
Hooker
Gloria Delaney
Intern
Gene Scherer
Consul Dimitri Stepanovich
Tengiz Borisoff
Josip Baroda
Roger Callard
Pytor Tatomovich
Gábor Koncz
Vagran Rostavili
Géza Balkay
Col. Kulikov
Zsolt Körtvélyessy
Lt. Redetsky
Tiger Chung Lee
Mongol Hippie
Norbert Növényi
Sacha
Istvan Etlenyi
Yegor
George Gati
Piano Player
Peter Marikovsky
Waiter
Gábor Németh
Gangster
Istvan Vajas
Gangster
Peter Kis
Gangster
Atilla Fási
Gangster
Eric Mansker
Ali
Lew Hopson
Jamal
Jason Ronard
Nelligan
Gigi Vorgan
Officer Audry
Bruno Alexander
Detective
Christopher Mankiewicz
Cop in Hospital
Bob O'Donnell
Bernie the Newsie
Marjorie Bransfield
Waitress
Luis Contreras
Lupo
Christopher Anthony Young
Hooligan
William McConnell
Police Photographer
Ed DeFusco
Police Photographer
Joey D. Vieira
Man at Phone Booth
Michael Adams
Railroad Engineer
Jonathan Tate
Prison Cleanhead
Alexander Conte
Soviet Police Commander
Director
Writer
Harry Kleiner
Troy Kennedy-Martin
Producer
Gordon Carroll
producer
Andrew G. Vajna
executive producer
Mae Woods
associate producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Matthew F. Leonetti
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Editor
Donn Aron
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Carmel Davies
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Freeman A. Davies
Casting Director
Jackie Burch
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Production Designer
John Vallone
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Art Director
László Rajk
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Costume Designer
Dan Moore
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Makeup Department
Jeff Dawn
makeup department head
Michael Germain
makeup department head
Peter Tothpal
key hair stylist
Production Manager
Dirk Petersmann
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeanne Caliendo
first assistant director: second unit
Bennie E. Dobbins
second unit director
Jim Dyer
first assistant director
Tom Phillips
second assistant director: additional photography
Barry K. Thomas
second assistant director
Art Department
Robert E. Knight
paint foreman
Bob Myers
construction labor foreman
Jeff Passanante
construction coordinator
Paul Stanwyck
head painter
Sound Department
Fred J. Brown
supervising sound editor
John S. Coffey
cable person , sound mixer: second unit
Carl Fischer
boom operator
Richard Bryce Goodman
sound mixer
Rick Kline
sound re-recording mixer
János Köporosy
boom operator: Hungary
Elliott Koretz
sound editor
Rodger Pardee
sound editor
Victoria Rose Sampson
sound editor
Solange S. Schwalbe
sound editor
Michael R. Sloan
post-production sound supervisor
Elliot Tyson
sound re-recording mixer
Jay Wilkinson
sound editor
Special Effects
David Fletcher
special effects technician
R. Bruce Steinheimer
special effects supervisor
Stunts
Michael Adams
stunts
Sándor Boros
stunts
Tony Brubaker
stunts
Eddie J. Fernandez
stunt driver
György Kivés
stunts
Joel Kramer
stunt coordinator, stunts
Rick Le Fevour
stunts
Stacy Logan
stunts
Ferenc Novinecz
stunts
John Sherrod
stunts
Michael M. Vendrell
stunt performer
Kay Whipple
stunts
Diane Kay Grant
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Kohnhorst
first assistant camera: "b" camera
John R. Leonetti
camera operator
Bruce McBroom
still photographer
Michael St. Hilaire
camera operator
Stephen J. Ullman
assistant camera
Michael D. Weldon
first assistant camera
Bill Winter
first assistant camera
Casting Department
Mark A. Ridge
extras casting
Catherine Holzer-Ballowe
extras casting: Chicago
Barbara L. Roche
extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Phyllis Corcoran-Woods
costumer
Editorial Department
Noori Dehnahi
post-production coordinator
Music Department
Nancy Fogarty
music editor
Shawn Murphy
music mixer
Other Crew
Linda C. Adams
assistant production coordinator
Xochi Blymyer
production assistant
Bundy Chanock
set medic
Ginger Farley
choreographer
Mark Gomes
choreographer
Michael Greenwood
production assistant
Robert H. Lemer
location manager
Andrew G. Vajna
presenter
Laurie Arnow-Epstein
construction accountant
Thanks
Bennie E. Dobbins
film dedicated to the memory of
Production Company
Carolco Pictures
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Lone Wolf Films
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Oak Pictures
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Distributor
Astro Distribution
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CBS Television
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Flashstar Home Vídeo
International Video Entertainment (IVE)
Kinowelt Home Entertainment
Lucernafilm - Alfa
Maple Pictures
Roadshow Entertainment
Sandrews
Senator Film
Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
Toho-Towa
TriStar Pictures
Miscellaneous
D. Bassett & Associates
negative cutting
For Stars Catering
catering
Goldwyn Sound Facility
sound re-recording facilities
Howard Anderson Company, The
opticals
Leonetti Cine Rentals
camera equipment provided by
Pacific Title and Art Studio
title opticals
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