Reynolds plays an ex-soldier-of-fortunish character in Vegas, taking "Chaperone" jobs, fighting with the mob, and trying to get enough money together to move to Venice, Italy.
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Classical in form, raw, unpretentious and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- rawmeticulous
- unpretentiousprestige
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
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“Would Heat hit harder if it came out today rather than in 1986?”
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HEAT will NEVER be Repeated - Movies with Mikey
FilmJoy · Jun 2025
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- theo.thrillsThe Genre Devotee★★★★★
Then the bank. Mann shoots gunfire like weather.(1 spoiler sentence hidden; tap to read)
Cast
- Burt ReynoldsNick 'Mex' Escalante
- Karen YoungHolly
- Peter MacNicolCyrus Kinnick
- Howard HessemanPinchus Zion
- Neill BarryDanny DeMarco
- Diana ScarwidCassie
- Joseph MascoloBaby (as Joe Mascolo)
- Alfie WiseFelix
- Deborah RushD.D.
- Wendell BurtonOsgood
Crew
- Dick RichardsDirector
- William GoldmanScreenplay
- William GoldmanNovel
- James A. ContnerDirector of Photography
- Michael GibbsOriginal Music Composer
- Jeffrey WolfEditor
- Keith RotmanProducer
- Cassian ElwesProducer
- George PappasProducer
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