Went hotly down my throat like a shot of vodka with a donut to appease this big hunger pang I suddenly had for junk Commie things.
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04/03/08
Red Heat (1988)
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Reviews Counted:14
Fresh:7
Rotten:7
Average Rating:5.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Viktor, a narcotics kingpin in the USSR, leaves the country and heads for Chicago. Subsequently, Russia's brawniest (and sternest) officer follows him to the Windy City, where he teams up with a... [More]
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Belushi, Peter Boyle, Ed O'Ross
Director: Walter Hill
Reviews for Red Heat
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02/09/06
Hill's muscular, energetic direction makes what might have been just another buddy-cop thriller into an electrifying piece of escapism. One of Arnold's most underrated flicks.
01/25/06
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06/17/05
This thing was a dud in the 80s. That's saying something.
05/27/04
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02/10/04
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01/29/04
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05/20/03
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02/06/03
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11/25/02
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09/10/02
Hill's confidence keeps the formulaic buddy-cop cliches entertaining.
09/03/02
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08/01/02
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07/26/02
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04/17/01
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