De Niro plays the robber Neil McCauley and Pacino plays the detective Vincent Hanna, who works to solve the heist. Other notable roles include Val Kilmer, Ashley Judd, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore, Diane Venora and Natalie Portman.
Heat received generally positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success. The film was also praised for its extensive action sequences and clever script.
Heat is considered by many film critics as one of Michael Mann's best films and is still considered a cult classic today.
Heat follows a clever cat-and-mouse game between detective Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino) and robber leader Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) who investigates the robbers' escape following a major bank robbery in Los Angeles.
At the beginning of the movie, McCauley decides to rob a shipping company's office at a large airport storage facility. During the robbery, Waingro, a member of the team, kills a security guard. After this incident, the police are after the robbers and the detectives led by Hanna organize an operation to catch the robbers.
Meanwhile, McCauley is about to escape from an airport and decides to hold a meeting at a casino invited by another robber, Van Zant. Meanwhile, Hanna has been tracking McCauley and making plans to catch him.
Throughout the film, we also learn about the robbers' personal lives and businesses. McCauley wants to continue the heists with his loyal team. However, the idea of starting a new life with Eady (Amy Brenneman), who is in love with him, is also on his mind.
Later in the movie, Hanna and her team follow the robbers, while McCauley and his team try to eliminate the dangers around them. Eventually, the conflict escalates and Hanna and McCauley experience a major conflict between the two.
With its clever script, gripping action sequences, and famous cast, Heat is considered a classic among detective films.
There is also interesting information about the movie.
- Heat is best known as a movie about a major bank robbery that took place in Los Angeles. This scene was designed based on an actual heist and was consulted by the famous writer and robber Edward Bunker to provide the details used in the film.
- The movie is known as the first movie to feature two legendary actors like Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. The two later appeared together once again in the 2008 movie Righteous Kill.
- Many scenes in the movie, especially the bank robbery and highway scenes, were shot in real time. That is, no studio effects or fictional materials were used.
- The opening scene of the bank robbery in the movie is a famous long shot and lasts exactly 10 minutes. This was pretty rare for a shoot like this back then.
- The director of the movie, Michael Mann, used audio recordings from real bank robberies for some scenes in the movie. Thus, the robbery scenes in the movie were made more realistic.
- The script for the movie was written by Mann in 1989 in L.A. Based on a TV movie called Takedown. Heat is a remake of this scenario on a larger budget.
- Heat has been popular because of their visual style and style as well as their music. This movie has become a classic in the crime and thriller genre, influencing many later movies.
Director : Michael Mann
Writer : Michael Mann
Director of Photography : Dante Spinotti
Music : Elliot Goldenthal
Production : 1995 - USA - 170 m.
Genre : Action / Crime / Drama
Writer : Michael Mann
Director of Photography : Dante Spinotti
Music : Elliot Goldenthal
Production : 1995 - USA - 170 m.
Genre : Action / Crime / Drama
CAST :
Al Pacino
Robert De Niro
Val Kilmer
Jon Voight
Tom Sizemore
Diane Venora
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