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Dead Heat

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Director: Mark Goldblatt

Actors: Treat Williams, Joe Piscopo, Lindsay Frost

Plot

A pair of unconventional detectives, Roger Mortis and Doug Bigelow, work for the Los Angeles Police Department. During an investigation into a series of bizarre and violent armed robberies by suspects who seem to be more powerful and resistant to injury than normal humans, they stumble upon a suspicious pattern. The perpetrators, upon closer analysis, appear to have been previously declared dead. This perplexing situation leads the detectives to delve into a mystery that goes beyond the realm of ordinary police work.

In pursuit of answers, their investigation brings them to a pharmaceutical company with a dark secret. They discover a revolutionary but illicit machine capable of reanimating the dead. As they dig deeper, they confront the ethical and moral implications of this technology, and things take a personal and urgent turn. The case becomes an intense race against time, challenging their understanding of life and death as they attempt to get to the bottom of the conspiracy.

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Writers: Terry Black

Release Date: 06 May 1988

Runtime: 84 min

Rating: R

Country: United States

Language: English

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Score: 79

Dead Heat

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Dead Heat excels with practical effects and gore, but its blend of comedy and detective fiction falls flat.

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