Red Heat
A tough Soviet police officer teams up with a brash Chicago detective to track down a ruthless Georgian drug kingpin who murdered his partner, forcing them to bridge their worlds before the criminal escapes forever.
“Moscow's toughest detective. Chicago's craziest cop. There's only one thing worse than making them mad. Making them partners.”
Synopsis
A seasoned Russian police officer is sent to Chicago to capture a Georgian drug lord responsible for killing his partner and escaping the country. He is paired with a confident Chicago detective to assist in the investigation.
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The scale of the collaboration
A crew of 205+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Donn AronShot by Matthew F LeonettiScored by James HornerDesigned by John ValloneSound by Frederick J BrownCostumes by Dan MooreStunts by Bennie E Dobbins
Box Office
1988 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.2× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$35.0M
Opening weekend: $8.1M — 23% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $11.9M — 34% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,885 theaters
Also known as
- Red Heatde
- Double Détentefr
- Dankoit
- (Bulgarian)Чeрвена топлина
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- United StatesJun 14, 1988
- FranceJul 6, 1988
- PhilippinesAug 16, 1988
- BelgiumAug 25, 1988
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Cast & Crew
205 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Arnold Schwarzenegger
as Ivan Danko
Jim Belushi
as Art Ridzik
Peter Boyle
as Lou Donnelly
Ed O Ross
as Viktor Rostavili
Laurence Fishburne
as Lt. Stobbs
Gina Gershon
as Cat Manzetti
Richard Bright
as Sgt. Gallagher
J W Smith
as Salim
Brent Jennings
as Abdul Elijah
Gretchen Palmer
as Hooker
Pruitt Taylor Vince
as Night Clerk
Mike Hagerty
as Pat Nunn
Supporting cast
52Brion James
as Streak
Gloria Delaney
as Intern
Peter Jason
as TV Announcer
Oleg Vidov
as Yuri Ogarkov
Saveliy Kramarov
as Gregor Moussorsky
Gene Scherer
as Consul Stepanovich
Tengiz Borisoff
as Josip Baroda
Roger Callard
as Pytor Tatomovich
Gabor Koncz
as Vagran Rostavili
Geza Balkay
as Col. Kulikov
Zsolt Kortvelyessy
as Lt. Redetsky
Janos Ban
as Officer
Tiger Chung Lee
as Mongol Hippy
Sven Ole Thorsen
as Nikolai
Norbert Novenyi
as Sacha
Istvan Etlenyi
as Yegor
Gyorgy Gati
as Piano Player
Peter Marikovsky
as Waiter
Gabor Nemeth
as Gangster
Istvan Vajas
as Gangster
Peter Kis
as Gangster
Atilla Fasi
as Gangster
Eric Mansker
as Ali
Lew Hopson
as Jamal
Jason Ronard
as Nelligan
Gigi Vorgan
as Officer Audrey
Allan Graf
as Joliet Prison Guard
Kurt Fuller
as Detective
Bruno Alexander
as Detective
Christopher Mankiewicz
as Cop in Hospital
Bob O Donnell
as Bernie the Newsie
Marjorie Bransfield
as Waitress
Luis Contreras
as Lupo
Christopher Anthony Young
as Hooligan
William Mcconnell
as Police Photographer
Ed Defusco
as Police Photographer
Joey D Vieira
as Man at Phone Booth
Michael Adams
as Railroad Engineer
Jonathan Tate
as Prison Cleanhead
Greg Anthony
as Man in Police Station
Kevin Bassett
as Extra
Jorga Caye
as Police Office clerk
Alexander Conte
as Soviet Police Commander
Tony Deguide
as Chicago Police Officer
Jeff Dlugolecki
as Pedestrian
Nathaniel K Dorsey
as Hospital Security Guard
Eric Humphrey
as Clean Head Gangster
Jenifer Lewis
as Judge Jenifer Lewis
Michael Lindstrom
as Man at Airport
Michael Markovina
as Bus Terminal Caddy
Robert Minkoff
as Bit
D Danny Warhol
as Stadium fan
Directors
1Writers
3Producers
8Andrew G Vajna
executive producer (as Andrew Vajna)
Gordon Carroll
Producer, Producers
Kim Balser
assistant to executive producers
Mae Woods
associate producer
Mario Kassar
Producers, executive producer
Renee Wilson
assistant to executive producers
Walter Hill
Producer, Producers
Xochitl Contis
assistant to executive producers
Other crew
137Egonne Endrenyi
additional makeup artist (as Judit Endrényiné)
Constance A Kazmer
adr editor (as Constance Kazmer)
Lucy Coldsnow Smith
adr editor (as Lucy Coldsnow)
Laszlo Rajk
Art Directors
Michael Corenblith
Art Directors
Christopher Conkling
assistant accountant
Kris Robinson
assistant accountant
Erin M Cummins
assistant art director (as Erin Cummins)
Gabor Varadi
assistant director: Hungary (as Gabor Varadi)
Kathleen M Courtney
assistant production coordinator
Linda C Adams
assistant production coordinator
Tom Shaw Jr
assistant property master (as Tom Shaw)
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