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Red Heat

Moscow's toughest detective. Chicago's craziest cop. There's only one thing worse than making them mad. Making them partners.

1988 · 1h 44m · R Action, Crime
Directed by Walter Hill

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Overview

A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.

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All reviews
67%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Schwarzenegger, who when he dons a green suit is dubbed 'Gumby' by Belushi, is right on target with his characterization of the iron-willed soldier, and Belushi proves a quicksilver foil.

Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh

Surface stuff, moderately contemptuous, but entertaining enough.

Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh

''Red Heat'' is a topically entertaining variation on the sort of action-adventure nonsense that plays best on television.

Vincent Canby, New York Times
Rotten

Right off the assembly line.

Hal Hinson, Washington Post
Fresh

"Red Heat" is not the first movie about a couple of very different cops, and it will not be the last, but as the formula goes this is a superior example.

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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