Heat (film) 43566 225355607 2008-07-13T07:04:33Z Aaron Bowen 3374594 rv, I see this has been removed several times, see the talk page before re-inserting it again {{Infobox Film | name = Heat | image = heatposter.jpg | image_size = | caption = Theatrical poster | director = [[Michael Mann (film director)|Michael Mann]] | producer = Michael Mann<br>[[Art Linson]] | writer = Michael Mann | narrator = | starring = [[Al Pacino]]<br>[[Robert De Niro]]<br>[[Val Kilmer]]<br>[[Tom Sizemore]]<br>[[Diane Venora]]<br>[[Amy Brenneman]]<br>[[Ashley Judd]]<br>[[Mykelti Williamson]]<br>[[Wes Studi]]<br>[[Ted Levine]]<br>[[Dennis Haysbert]]<br>[[William Fichtner]]<br>[[Natalie Portman]]<br>[[Tom Noonan]]<br>[[Kevin Gage (actor)|Kevin Gage]]<br>[[Hank Azaria]]<br>[[Danny Trejo]]<br>and [[Jon Voight]] | music = [[Elliot Goldenthal]] | cinematography = [[Dante Spinotti]] | editing = Pasquale Buba<br>[[William Goldenberg]]<br>Dov Hoenig<br>Tom Rolf | distributor = [[Warner Bros.]] | released = [[December 15]], [[1995]] | runtime = 171 minutes | country = {{USA}} | language = [[English language|English]] | budget = $60,000,000 (estimated) | gross = $187,436,818 (worldwide) | preceded_by = | followed_by = | website = | amg_id = 1:135459 | imdb_id = 0113277 }} {{otheruses4|the 1995 film starring Robert De Niro|the 1972 film produced by [[Andy Warhol]]|Heat (1972 film)}} '''''Heat''''' is a [[1995 in film|1995]] [[Cinema of the United States|American]] [[Epic film|epic]] [[crime drama]] [[film]] written and directed by [[Michael Mann (film director)|Michael Mann]]. It stars [[Al Pacino]] and [[Robert De Niro]]. The film was released on [[December 15]], [[1995]]. [[Robert De Niro|De Niro]] plays a professional robber who is a calm and methodical introvert, while [[Al Pacino|Pacino]] plays a veteran [[LAPD]] [[homicide detective]] whose devotion to his job causes him to neglect his personal problems. The central conflict of the film was based on the experiences of former Chicago police officer Chuck Adamson and his pursuit of a criminal named McCauley in the 1960s, from which the name of De Niro's character, Neil McCauley, was derived. ''Heat'' marked the first time that Pacino and De Niro appeared together onscreen. Although both actors had already starred in ''[[The Godfather Part II]]'' 21 years earlier, they had not appeared in any scenes together. The film is technically a remake of ''[[L.A. Takedown]]'', a [[1989]] [[Television movie|made-for-television film]] also written and directed by Mann; Mann had been trying to get Heat made for over a decade, and created L.A Takedown as a simplified version after his efforts were unsuccessful. ''Heat'' was a critical and commercial success, grossing over [[United States Dollar|$]]185 million worldwide. == Plot summary== Career thief Neil McCauley ([[Robert De Niro]]) leads a team of robbers, including longtime friends Chris Shiherlis ([[Val Kilmer]]) and Michael Cheritto ([[Tom Sizemore]]) on an armored car heist, stealing [[United States dollar|US$]]1.6 million in [[bearer bond]]s from Malibu Equity Investments, a shell company that launders off-shore drug accounts. The robbery is botched when new member Waingro ([[Kevin Gage (actor)|Kevin Gage]]) impulsively murders a guard, forcing the team to execute the remaining guards and escape. McCauley meets with his [[Fence (criminal)|fence]], Nate ([[Jon Voight]]), who suggests selling the bonds back to their original owner, Roger Van Zant ([[William Fichtner]]), who stands to profit from the [[bond insurance]] while purchasing them at a reduced price. During his meeting with the robbers at a local diner, an enraged McCauley prepares to kill Waingro when he is interrupted by a passing LAPD patrol car, allowing Waingro to escape. Meanwhile, Van Zant agrees to buy his bonds back but instructs his men to ambush McCauley at the meeting. McCauley escapes the ambush and vows revenge. Investigating the bearer bonds heist, Lieutenant Vincent Hanna ([[Al Pacino]]) of the elite [[Los Angeles Police Department|LAPD]] Robbery-Homicide Division learns through informants and surveillance that McCauley and his crew, are planning an audacious [[bank robbery|bank heist]] with an estimated $12 million payoff, which would allow McCauley to finally retire. The investigation and subsequent planning highlight how each man's commitment to their respective professions has severely damaged their personal lives: Hanna's third marriage to wife Justine ([[Diane Venora]]) is in the early stages of a breakdown, threatened by his grueling work schedule and their troubled stepdaughter Lauren ([[Natalie Portman]]). Shiherlis's relationship with his wife Charlene ([[Ashley Judd]]) is hampered by his crippling gambling addiction, pushing her into an extramarital affair. Only McCauley, who lives a solitary existence that forbids attachments and stresses mobility, finds his life renewed from a budding relationship with Eady ([[Amy Brenneman]]), a kind, naive graphic designer who believes him to be a metal salesman. Gradually, McCauley realizes he is being surveilled, and counter-investigates Hanna and his Robbery-Homicide squad. Hanna, realizing he's been discovered, deliberately intercepts McCauley and invites him to coffee at a local diner. During their tense meeting, the two professionals examine each other and, despite their positive impressions, reveal that if necessary, they will not hesitate to kill each other if the situation demands it. Meanwhile Waingro, previously in hiding following the armored car heist, approaches Van Zant and offers to lead him to another member of McCauley's crew, Trejo ([[Danny Trejo]]) who is tortured with his wife into revealing information about McCauley's planned robbery, which Van Zant leaks to the police. The robbery already in progress, Hanna and his unit, their ranks bolstered with uniformed police officers, drive to the bank and inadvertently surprise McCauley and his crew as they begin to leave. A chaotic gunfight breaks out in downtown Los Angeles, the robbers shooting their way past police blockades in an attempt at freedom. The firefight claims the lives of Cherrito and the getaway driver Donald Breeden ([[Dennis Haysbert]]), and several police officers, including one of Hanna's squad members, Bosko ([[Ted Levine]]). McCauley escapes with a wounded Shiherlis. Realizing Trejo's betrayal, McCauley visits his house where he discovers Trejo near death. In his final moments, Trejo reveals that Waingro and Van Zant are responsible before McCauley euthanizes the dying Trejo, and drives to Van Zant's house where he murders him. Learning about Van Zant's death, Hanna realizes that McCauley will next seek revenge against Waingro, now hiding in a hotel room under a false name and surveiled by police, and orders his team to spread information about Waingro's location to bait McCauley. Meanwhile, the police move Charlene Shiherlis and her son Dominic to a [[safe house]] where Sgt. Drucker explains that Charlene will be charged as an accessory to her husband's crime and relocate her son to a foster home if she doesn't surrender Chris to the police. Chris appears hours later with an altered appearance to disguise his identity. Despite their marital problems, Charlene surreptitiously warns him about the police presence, the two sharing one last emotional look before Chris returns to his car and inconspicuously departs. McCauley returns to Eady and breaks his longstanding creed, compelling her to flee with him to New Zealand. As he finalizes his plans, Nate reveals Waingro's whereabouts to McCauley. Confident with his escape plan, McCauley impulsively takes the bait and infiltrates the hotel, activating the fire alarm to vacate the hotel. With the hotel security and police distracted, McCauley barges in and kills Waingro before beginning his escape. Moments later, Hanna arrives at the hotel and from a distance observes Eady waiting in McCauley's car. As he approaches, McCauley emerges from the building and noticing Hanna, hesitantly defaults to his "thirty seconds" rule and abandons Eady, disappearing into the crowd with Hanna in pursuit. Following a tense cat-and-mouse chase in the darkness of the [[LAX]] freight terminal, McCauley nearly gets the drop on Hanna, but Hanna manages to shoot McCauley first, leaving him clinging to life in the fields of the adjoining runways. Knowing he has more in common with McCauley than anyone else in his life, Hanna moves to comfort his would-be killer, to which McCauley extends his hand and Hanna embraces. Together, the two men share a final, quiet moment of reflection and understanding as McCauley dies. == Cast == *[[Al Pacino]] as Lt. Vincent Hanna *[[Robert De Niro]] as Neil McCauley *[[Val Kilmer]] as Chris Shiherlis *[[Jon Voight]] as Nate *[[Tom Sizemore]] as Michael Cheritto *[[Diane Venora]] as Justine Hanna *[[Amy Brenneman]] as Eady *[[Ashley Judd]] as Charlene Shiherlis *[[Mykelti Williamson]] as Sgt. Drucker *[[Wes Studi]] as Det. Casals *[[Ted Levine]] as Bosko *[[Dennis Haysbert]] as Donald Breedan *[[William Fichtner]] as Roger Van Zant *[[Natalie Portman]] as Lauren Gustafson *[[Tom Noonan]] as Kelso *[[Kevin Gage (actor)|Kevin Gage]] as Waingro *[[Hank Azaria]] as Alan Marciano *[[Danny Trejo]] as Trejo *[[Henry Rollins]] as Hugh Benny *[[Tone Lōc]] as Richard Torena *[[Jeremy Piven]] as Dr. Bob ==Reception== The film was generally well received. As of July 2008, it holds a 89 percent "fresh" rating at the movie review website [[Rotten Tomatoes]]. ==See also== *[[Heat (soundtrack)|''Heat'' Soundtrack]] ==External links== {{wikiquote}} *{{imdb title|id=0113277|title=Heat}} *[http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/heat/ Metacritic Reviews] *{{imdb title|id=0803002|title=Heat (video game)}} *{{imdb title|id=0097700|title=L.A. Takedown}} *[http://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/onlinessays/JC43folder/Heat.html ''Jump Cut'' essay] *[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE2D61231F934A15754C0A963958260 " De Niro and Pacino Star in a Film. Together." ''New York Times'' article] *[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9504E5DC1539F937A15751C1A963958260 "Michael Mann: Hot Again With 'L.A. 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