Tropical Heat
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'''''Tropical Heat''''', also known as '''''Sweating Bullets''''', was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Television program|TV series]], made in cooperation with [[Mexico]] and [[Israel]] and released between [[1991]] and [[1993]] (eventually as part of the [[CBS]] umbrella series, ''[[Crimetime After Primetime]]''). It was about two [[private investigator]]s, ex-police officer Nick Slaughter and ex-tourist agent Silvie Girard, solving a variety of different cases.
The series ran for three seasons, totalling 66 episodes. Season One was filmed in [[Puerto Vallarta]], [[Mexico]]. Season Two was filmed in [[Eilat]], [[Israel]]. Season Three was filmed in [[Pretoria]], [[South Africa]], with some sequences shot on the [[Mauritius|Isle of Mauritius]].<ref>[http://members.tripod.com/~vrazedne/heat/dalsi.htm TROPICAL HEAT - Sweating Bullets<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Lead actor [[Rob Stewart]], a [[hypnotist]], met his bride in Mexico during the first season. He now lives in California.
== Popularity in Serbia ==
[[Image:Nick Slaughter in a Serbian comic from 1996.jpg|thumb|200px|Nick Slaughter portrayed in Serbian comic "Strip protest", by [[Aleksa Gajić]], released during the [[1996-97 protests in Serbia|1996-97 students' protests]] against Slobodan Milošević's regime.]]
The series was broadcast on [[Serbian]] television stations during the '90s and re-run numerous times. It was the reruns in the then isolated country that made the show, initially perceived as terrible, extremely popular, although still terrible. An epitome of a bad show over-aired on TV, its badness turned to a type of cult and a cultural phenomenon which is no surprise having in mind [[Serbian]] dry sense of humor. [[Atheist Rap]], a Serbian punk band, paid a "tribute" to the show's protagonist by recording a song titled "Nick Slaughter, Serbia hails to you" [in [[Serbian]]: "Sloteru Niče, Srbija ti kliče"]. During the [[1996-97 protests in Serbia|massive months-long protests]] against the rule of [[Slobodan Milošević]] in 1996 and 1997, the slogan "Slaughter Nick for President" (Slotera Nika za predsednika) was often seen on banners and badges of the anti-Milošević protesters.
==Cast==
*[[Rob Stewart]] ..... Nick Slaughter
*[[Carolyn Dunn]] ..... Silvie Girard
*[[John David Bland]] ..... Ian Stewart (1991–92)
*[[Ian Tracey]] ..... Spider Garvin (1992–93)
*[[Eugene Clark (actor)|Eugene Clark]] ..... Ollie Porter (1991)
*[[Pedro Armendáriz Jr.]] ..... Lt. Carillo (1991–92)
*[[Ari Sorko-Ram]] ..... Sgt. Gregory (1992–93)
*[[Allen Nashman]] ..... Rollie (1992–93)
*[[Graeme Campbell]] ..... Rupert
*[[Tun-Tun]] ...... Himself
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{imdb title|0101226|Tropical Heat}}
* {{Tv.com show|id=2961|title=Sweating Bullets}}
* [http://epguides.com/SweatingBullets/ EpGuides.com]
* [http://www.freewebs.com/tropicalheat-sweatingbullets/ Unofficial fan page]
==See also==
* [[List of Tropical Heat episodes]]
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