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Release Date: 1995

Cast: Henry Rollins, Tom Sizemore, Val Kilmer, Ted Levine, Mykelti Williamson, William Fichtner, Robert De Niro, Kevin Gage, Jon Voight, Natalie Portman, Diane Venora, Hank Azaria ...MORE

Cast: Henry Rollins, Tom Sizemore, Val Kilmer, Ted Levine, Mykelti Williamson, William Fichtner, Robert De Niro, Kevin Gage, Jon Voight, Natalie Portman, Diane Venora, Hank Azaria, Tom Noonan, Danny Trejo, Dennis Haysbert, Ashley Judd, Al Pacino, Wes Studi, Amy Brenneman ...LESS

Categories: Movies, Thriller, Action, Heist, Psychological Thriller, Action/Adventure, Drama Film, Crime Thriller, Crime Fiction

Heat is a 1995 American action film written and directed by Michael Mann. It stars Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, and Val Kilmer. De Niro plays Neil McCauley, a professional thief, while Pacino plays Lt. Vincent Hanna, veteran LAPD homicide detective tracking down McCauley's crew. The central conflict was based on the experiences of former Chicago police officer Chuck Adamson and his pursuit in the 1960s of a criminal named McCauley, after whom De Niro's character is named. The film is technically a remake of L.A. Takedown, a 1989 made-for-television film which was also written and directed by... MORE

Heat is a 1995 American action film written and directed by Michael Mann. It stars Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, and Val Kilmer. De Niro plays Neil McCauley, a professional thief, while Pacino plays Lt. Vincent Hanna, veteran LAPD homicide detective tracking down McCauley's crew. The central conflict was based on the experiences of former Chicago police officer Chuck Adamson and his pursuit in the 1960s of a criminal named McCauley, after whom De Niro's character is named. The film is technically a remake of L.A. Takedown, a 1989 made-for-television film which was also written and directed by Mann; the director 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 $67 million in the United States and $187 million worldwide. Career criminal Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) and his crew—Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer), Michael Cheritto (Tom Sizemore), Trejo (Danny Trejo), and Waingro (Kevin Gage)—perpetrate an armored car heist, stealing $1.6 million in bearer bonds from money launderer Roger Van Zant (William Fichtner). During the heist, Waingro LESS