Dead Heat
Seen it?1988 | 86 min | Horror, Science Fiction, Action, Thriller, Comedy
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 11% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 6.2 out of 10 from audiences and a box office loss, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, anyone who wants a laugh and horror fans. If you loved Alita: Battle Angel, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 26 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Detective Roger Mortis is killed in action while investigating a string of mysterious robberies: until he's brought back from the dead with a chemical company's secret re-animation technology. Now he has twelve hours to solve the case of his own death before he dies: And stays dead.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
11% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$4 million worldwide on a $5 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 48K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mark Goldblatt
- Treat WilliamsDet. Roger Mortis
- Joe PiscopoDet. Doug Bigelow
- Lindsay FrostRandi James
- Darren McGavinDr. Ernest McNab
- Vincent PriceArthur P. Loudermilk
- Robert PicardoLt. Herzog
- Martha QuinnNewscaster
- Keye LukeMr. Thule
- Clare KirkconnellRebecca Smythers
- Mel StewartCaptain Mayberry