Red Heat (1988)

R06/17/1988Action, Crime1h 44m
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Moscow's toughest detective. Chicago's craziest cop. There's only one thing worse than making them mad. Making them partners.

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.

Top Billed Cast

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    Arnold Schwarzenegger

    Ivan Danko

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    Jim Belushi

    Art Ridzik

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    Peter Boyle

    Lou Donnelly

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    Ed O'Ross

    Viktor Rostavili

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    Laurence Fishburne

    Lt. Stobbs

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    Gina Gershon

    Cat Manzetti

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    Richard Bright

    Sgt. Gallagher

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    Brent Jennings

    Abdul Elijah

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    Gretchen Palmer

    Hooker

I am not sure how much actual acting Arnold Schwarzenegger had to do in this rather derivative crime caper. A bit like John Wayne in "Brannigan" (1975), he is despatched to partner up with a cop abroad to order to repatriate a dangerous criminal. In this case, though, he is a Russian and it is wise-cracking American "Ridzik" (Jim Belushi) that he must bridge the culture-gap and work with to track down a murderous drug dealer who did for his partner and fled. To be fair to Arnie, he has his tongue a bit in his cheek here, but Belushi just mis-fires once too often in this rather sloppy adventure...