Watch Dead Heat (1988) Official Trailer
You can't keep a good cop dead.
6.2 / 10 IMDb May 6, 1988 1h 26m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 26m
Release Date
May 6, 1988
Genre
Horror, Science Fiction, Action, Thriller, Comedy
Status
Released
Budget
$5,000,000
Revenue
$3,588,626
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
Treat Williams
as Det. Roger Mortis
Joe Piscopo
as Det. Doug Bigelow
Lindsay Frost
as Randi James
Darren McGavin
as Dr. Ernest McNab
Vincent Price
as Arthur P. Loudermilk
Robert Picardo
as Lt. Herzog
Martha Quinn
as Newscaster
Keye Luke
as Mr. Thule
Clare Kirkconnell
as Rebecca Smythers
Mel Stewart
as Captain Mayberry
Shane Black
as Patrolman
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Pons Maar
as Pool Zombie
Professor Toru Tanaka
as Butcher
Tom Nolan
as Jonas
Lew Hopson
as Whitfield
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Chip Heller
as Wilcox
Monica Lewis
as Mrs. Von Heisenberg
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Peter Kent
as Smitty
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Ben Mittleman
as Bob
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Cate Caplin
as Saleswoman
Production Companies
New World PicturesHelpern / Meltzer
Dead Heat Official Trailer 1988
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