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Dead Heat
“You can't keep a good cop dead.”
6.2 / 10• 1988• 1h 26m•R• English
HorrorScience FictionActionThrillerComedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Treat Williams
Det. Roger Mortis
Lead
Joe Piscopo
Det. Doug Bigelow
Lindsay Frost
Randi James
Darren McGavin
Dr. Ernest McNab
Vincent Price
Arthur P. Loudermilk
Robert Picardo
Lt. Herzog
Martha Quinn
Newscaster
Keye Luke
Mr. Thule
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mark Goldblatt's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Dead Heat is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
