"Heat"
Credits: Director
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Karen Young and Peter MacNicol
Studio: Paramount
Release: 1986
In Las Vegas, ex-mercenary Nick Escalante (Reynolds) works as a bodyguard, trying to save enough money to retire in Venice. His friend, Holly (Young), is brutally attacked by a mob-connected high roller, Danny DeMarco (Neill Barry). Nick helps her seek revenge, using his lethal skills to confront DeMarco and his thugs. Nick also mentors a timid gambler, Cyrus Kinnick, teaching him self-defense. Nick's gambling addiction hampers his plans, but he ultimately faces DeMarco, who meets a grim end, and Nick finally finds his way to Venice…
Burt Reynolds thrills from Vegas to Venice in tense, neo-noir action thriller "Heat"
Written by William Goldman based on his own novel, “Heat” has Reynolds crossing lines from private eye to vigilante who could use a few rounds of therapy - for various ailments, including gambling. The New York Times wrote: “So you think Charles Bronson is the most lethal object on two feet? That’s because you haven’t seen Heat.” Jason Statham stars in a 2016 remake directed by Simon West.
Reviews
“Heat is a picture of battered virtue that Raymond Chandler might well have admired.”
~ Chicago Tribune
So you think Charles Bronson is the most lethal object on two feet? That’s because you haven’t seen Heat.
