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DEAD HEAT

1988 • US HMDB
May 6, 1988

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.

Directors

Mark Goldblatt Mark Goldblatt

Cast

Treat Williams as Det. Roger Mortis

Treat Williams

Det. Roger Mortis

 Joe Piscopo as Det. Doug Bigelow

Joe Piscopo

Det. Doug Bigelow

 Lindsay Frost as Randi James

Lindsay Frost

Randi James

 Darren McGavin as Dr. Ernest McNab

Darren McGavin

Dr. Ernest McNab

 Vincent Price as Arthur P. Loudermilk

Vincent Price

Arthur P. Loudermilk

 Robert Picardo as Lt. Herzog

Robert Picardo

Lt. Herzog

 Martha Quinn as Newscaster

Martha Quinn

Newscaster

 Keye Luke as Mr. Thule

Keye Luke

Mr. Thule

 Clare Kirkconnell as Rebecca Smythers

Clare Kirkconnell

Rebecca Smythers

 Mel Stewart as Captain Mayberry

Mel Stewart

Captain Mayberry

 Shane Black as Patrolman

Shane Black

Patrolman

Pons Maar

Pool Zombie

 Professor Toru Tanaka as Butcher

Professor Toru Tanaka

Butcher

 Tom Nolan as Jonas

Tom Nolan

Jonas

 Lew Hopson as Whitfield

Lew Hopson

Whitfield

Chip Heller

Wilcox

 Monica Lewis as Mrs. Von Heisenberg

Monica Lewis

Mrs. Von Heisenberg

Peter Kent

Smitty

Ben Mittleman

Bob

Cate Caplin

Saleswoman
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Crew
Production: David Helpern (Producer) — Michael L. Meltzer (Producer)
Screenplay: Terry Black (Screenplay)
Music: Ernest Troost (Original Music Composer)
Cinematography: Robert D. Yeoman (Director of Photography)

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Marco Castellini •
Two fearless policemen facing demonic powers and zombies in the hell of an American metropolis. Between shootings and chases, the two even end up making an extreme sacrifice... Police film in comedy-horror style that relies on special effects (acceptable) but does not save itself from the banality of situations and dialogues. Also starring Vincent Price (who is guilty given a wholly marginal role).
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COMMUNITY REVIEWS (2)

JPV852

JPV852

7 /10

A bit goofy for sure but a fun horror-comedy, in the vein of Evil Dead 2. The performances from both Treat Williams and Joe Piscopo were fun. Think this is one with some good replay value. 3.5/5

Finetunes

3 /10

I love 80's movies but this one would be worth passing on except there is one horror make up scene (Randi dying)that might be worth the view. The dialog is clunky and the acting is pretty poor and that includes Treat Williams, who I normally like, but you can tell he was going through the motions on this one. Personally, I never cared for Joe Piscopo in any movie. But if you enjoy an 80's movie with it's vibe - the music, the fashions, the hair styles and add to it a retro red 1960's Chevy convertible then dive right in.

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