Red Heat

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Red Heat
Red Heat theatrical poster
Directed by	Walter Hill
Produced by	Gordon Carroll Walter Hill
Written by	Walter Hill Harry Kleiner Troy Kennedy Martin
Starring	Arnold Schwarzenegger James Belushi Peter Boyle Ed O'Ross Laurence Fishburne Gina Gershon
Music by	James Horner
Cinematography	Matthew F. Leonetti
Editing by	Donn Aron Carmel Davies Freeman A. Davies
Distributed by	TriStar Pictures
Release date(s)	June 17, 1988
Running time	103 min
Country	United States
Language	English
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Red Heat is a 1988 buddy cop film directed by Walter Hill. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as Soviet police officer Ivan Danko. His American partner, Chicago detective of Serbian origin, Art Ridzic (Ridžić) is played by James Belushi. They work together to catch a powerful Soviet Georgian drug dealer, Viktor Rostavilli (Ed O'Ross).

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Moscow's toughest detective. Chicago's craziest cop. There's only one thing more dangerous than making them mad: making them partners.

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Ivan Danko is a Russian police officer on the hunt for Viktor Rostavilli (Ed O'Ross), a Georgian drug dealer and a crimelord. During a trap to hunt down Viktor in Moscow, Danko's partner and several officers are shot when they ambush Viktor. The ambush severly backfires and Viktor flees Russia and comes to USA. Enter Art Ridzic (Ridžić) (James Belushi) a Chicago PD detective and loudmouth. He finds his way into investigating cases dealing with murders committed by Viktor's gang in Chicago. Danko is sent to Chicago to hunt down Viktor and take him back alive. In Chicago, Danko is partnered with Art but cannot use his weapon as he lacks a diplomatic license. The duo trails the bloody paths of Viktor and his gang through out the movie. In the finale, Viktor driving a Greyhound bus is chased by Danko also driving a similar bus. After Viktor's bus gets sideslammed by a train, Danko and Viktor engage in a running version of a Texas style shootout (Danko uses a Kruger Magnum given to him by Art). Viktor is killed and Danko flies back to Moscow after exchanging his watch with Art as a sign of goodwill.

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Red Heat was the first American film allowed to shoot in Moscow's Red Square.
Screenwriter Troy Kennedy Martin previously crafted another popular cinematic marriage of violence and comedy, Kelly's Heroes.
The film has gained cult status among Russian speakers, mainly due to its extremely poor Russian, numerous factual errors and portrayal of ethnic stereotypes.
Ivan Danko's police uniform is a combination of at least six different uniforms. His hat is a Moscow Commander's Special and he also wears a Parade Band Musician axelbant.
When Danko and his partner discuss the drug problem, the translation says they are referring to Miami while they were actually referring to Harlem. This has been corrected in the Momentum Pictures DVD, which has much more accurate translations.
The teleprinter at the Moscow militia headquarters is seen printing a message in Russian but in the Latin alphabet. Equipment used by the Soviet government would undoubtedly allow the Cyrillic alphabet to be used.
Ivan Danko uses the "Podbyrin 9.2 mm" handgun. It's actually a modified Western Desert Eagle .357 Magnum. The Podbyrin does not exist and was made up as a prop for the movie.
The opening and closing title music for the movie by James Horner is taken out of the second movement "The Philosophers" of Sergei Prokofiev's Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution.
The French title of Red Heat is Double Détente, a reference to the Soviet-American détente of the 1980s.
Ridžić, (although pronounced as: "Ridzik") is a Serbian family name (originally pronounced as IPA: [riˑdʒitʃ]) originating from Bosnia, and the city of Chicago is known for its sizable Serbian population.
A comic situation is a play on the Miranda warning.
The Moscow car chase scene, where Lada cars pursue one another through the old city, were actually filmed in Budapest, Hungary. Russian roles were played by Hungarian actors with their original voices speaking Russian. The Moscow Police Headquarters scene was filmed at the internal yards of the Buda Castle in Budapest.
In the Moscow obscure cantina scene several famous Hungarian actors are appearing among them Norbert Növényi and Gábor Koncz. Other two Hungarian famous actors are Péter Trokán and János Bán as policemen at the Headquarters.
This movie is referenced in My Way Entertainment's dub video, "J3: Return of the Colossi."