City Heat

Name: City Heat
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Released: December 7, 1984
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 39
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Clint Eastwood, Irene Cara, Jane Alexander, Madeline Kahn

1984

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Roadshow Film Distributors | Release Date: December 7, 1984 | PG

Starring: Burt Reynolds, Clint Eastwood, Irene Cara, Jane Alexander, Madeline Kahn, Nicholas Worth, Richard Roundtree, Rip Torn, Tony Lo Bianco, William Sanderson

Summary: Slick Private Investigator Mike Murphy (Burt Reynolds) and tough Police Lieutenant Speer (Clint Eastwood), once partners, now bitter enemies, reluctantly team up to investigate a murder.

Director: Richard Benjamin

Genre(s): Action, Comedy, Crime

Rating: PG

Runtime: 93 min

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It's certainly not a subtle movie, but with memorable performances, ludicrously over-the-top one-liners and amiable zaniness, it qualifies as a lot of fun. Read full review

Bill Cosford

An amiable bit of fluff that is noteworthy largely for its sumptuous production design and its pairing of two of the screen's most popular "lightweights," Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds. [07 Dec 1984, p.D14]

David Sterritt

It's about time Eastwood and Reynolds faced off - and I, for one, am glad they do it with barely hidden smiles. [06 Dec 1984, p.49]

Rita Kempley

Don't blame the fellas. They're good when they're together, but that doesn't happen nearly often enough in this sporadically amusing script. [07 Dec 1984, p.39]

Nathan Rabin

Even at its best, film noir dialogue teeters on the verge of self-parody and City Heat all too often crosses the thin line separating crackling from cornball. Read full review

Paul Attanasio

Inside this star vehicle there's a real movie screaming for air. Read full review

Roger Ebert

City Heat is a movie in which people almost obviously don't have a clue. Read full review

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r96sk

Jan 21, 2022

Clint Eastwood carries it, but 'City Heat' as a whole is just about good.

Burt Reynolds makes for a solid partner for Eastwood, though his character isn't as strong as the latter's - who is played by the film's standout, no doubt. There's not any star performers behind those two, thoughClint Eastwood carries it, but 'City Heat' as a whole is just about good.

Burt Reynolds makes for a solid partner for Eastwood, though his character isn't as strong as the latter's - who is played by the film's standout, no doubt. There's not any star performers behind those two, though Richard Roundtree and Rip Torn are alright. One positive, though, is the 1930s set design, which I really liked.

Not the most memorable flick, you could say it ought to be due to the double act up top, but I still found it to be a satisfactory watch.… Expand

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