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Dead Heat (1988) ** (out of 4) Cops Roger Mortis (Treat Williams) and Doug Bigelow (Joe Piscopo) break up some sort of strange laboratory but in the process Roger is killed. A doctor uses the equipment to bring Roger back to life and now the two cops must try and see who is bringing the dead back and why.DEAD HEAT isn't a masterpiece and it's not an awful film so it's certainly somewhere in the middle. Your ability to take Williams and Piscopo as a comedy team will certainly determine how much of this film you can actually take. For me, I didn't think the comedy team worked overly well together but at the same time it has a rather campy feel to it and there are some entertaining things scattered throughout the picture.The one good thing here are the special effects, which get to air on the side of gory since the film is thankfully rated R. One of the highlights is a sequence where a woman pretty much starts to melt and fall apart right in front of you. This scene is certainly the best moment in the film and it's too bad there were more like it. The other monster effects are fairly good including one large beast that the cops battle towards the start of the picture.Both Williams and Piscopo are in "good" form but the screenplay honestly doesn't give them much funny things to do. Horror legend Vincent Price appears in a couple scenes and he's certainly worth watching, although he too isn't given much to do. The biggest problem with the film is the fact that it's extremely uneven in its tone and it never really seems to know what it wants to do. I will say that the dumbest moment in the movie is when the two cops are getting screamed at by their boss because they killed two bad guys. Yet, the boss never mentions the fact that these two bad guys killed a couple dozen cops before being taken down!

If you like cheesy movies from the late 1980's, then "Dead Heat" might be something for you. This movie is full of bad jokes, a stupid storyline and awful one-liners. But hey, there is an audience for everything out there, isn't there?When I picked up this movie, I was expecting more of a zombie comedy, but it turned out to be more of a cop story with a hint of zombies in it. Someone is using a machine to bring back the dead, and detectives Roger Mortis (played by Treat Williams) - spoof off Rigor Mortis? - and Doug Bigelow (played by Joe Piscopo) are on the case.The movie itself is not all that bad, actually, I had just expected somewhat more of a laugh-out-loud comedy. However, if you are watching this for the zombies, then you will be sorely disappointed. Not much to come here after in that department. There was a couple of minutes worth of zombie effects and hilarious effects, and that was about it.Having seen it now, I can honestly say that I will not be watching it again. This is the type of movie that you watch once (if you didn't watch it back in 1988), then bag and tag it, putting it on the shelf and letting it stand there as a DVD collection filler.

If there was ever a successful way to blend the drastically different genres of comedy and horror this film proves it. Dead Heat is an enjoyable genre hybrid that has enough scares for the horror label, enough laughs for the comedic name, and enough high speed moments to be branded an action film. It mixes these genres in hope to create not a great film, but an enjoyable zombie film with plenty of wit and fun.Treat Williams is a fantastic detective in films. No wonder he was typecast in the field of crime in many roles. Here, he plays Detective Roger Mortis (Williams) who's partner is the incompetent yet looser Doug Bigelow (Piscopo). When called to the scene of a robbery, the detectives notices that when the robbers are bombarded with blows to the legs torso they don't die. A quick trip to the lab shows that the robbers were once dead but somehow came back to life.When investigating the chemical compound plant that apparently stitched these two zombies together, Bigelow and Mortis discover that the plant is up to no good, housing odd, deformed creatures of an indescribable nature. After a run in with one of those mutants, Mortis is locked in the asphyxiation room and is supposedly dead on sight. However, he is revived with a beam and...I give up. Have I lost you? I feel I've lost myself trying to write such madness. This is truly a mindless zombie flick, not meant for heavy criticism of plausibility. With zombie films, you must suspend disbelief. With Dead Heat, you must completely escape reality. Normally, I criticize horror films for lack of plausibility. Hell, I criticize movies in general for that flaw. But sometimes, you really have to forego the idea of believability. Here, it's almost vital.Piscopo and Williams are excellent, and it's so rare for horror films to allow their actors to form good chemistry. Usually, they're just running around screaming and swearing at each other. The talent here, from all actors, is true to their names and above average for any prior expectations.The effects are also of high quality. All practical, of course. All in glorious bright colors. The mutations look lifelike, and the zombie makeup on Treat Williams is exquisite while remaining subtle until necessary.I'm done trying to critique a film that doesn't even want to be. Dead Heat knows what it is, which can be a battle for horror films. It doesn't need to be reminded of more successful pictures of the same genre, and doesn't need to scan the blueprint of a certain famous George Romero zombie film. It's original, quick, witty, jumpy, and fun. I thought movies weren't allowed to possess all those traits.Starring: Treat Williams and Joe Piscopo. Directed by: Mark Goldblatt.

Treat Williams and Joe Piscopo are two, now get his, mismatched cops. Joe Piscopo is Bigelow, a macho, insensitive lug who only cares about himself...maybe. Treat Williams is Mortis, a kind, intuitive detective with a promising career ahead of him...until his latest case lands him on a slab. Fortunately, the case provides them with a means to bring Mortis back. Now, Bigelow and an undead Mortis race to find Mortis' killer before it's too late...(or perhaps it already is) The film tries hard to be funny, and it is, in certain moments. The two lead actors have a kind of chemistry and the cast of character actors are dynamite (including Darren McGavin, Vincent Price, Robert Picardo, and Key Luke) but it is the genre-mixing which steals the show. The butcher shop scene is hilarious and sick, a good indication of where the movie would have went if more freedom had been extended toward the filmmakers. But it remains a neat little flick for the horror lovers and the action buffs everywhere.Hopefully more and more people will discover this title, but until then, it has a small cult audience. Don't let that stop ya, seek it out. It won't change your life, but it ought to give you a diverting way to spend an hour and a half.