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Heat is a 1995 crime-drama action thriller film directed, co-produced and written by Michael Mann and stars Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Val Kilmer. The storyline is based on the former Chicago police officer Chuck Adamson's pursuit on of a criminal named McCauley during the 1960s. Heat is also a remake of an unproduced television series Mann had worked on, the pilot of which was released in 1989 as the TV movie L.A. Takedown.

Plot
Neil McCauley, a seasoned professional at robberies, and Lt. Vincent Hanna, an LAPD robbery-homicide detective tracks down Neil's crew after a botched heist that left three security guards dead.

Why It Rocks
"I had to get it on. He was making a move, I had to get it on!"
 * 1) It covers a serious of topics like organized crimes, armed robbery, murder, corruption, vandalism, etc.
 * 2) Brilliant performances from the ensemble cast, especially from Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Val Kilmer.
 * 3) Well done and realistic action sequences, such as the Armored Van Heist and the Parking Lot Shootout.
 * 4) Excellent score composed by Elliot Goldenthal.
 * 5) Michael Mann does a spectacular job with his amazing directing skills.
 * 6) The story is cleverly written.
 * 7) Great scenery and fantastic cinematography that fits the tone of the film.

Critical Response
On Rotten Tomatoes the film currently holds an 86% certified fresh rating with an average of 7.81/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Though Al Pacino and Robert De Niro share but a headful of screen minutes together, Heat is an engrossing crime drama that draws compelling performances from its stars -- and comforms Michael Mann' s mastery of the genre." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 76 out of 100.

Box Office
The film went on to gross $187.4 million against its $60 million budget making smash hit. It was ranked as the 25th highest-grossing film of 1995.

Trivia

 * Rather than dubbing in the gunshots during the bank robbery shoot-out, Michael Mann had microphones placed carefully around the set so that the audio could be captured live. This added to the impact of the scene, because it sounded like no other gunfight shown onscreen.
 * Val Kilmer filmed some of his sequences concurrently with Batman Forever (1995).

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