Action ·Crime ·Comedy · United States of America · 1984 · 1h 37m

City Heat

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Director
Richard Benjamin
Cast
Clint Eastwood as Lieutenant Speer Burt Reynolds as Mike Murphy Jane Alexander as Addy Madeline Kahn as Caroline Howley Rip Torn as Primo Pitt Irene Cara as Ginny Lee
Crew
Nick McLean — Director of Photography Jacqueline Cambas — Editor Lennie Niehaus — Original Music Composer Blake Edwards — Screenplay Joseph Stinson — Screenplay Fritz Manes — Producer
Tagline

When a hotshot cop and a wise-guy detective get together... the heat is on!

Synopsis

Set in Kansas City in 1933, Eastwood plays a police lieutenant known simply by his last name, Speer. Reynolds plays a former cop turned private eye named Mike Murphy. Both Speer and Murphy served on the force together and were once good friends, but are now bitter enemies. When Murphy's partner is slain they team up again to fight the mob.

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Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Richard Benjamin Director Nick McLean Director of Photography Jacqueline Cambas Editor Lennie Niehaus Original Music Composer Blake Edwards Screenplay Joseph Stinson Screenplay Fritz Manes Producer Edward C. Carfagno Production Design Norman Salling Costume Design
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