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Actors: Treat Williams, Joe Piscopo, Lindsay Frost, Darren McGavin, Vincent Price
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Dead Heat |
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DEAD HEAT is a New World production directed by Mark Goldblat in 1988.
L.A. detectives Mortis and Bigelow are investigating a series of robberies involving a bunch of criminals who seem impermeable to bullets. Their investigation leads them to a strange laboratory where Mortis is killed. He's brought back to life by his friends who use the invention hidden in this laboratory.
Now Mortis is alive again but not for long. It seems that he has only eight hours to live before his tissues start to decompose. Nevertheless, Mortis will have the time to find out who's employing this new technology to bring back dead people to life and use them to commit robberies. Meanwhile, he's slowly turning into a ... zombie.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 50%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Character operated on/altered?
Yes
Kind of alteration:
- turned into a monster or alien
Horror film?
Yes
Kind of Horror Story
- the zombie chased me!
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- super strength
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/medium straight
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- muscular (man)
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- doctor
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity
- White
Intelligence
- Average Intelligence
Physical condition
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th century (1970's to Present)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Misc settings
- lab
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Tone of movie
- funny
Comedy or somewhat funny movie?
Yes
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Kinds of F/X
- nasty human transformations
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