City Heat

– Set in Kansas City in 1933, Eastwood plays a police lieutenant known simply by his last name, Speer...

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 33 Minutes
Release Year:
1984
City Heat (1984)

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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Producing Country:
USA
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Release Date:

07 Dec 1984

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Richard Benjamin

Writer:

Blake Edwards (story), Blake Edwards, Joseph Stinson

Main Actors:

Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, Jane Alexander, Madeline Kahn

Plot:

Kansas City in the 1930s: private investigator Mike Murphy's partner is brutally murdered when he tries to blackmail a mobster with his secret accounting records. When a rival gang boss goes after the missing records, ex-policeman Murphy is forced to team up again with his ex-partner Lieutenant Speer, even though they can't stand each other, to fight both gangs before KC erupts in a mob war.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Production:

Warner Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
19%