Dead Heat

Dead Heat

You can't keep a good cop dead.

1988•1h 24m•6.2/10

ActionHorrorScience FictionThrillerComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.2/10(229)

Detective Roger Mortis is killed in action while investigating a string of mysterious robberies: until he's brought back from the dead with a chemical company's secret re-animation technology. Now he has twelve hours to solve the case of his own death before he dies: And stays dead.

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Production

New World Pictures, Helpern / Meltzer

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Treat Williams

Treat Williams

Det. Roger Mortis

Joe Piscopo

Joe Piscopo

Det. Doug Bigelow

Lindsay Frost

Lindsay Frost

Randi James

Darren McGavin

Darren McGavin

Dr. Ernest McNab

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Arthur P. Loudermilk

Robert Picardo

Robert Picardo

Lt. Herzog

Martha Quinn

Martha Quinn

Newscaster

Keye Luke

Keye Luke

Mr. Thule

Clare Kirkconnell

Clare Kirkconnell

Rebecca Smythers

Mel Stewart

Mel Stewart

Captain Mayberry

Shane Black

Shane Black

Patrolman

Pons Maar

Pool Zombie

Professor Toru Tanaka

Butcher

Tom Nolan

Tom Nolan

Jonas

Lew Hopson

Lew Hopson

Whitfield

Chip Heller

Wilcox

Monica Lewis

Monica Lewis

Mrs. Von Heisenberg

Peter Kent

Smitty

Ben Mittleman

Bob

Cate Caplin

Saleswoman

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