Red Heat
Moscow's toughest detective. Chicago's craziest cop. There's only one thing worse than making them mad. Making them partners.
A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.
- Director
- Walter Hill
- Signature
- Tension · Action · Craft
- Worldwide
- $35M
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A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.
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Box Office & Release
Red Heat returned 1.2× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $29M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $35M
- Release date
- Jun 17, 1988
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Russian
- Country
- Netherlands, United States of America
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