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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1984 DVD Release: 09/02/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Dual Layered,Restored/Remastered Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Japanese, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 37 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Action, Drama, Mystery, Detective Film, Gangster Film, Buddy Film, Police Comedy

This standard, tongue-in-cheek, gangsters and good guys saga is carried on the star power and screen presence of Clint Eastwood as Lt. Speer, a taciturn, tough, play-it-by-the-book cop, and on Burt Reynolds as Mike Murphy, Speer's old friend in the force, now turned private eye but still a captivating rogue at heart. With a sub-text of playing their well-known screen personas off each other, Eastwood and Reynolds provide more than a surface interpretation of the characters that made them famous. After Murphy's partner is murdered, he focuses on pitting one mob boss against another in an attempt to have both mobsters kill each other. In the meantime, Lt. Speer -- who has never approved of Murphy's private detective business -- does not really know if Murphy is for or against the two top gangsters. Set in the era of speakeasies and Prohibition, an added layer of "film noir" can be discerned under the complex plot, verbal repartée, and episodes of toned-down violence (a kind of parody in themselves). Although this may not be the best film either star has made, it is still interesting to see them together on screen. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Clint Eastwood - Lieutenant Speer
Burt Reynolds - Mike Murphy
Jane Alexander - Addy
Madeline Kahn - Caroline Howley
Rip Torn - Primo Pitt

Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds teamed up for the first time in this period comedy-drama, which gets a classy presentation for its release on DVD. City Heat has been given a letterboxed transfer to disc in the widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1, which has been enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors. The original English-language audio has been remixed for playback in Dolby Digital 5.1, while dubbed tracks in Spanish, French, and Portuguese appear respectively in Dolby Digital Surround, Dolby Digital Stereo, and Dolby Digital Mono. This edition also includes optional subtitles in English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Bahasa, and Thai. Bonus materials include the movie's original trailer and text biographies of the leading cast and crew members. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide