Story Line
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.
“When a hotshot cop and a wise-guy detective get together... the heat is on!”
Top Cast
Clint Eastwood
Lieutenant Speer
Burt Reynolds
Mike Murphy
Jane Alexander
Addy
Madeline Kahn
Caroline Howley
Rip Torn
Primo Pitt
Irene Cara
Ginny Lee
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Rating
5.5/ 10
Release Date
1984-12-07
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
ActionCrimeComedy
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User Reviews (2)
John Chard
7/10
•4/13/2015Shocking what Prohibition causes some people to drink these days.
The weight of expectation for City Heat was massive, two iconic Hollywood actors together in a buddy buddy cop movie, one with nods and homages to film noir and old school gangster ...
r96sk
7/10
•1/22/2022Clint Eastwood carries it, but <em>'City Heat'</em> as a whole is just about good.
Burt Reynolds makes for a solid partner for Eastwood, though his character isn't as strong as the latter's - who is played by the film's standout, no doubt. There's...