Red Heat (1988)

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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.

• Released: 1988-06-17
• Genres: Action, Crime
• Runtime: 1h 44m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.2/10 from 1,678 votes

Directed by Walter Hill.

Top cast

• Arnold Schwarzenegger as Ivan Danko
• Jim Belushi as Art Ridzik
• Peter Boyle as Lou Donnelly
• Ed O'Ross as Viktor Rostavili
• Laurence Fishburne as Lt. Stobbs
• Gina Gershon as Cat Manzetti
• Richard Bright as Sgt. Gallagher
• Brent Jennings as Abdul Elijah
• Gretchen Palmer as Hooker
• Pruitt Taylor Vince as Night Clerk

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Red Heat

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel, ITVX Premium; watch free on ITVX; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Crave, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Crave; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Stan; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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