Heat
Overview
Heat is a 1995 crime thriller film written and directed by Michael Mann, starring Al Pacino as Lieutenant Vincent Hanna and Robert De Niro as Neil McCauley. The film is a cat-and-mouse thriller about a dedicated detective and a master thief who are equally obsessed with each other. The film is set in Los Angeles. McCauley is a professional thief who leads a crew of skilled criminals: Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer), a gambling addict; Michael Cheritto (Tom Sizemore), a hot-headed enforcer; and Trejo (Danny Trejo), a safecracker. They pull off a heist, stealing $1.6 million in bearer bonds from an armored car. Hanna is a relentless, obsessive detective who is willing to do whatever it takes to catch McCauley. He has a dysfunctional personal life: he is married to Justine (Diane Venora), and he has a stepdaughter who is suicidal. The film is famous for its realistic depiction of crime, its extended shootout sequence on the streets of Los Angeles, and its complex, morally ambiguous characters. The film ends with a confrontation between Hanna and McCauley at Los Angeles International Airport. McCauley is shot, and he dies in Hanna's arms. Hanna holds his hand, and McCauley tells him, "Told you I'm never going back." Heat was a critical and commercial success, earning over $187 million worldwide. It is widely considered one of the greatest crime films ever made, and it has influenced countless subsequent films. The film is notable for being the first time Pacino and De Niro shared screen time together.
