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Dead Heat is a 1988 American science-fiction action comedy directed by Mark Goldblatt. Treat Williams and Joe Piscopo play police partners whose investigation leads to a scheme involving reanimated bodies, combining buddy-cop conventions with zombie horror, violent action, and dark humor. Vincent Price appears in the cast, and the film is aimed at viewers interested in late-1980s genre mixtures rather than a conventional police thriller.
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How good is Dead Heat?
Dead Heat scores 5.28/10 (Mediocre) on Lunoo, making it rated in the Buddy Film category.
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