Dead Heat (1988 film)
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| Directed by | Mark Goldblatt |
| Written by | Terry Black |
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| Cinematography | Robert D. Yeoman |
| Edited by | Harvey Rosenstock |
| Music by | Ernest Troost |
Production company | Helpern/Meltzer |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3,588,626 |
Dead Heat is a 1988 American buddy cop action zombie comedy film directed by Mark Goldblatt and starring Treat Williams, Joe Piscopo, Darren McGavin, Lindsay Frost and Vincent Price. The film is about an LAPD police officer who is murdered while attempting to arrest zombies who have been reanimated by the head of Dante Laboratories in order to carry out violent armed robberies, and decides to get revenge with the help of his former partner.