# Dead Heat (1988)

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**Runtime**: 86 min
**Genres**: Horror, Science Fiction, Action, Thriller, Comedy
**Directed by**: Mark Goldblatt
**Written by**: Terry Black
**Starring**: Treat Williams, Joe Piscopo, Lindsay Frost, Darren McGavin, Vincent Price, Robert Picardo

> *You can't keep a good cop dead.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Rainy night streets with sirens blaring a patrol car screeches to a halt. 
A reanimated detective and his partner investigate a string of robberies. 
Mark Goldblatt's blend of horror and comedy sets the tone.

**Mood tags**: 3am-cult, unhinged

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