1:00 - I've always loved how there's no dramatic slow motion build up to the start of that insane firefight. It's just Val Kilmer sees cops, pulls up the rifle and starts firing.
The beautiful soundtrack of this classic gem is criminally underrated and often overlooked. I absolutely love even the ambient music that builds up tension at times.
Specially when Vincent chased down Macauley for that coffee...one of the best cinematic minutes in film History. And of course the final heist with that shoutout.
Visually I see Collateral a stunning film, but the pacing of the dialogue between the two of them to be the one thing that slows down the pacing of the film. The filming and the action scenes is immaculately done (as usual by Mann) but the dialogue between the two in the cab going between hits for me, means I have to put Heat as number 1 and Collateral as number 2.
The fact that Marines, soldiers, professional criminals, GTA and Christopher Nolan have all borrowed from this movie really says something about just how great this movie is.
GTA 5 took major inspiration from Heat! They even rob an armored truck in the exact fashion by blocking it and ramming it from the side! Plus Michael can be made to look like Deniros character
Former British SAS Andie McNab, choreographed the Big Bank shoot out, his book Bravo two zero, is awesome, funny and a classic true story of the SAS in action! I highly recommend it!
What's cool is Andy McNab being a tactics adviser on this movie and the final shootout scene with the bounding overwatch techniques being essentially a remake of his SAS unit's retreat manoeuvres in Iraq before they eventually all got captured. FYI go read the book Bravo 20.
The shootout after the bank robbery is my favorite one, so realistic; you really feel you're there. About the rest of the movie, it's a classic Mann film, very stylized, with excellent action sequences but also getting into the core psychological issues of the characters.
"I gotta hold on to my angst. I preserve it because I need it. It keeps me sharp, on the edge, where I gotta be." . . . not necessarily a one liner but . . . . the best
I love the scene where Charlize Theron signals Val to stay away. Just a subtle swipe of her hand and his expression just drops. A lot of people love this movie for the shootout, I love it for the nuances.
The motion used is what Blackjack players use at the table to tell the dealer 'Stay' or no more cards. Subtle but brilliant reference to Kilmer's character being a gambling addict.
McCauley said in the film that he had a brother out there somewhere. But by the end of the film, I couldn’t shake off one possibility: Hanna was his brother. Maybe not literally, but he was bound to him through their sense of honor and codes, despite being opposite sides of the law, they were the same coin.
I love this movie. It's remarkably good. I remember the first time I saw it, and after it ended, I was really upset about the ending. My gf at the time asked me why... I remember telling her that I would rather have seen Pacino focus down De Niro, slowly lower his gun, have a moment where they had one last exchange... Pacino saying "Go. I can't live without the chase... It's all I've got..." Then De Niro nodding, a moment of respect between the two, then just turning and walking into the darkness to catch the plane. Just imagine that...
This is one of my all-time favourite films. I have both Heat and LA takedown on DVD, and every so often watch them just to see the way one was developed from, or into, the other. And I still think the slightly more abrupt ending of the TV version isore realistic...
For those who have never seen it, the movie "Den of Thieves" is almost a direct clone of Heat but kinda a dude bro version of it. If you love Heat there's a solid chance you'll love Den of Thieves
My ultimate top, top favourite movie always and forever. I think val Kilmer saying ‘my sun rises and sets with her’ just makes me crumble. Wow! What a quote x
great video, great facts. didnt know about US tv cutting the film by 40 mins!! another good fact is that the character Charlene, used to work in a casino where chris meet her, so when she gives the hand signal, that means no more bets but also to warn off. :-)
Heat has become one of my favorite flicks. When I first saw it on a VHS rental, god I am old, the audio during the bank heist scenes blew me away. No pun intended. I had never heard movie audio so realistic and crisp.
About a decade ago I sat down and watched this movie I was bored with it. Tonight I watched it again and don’t know how I didn’t see the genius of it before. There’s a lot of symbolism hidden in the film itself. One that stands out the most were the “home free” moment where they drive in a tunnel of light. Then De Niro decides to kill the guy in the hotel and starts traveling down a dark highway only to say “there’s time” a reference to his dream about running out of time. I love that stuff and there were a lot of moments like that I missed my first time watching it. Plus the sounds of the action and the action itself.
I watched this movie almost 10 years ago and just did not like it at all. I thought it was generic, cheesy, cliche'd, and predictable. I watched it two weeks ago and had a religious experience. It's an actual perfect film, one of the few in existence. Not a single frame is wasted, and everything that happens to each of the characters is informed by their mindsets and decisions. It was a revelation, and nearly brought me to tears when they held hands at the end.
Every job for the McCauley crew goes wrong: -The opening robbery: they have to kill the drivers -They try to kill Waingro, he got away -They go to collect from Van Zant, they get a stack of paper instead of money -The precious metal depository, they walk -The bank at t he end, they nearly get caught and everyone dies except for Chris. Chris looses his wife
Kevin Gage who played Waingro was married to Kelly Preston - who subsequently had a relationship with George Clooney, and then married John Travolta in 1991 - between 1985-1987.
WATCHED HEAT 1995 IN CINEMAX WAS MIND BLOWING PIECE OF ART ! SHOOTOUT WAS SO LOUD I JUMPED OUT OF MY SEAT ! NEVER HEARD ANYTHIG LIKE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One of the missions in gta v heavily inspired by movie. Bang armor truck with heavy tow truck with very same music and than furious shootout against lspd
Tom Noonan, who had a very small part as the guy who gives Neil the plans for the drill robbery, played The Tooth Fairy in Mann's Manhunter, the prequel to SotL.
#10 Never heard that myth. What I did hear back in the day that this was the first time they ever actually were on set together even though both being in The Godfather II.
I can remember talking about this movie while in the military... We speculated about how unstoppable a group of rogue military bank robbers would be against poorly trained beat cops....
They really do show this for our no movement without fire lessons..... they also show tears of the sun for examples of what not to do in jungle environments and tracking courses
