Dead Heat

About Dead Heat

Detective Roger Mortis is killed in action while investigating a string of mysterious robberies: until he's brought back from the dead with a chemical company's secret re-animation technology. Now he has twelve hours to solve the case of his own death before he dies: And stays dead.

Dead Heat (1988) is a comedy horror film directed by Mark Goldblatt. Its themes are campy, buddy cop, resurrection, and undead.

Treat Williams takes the lead as Det. Roger Mortis, Joe Piscopo as Det. Doug Bigelow, Lindsay Frost as Randi James, and Darren McGavin as Dr. Ernest McNab. It runs 86 minutes and was released in May 1988.

The screenplay is by Terry Black. American members can watch it on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Howdy Amazon Channel.

Night of the Creeps, Plan 9 from Outer Space, and Bunker of the Dead make useful companions to Dead Heat, all filed under police. TMDB voters put it at 6.2 out of 10 across 247 votes and it carries a R rating.