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City Heat
In 1933, private investigator Mike Murphy is shocked when his partner, Dehl Swift, is killed by thugs working for Primo Pitt. Now the slick private eye and tough police lieutenant, once partners, now bitter enemies, must reluctantly team up to investigate the murder.
13 July 1940, USA
23 December 1921, New York City, New York, USA
2 February 1935, Los Angeles, California, USA
18 March 1959, New York City, New York, USA
11 April 1914, East Orange, New Jersey, USA
29 September 1942, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1 December 1925, Los Angeles, California, USA
20 March 1936, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
May 07, 2016
Bottom line: Good roles for the stars, nice production values, and an impressive supporting cast, but no thrills and only minor laughs.
August 30, 2004
One of Mr. Benjamin's main contributions to the film is a good-humored buoyancy, even when things are at their most muddled.
May 24, 2003
In the end, it is all pretty woeful.
September 08, 2005
One wishes the only pairing of Clint and Burt were better, but City Heat is still fun.
February 09, 2006
It's certainly not a subtle movie, but with memorable performances, ludicrously over-the-top one-liners and amiable zaniness, it qualifies as a lot of fun.
October 23, 2004
How do travesties like this get made?
January 01, 2000
Under the direction of last-minute replacement Richard Benjamin, the results are insufferable -- grotesque, chaotic, demoralized.
December 08, 2007
An amiable but decidedly lukewarm confection geared entirely around the two star turns.
December 08, 2007
What could have been an interesting and funny period piece under the directorship of original screenwriter Edwards is turned into a tedious, infantile mess by director Benjamin.