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Dead Heat

1988 · 86 min · Director: Mark Goldblatt ★ IMDb 6.1 · 10,630 ratings

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Roger Mortis and Doug Bigelow are cops that are chasing crooks that are dead serious about crime. Or should I say they are chasing dead crooks perpetrating serious crimes? Seems some nutcase has learned how to bring back the dead and is sending them on crime sprees. Now these indestructable goons are in the way of officers Mortis and Bigelow. To even things up, when Mortis is killed (in the line of duty, of course) he gets a jump start from the Resurrection machine and takes the fight to the zombie bad guys.

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Emotional fingerprint

Dead Heat (1988) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Excitement 25%, Surprise 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor30%
  2. Fear15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Surprise. Genres: Comedy, Action, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Surprise. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Humor
  • Sadness

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Humor

Tension
Humor
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 73 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionHumorSadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension53 %48 %38 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Tension56 %44 %39 %1 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Curiosity55 %30 %35 %3 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Curiosity55 %34 %33 %4 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Tension63 %46 %30 %21 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Sadness69 %44 %29 %45 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Disturbing68 %45 %38 %38 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Humor63 %49 %45 %18 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Curiosity61 %49 %45 %13 %
47.5 %≈ 41′Humor64 %45 %50 %14 %
52.5 %≈ 45′Humor66 %38 %49 %30 %
57.5 %≈ 49′Sadness65 %40 %39 %48 %
62.5 %≈ 54′Curiosity65 %49 %29 %53 %
67.5 %≈ 58′Sadness73 %57 %16 %61 %
72.5 %≈ 62′Sadness76 %65 %19 %59 %
77.5 %≈ 67′Tension71 %64 %34 %38 %
82.5 %≈ 71′Tension68 %59 %41 %24 %
87.5 %≈ 75′Disturbing71 %60 %48 %25 %
92.5 %≈ 80′Humor75 %62 %55 %25 %
97.5 %≈ 84′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Treat Williams

Det. Roger Mortis

JP
Joe Piscopo

LF
Lindsay Frost

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Lindsay Frost

Randi James

Darren McGavin

Dr. Ernest McNab

Vincent Price

Arthur P. Loudermilk

Robert Picardo

Lt. Herzog

MQ
Martha Quinn

Newscaster

KL
Keye Luke

Mr. Thule

CK
Clare Kirkconnell

Rebecca Smythers

MS
Mel Stewart

Captain Mayberry

SB
Shane Black

Patrolman

PM
Pons Maar

Pool Zombie

TN
Tom Nolan

Jonas

LH
Lew Hopson

Whitfield

CH
Chip Heller

Wilcox

ML
Monica Lewis

Mrs. Von Heisenberg

PK
Peter Kent

Smitty

BM
Ben Mittleman

Bob

CC
Cate Caplin

Saleswoman

Details

Directed by
Mark Goldblatt
Written by
Terry Black
Type
Movies
Released
1988
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.1 · 10,630 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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