Dead Heat (1988)
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Dead Heat is a must-have for any fan of cop-zombie-action-comedies and features
unforgettable performances by
Treat Williams, Joe Piscopo and the “Master of Menace”, Vincent Price!

Experience Mark Goldblatt's cult film in a brand-new 4K restoration from the original camera negative, complete with tons of bonus material.

The picture and sound have been extensively restored under the direction of LSP.

Detectives Doug Bigelow and Roger Mortis have just tried, and failed, to take down a ring of master thieves who have been targeting high end jewelry dealers. While orchestrating a massive siege, the thieves are violently eliminated; one blown apart and the other crushed. While being autopsied, the forensic pathologist makes an inexplicable discovery: the "dead" men were already dead before being "killed." In other words, they were zombies. With little information to go on besides the presence of a strange man-made substance in the cadaver's flesh, Bigelow and Mortis attempt to piece together the mystery, which eventually leads them to a chemical plant, wherein Mortis, true to his name, winds up killed by a hulking zombie. But who’s better to fight zombie criminals than a zombie cop?

Title: Dead Heat
Original title: Dead Heat
Country / Year: USA 1988

Director: Mark Goldtblatt

Cast: Treat Williams, Joe Piscopo, Lindsay Frost, Darren McGavin, Vincent Price, Clare Kirkconnell, Keye Luke, Robert Picardo u.a.

Studio: Wicked Vision Distribution GmbH
Release date: 12.01.2025

Rating: 18
Packaging: Scanavo
Discs: 1
Format: Blu-ray

Blu-ray
Region code: B
Running time: 84 minutes (uncut)
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 (1080p)
Language: German, Englisch
Audio format: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
Subtitles: German, English
Subtitle extras: German

Blu-ray

  • 4K restoration, scanned from 35mm camera negative
  • Encoding and editing by LSP Media
  • German stereo track restored exclusively for this edition
  • Brand new German and English subtitles for the main film
  • Brand new German subtitles for the bonus material
  • Audio commentary with director Mark Goldblatt, screenwriter Terry Black, and producers Michael L. Meltzer and David Helpern
  • Exclusive: Audio commentary with Dr. Kai Naumann and Laurent Ohmansiek
  • “The Building of Movies” – Interview with director Mark Goldblatt
  • “A Thousand Feet of Lightning” – Interview with visual effects artist Ernest Farino
  • “How to Edit for an Editor” – Interview with editor Harvey Rosenstock
  • “Happy Accidents Happen” – Audio interview with composer Ernest Troost
  • “Seizing the Opportunity” – Interview with second unit director Patric Read Johnson
  • Exclusive: Interview with Steve Johnson (2024)
  • Deleted & alternative scenes
  • Behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the cast
  • MIFED promotion
  • Original theatrical trailer [Original/ReCut]
  • German trailer [Original/ReCut]
  • Picture gallery
  • Hidden feature: Norway Extended version