170-minute action masterpiece that got a sequel after 27 years that many don’t even know

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170 minute action masterpiece that got a sequel after 27 years

One of the masterpieces of 1990s Hollywood cinema is coming to TV today. Running for 170 minutes, Michael Mann’s Heat offers a legendary acting duet between Oscar winners Robert De Niro and Al Pacino and, at the end, one of the best shootouts in film history.

What Heat (and Heat 2) is all about

Robert De Niro takes on the role of Neil McCauley, a criminal who goes undetected in Los Angeles thanks to his well thought out schemes. To finally catch him, obsessed cop Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino) sets himself on his trail. When McCauley one last big robbery plans, Hanna sees his opportunity and wants to arrest the gangster.

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Heat

In 1995, Heat inspired with its urban warfare, complete with shrill gunshot noises, the melancholic gangster story and the wide ensemble of memorable characters.

Without spoiling too much, Heat ends his story quite clearly. In 2022 the book Heat 2 by Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner was published, which therefore functions as the sequel and prequel to the film. On the one hand, the stories of Hanna and Chris Shiherlis (in the first film: Val Kilmer) are continued, on the other hand, the plot jumps back to 1988, where the younger McCauley and his crew in Chicago caused a stir.

One Adaptation of Heat 2 is in development and Adam Driver is in talks to play the young Neil McCauley, Deadline announced in early August.

This is how you can watch the action classic

Arte is showing Heat today, August 27, from 9:55 p.m as usual without commercial breaks. If you want to catch up on the film, you have a colorful bouquet of options. Heat streams:

  • free of charge in the Arte Mediathek
  • as well as with a subscription to Disney+, Netflix, Mubi and Magenta TV

    • Michael Mann’s next film is coming soon

    Celebrating next week Michael Mann’s latest film its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. Here at Moviepilot there will be the first impression of Ferrari. The biopic about sports car legend Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver) is Mann’s first feature film since 2015. In the meantime he shot the pilot episode of the series Tokyo Vice.

    Ferrari does not have a German theatrical release yet. If the film is successful, chances are good that Mann will make Heat 2. His last film, Blackhat, was a huge financial failure.

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