Released theatrically in the U.S. on December 15, 1995. The film grossed $67.4 million domestically.
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The film was originally made as L.A. TAKEDOWN for television in 1989 with an entirely different cast.
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HEAT marks the first time that Al Pacino and Robert De Niro shared the screen. Although they both appeared in THE GODFATHER PART II, they didn't have any scenes together.
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HEAT was filmed in 65 locations in and around Los Angeles. No soundstages were used.
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Director Michael Mann disowned the edited television version of HEAT aired by NBC.
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To create a realistic character for thief Neil McCauley, Mann visited Folsom State Penitentiary to interview inmates. As McCauley, De Niro's collars were always pressed and starched perfectly, just as they would have been in prison.
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Al Pacino had a clause in his contract that allowed him to make up a certain number of his own lines.
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"Maybe we should both do something else, pal."--McCauley to Hanna, over coffee
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"I don't know how to do anything else."--Hanna
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"Neither do I."--McCauley
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"I don't much want to either."--Hanna
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"It's like you said. All I am is what I'm going after."--Hanna, to his estranged wife
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"Never have anything in your life that you can't walk out on in thirty seconds if you see the heat around the corner."--McCauley
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