William Fichtner's story of shooting that scene on the Rich Eisen show is hilarious. "Robert De Niro is telling me he's going to kill me and I'm totally fine with it."
Oddly underrated. Like it gets its praise BUT should of gotten nominations and should be brought up more than it is. Like it gets it due....but it doesnt seem like enough to me. Like to me....its the greatest Cops and RObbers movie ever....the greatest Heist movie ever. Even better than Thief....which ALSO grossly underrated in my opinion
I love it when Michael comes through the only exit with his shotgun and calmly takes out the driver with composed, accurate shots. McCauley's crew knew just where to be and just what to do for this kind of scenario.
The shootouts are beefed up for dramaturgical purpose. More impressive sound effects, larger hits and way more magazin capacity as the real things. Nothing to do with real shootouts. But okay - for the picture it works great. Good job.
What are you talking about. They had actual special forces on scene doing all the training and in post production staff said all the gunshots were original. They used blanked which naturally louder than real rounds. Aside from that, nothing was “beefed up”
Also, all of your claims are inaccurate as well. Have you ever mag dumped a 30 or 40 round mag? Steady rapid fire clears the mag in about 4-6 seconds depending on how you cycle you gas rate. I don’t think you have a clue about firearms, tactics or this movie to be honest. You come off as someone who played too many video games and think you are an expert lmao
@@entertainme7523 They all had training how to use these weapons. In a Michael Mann interview he said he'd sent them away for training. Watch Val Kilmer reload in the street battle. Textbook.
If he looks like that after a death threat, why did he think to double-cross a crew that killed three armed guards during an armored car robbery? (I know, killed after but police thought "during" and that's what Van Zant would have known).
its like in saving private ryan during the final battle. its been going on for a while and youve forgotten all about him. then suddenly it cuts to him and hes got a bazooka and he starts killing germans
But in life, the reverse is just as true. Many times, you think you are reallly in trouble, and then things work out fine due to unexpected circumstances.
I frickin LOVE This movie! In my opinion Robert de Niro as Neil McCauley is his best Gangster role. Cool, calm, Collected. An the Crew was great casting. Val Kilmer as Chris is essential to the movie. I could watch this movie over an over, analyzing it an finding different subtilties. In mood an especially the action. An all time classic!!👑
This is one of the few scenes I didn't like. This wasn't cool, calm or collected. He was being vengeful. There was never any point to this telephone call... it just meant Van Zant went underground and only came out after he thought McCauley was dead / arrested / jetted out.
@@Onmysheet I once read that Michael Mann wanted Pacino's character to be an aging coked out LA detective trying to get his big bust. And while I agree with you. I feel he hit that mark perfectly.
One of the best scenes in Heat was...."You're know what they're looking at....is this crew good or are they good...you know what they're looking at....us...the LAPD...we just got made"...
Yeah. By far one of the best scenes in the movie, I love it when he complements Neil and says OK Motherfucker, is this guy good or is this guy good!! Right then his acting was superb
@@timdowney6721 But you don't underestimate the same guy twice do you? You would have thought a guy like that would have at least had some bodyguards at his house no?
Van Zandt should have sent a proper hit team. The killers he sent were bargain basement. Did he not realise that Neil and his men were totally professional? The armoured car robbery was a major clue.
@@edelmanmuriellandry9810 Van Zandt knew they were a good pro crew and since its his ass if they screw it up, he should have made sure who the hitmen were. This is not something you delegate. Like hiring a caterer.
One of the best. Michael Mann really did it with this one. Has the best bank robbery in film history. No one has beat it. No one. Great cast too. Just brilliant. 👍👍👍
Disagree! I have yet to read a comment where I haven’t seen people raving about his acting performances. Heat, Tombstone, The Doors, The Ghost and the Darkness, Thunderheart, The Saint, etc.
DeNiro is driving what I believe to be an older 80s era Chevrolet Caprice Estate Wagon. Can Zandt’s henchmen had that cool looking Dodge Dually pickup. It would’ve been cool if DeNiro had the pickup tho. It fits him perfectly.
Check out "Public Enemies".. Michael Mann has never met a cloud cover he didn't like. So glad Hollywood let him direct the movie for his own TV series, while every other TV series turns into some dumb comedy rip off.
I don't know for sure but my feeling is that it was inspired by Stanley Kubrick's film 'The Killing' because it has a general narrative and several stories to describe individual characters. It has more film noir style but it's a classic as well.
Except really , he has a bipod and doesn’t use it to lace em up, I always thought it was a strange thing that this pro didn’t use his tools in this scene
The only thing I can think of is that in his blind (it was in the middle of the building and not on the edge) Kilmer doesn’t have the right angle to make the shot, hence, why do wasn’t looking down the rifle during DiNiro’s contact as over watch and just on the binoculars. He then has to leave the blind to engage the target and does so standing. Thoughts?
De Niro incredible in this as per usual, Val Kilmer possibly the most underrated actor ever and Tom Sizemore another great actor. William Fichtner another great actor whom I loved his character in Black Hawk down. Pacino - say no more really haha - on par with De Niro! This entire movie and cast is EPIC!
Phil Maddison is the most underrated actor ever. He's so underrated, nobody's ever heard of him. Can you see my point? Underrated doesn't mean what you think it means.
@@ivanjulian2532 No! I know EXACTLY what the word means, and it's exactly what I meant it to say. Val Kilmer is a well known actor, but not talked about back in his prime as a great actor, more a pretty face, or a difficult to work with guy with an attitude problem for example. But Val Kilmer, as we all start to look back on his old roles, we understand was actually a great actor - therefore, he was underrated!
@@TheHungryTrollRawr underrated is the most overrated word on RUclips. It's used by twits all over the globe whenever they think they know something that nobody else knows.
@@ivanjulian2532 If you're calling me a twit, first google the word 'underrated', then look back on your comment where you implied I didn't know it's actual meaning. The only twit here is you, Ivan. I'm from the UK, we are taught English in school as our primary language, so believe me I know EXACTLY what the word meant, and clearly you didn't! Go read a dictionary and educate yourself better next time, before you make an absolute c*** of yourself again on RUclips ;)
Saw this movie for the first time recently and loved the whole thing. Very modern noir kinda vibe, loved the Los Angeles setting. One visual aspect that I found particularly striking was the films use of LA’s city lights, not just the shots of the city scapes (though I loved those) but also like at the end when Neil is driving you can see the passing street lights reflected on his windshield and it’s almost like a halo effect coming and going past his face which I thought was really cool since (spoiler) he was about to meet his end. Dunno how intentional that may have been, but it’s great that they achieved it without CGI and it’s just the city itself providing the effect while the camera simply catches it.
I wish I could watch it for the 1st time again!!! I saw it like 30 times in the cinema in 1995. That scene in the tunnel when he escapes with Edie. Watch carefully, they're bathed in light/glow, with peaceful beautiful expressions. That's the "heavenly peak" of their relationship. As soon as they exit and plunge back into darkness, Neil's expression immediately changes and he goes back for Waingro. EVERY TIME I watched that with audiences in the cinema, there was a collective groan from the audience (you could set your watch by it!). Because they KNEW what would now happen 😕
People smoked in restaurants all the time then and even designated smoking areas, people smoked in bars can remember leaving places and would be smelling like smoke and would have to wash clothes and coats. My parents grew up in time in when teachers etc would smoke cigarettes in school right in teachers lounge or wherever could.
I remember watching this movie in theatre. One of the best action films ever. “Put your hands where I could see them”. 👍 God bless everyone involved in making this masterpiece.
To your point she was, for a time, an actress with so much exposure and outstanding work people didn't even realize she was related to the country music stars "the Judds". No matter what injustice befell her in her career, she can hold her head up high as a positive example of what you can do when you're not jealous of a sibling's success but rather determined to succeed for yourself. JT
The dinner scene after the shootout is important. It shows these guys can get into a shootout and wack a couple guys and then take their girlfriends out to dinner right after like it never happened. It doesn't faze them, and they can act calm no matter the circumstances
Also helps reinforce why Pacino's character looks at the crew like rockstars. Everything about them on scores screams professional. But this scene is also important to show that they all have weaknesses, and even though Neil is the most disciplined of the group, they all have very human flaws and that trace of humanity and individuality opens them up to their collective demise. They're pros, but they're not robots.
One of the greatest crime thrillers of the 20th century. It's a sprawling, violent epic with superb performances and original cinematography. Makes the gritty side of L.A. somehow beautiful. Complex story too - needs multiple viewings to pick up the various plots & sub-plots. A splendid pairing of 2 iconic actors in Pacino & De Niro, yet they only come together for a single 8 minute scene.
Val Kilmer is great in this film. Watch him in Spartan if you can find a copy or have access to HBO Max. Heat, Ronin and Spartan all worth a watch every so often.
I was 15 when I saw this at the movies in downtown Chicago. I had a terrible cough that season, and was coughing one too many times during the movie.. After it ended, a heavy set man stood up in the row in front, with two ladies next to him, and in the most Tony Soprano kind of voice, looked down at me and said, "Hey, next time you go to the show, bring some f***in cough drops." There was nothing I could do. Good times.
After he calls Van Zant and they sit down for dinner, that’s the scene that changes the course of Neil’s life. He realizes he needs a woman in his life and engages with Eady and that attachment to her costs him his life…..be very careful who you become attached to. It could cost you your life.
Always thought it was strange that when he initially shoots the truck windshield, we never get a shot of the inside to see if the driver was hit, but then later we see that it appears the driver wasn't hit until the shotgun got him.
@@elthe3rd its taken from a real event in LA. the cops had to raid a gun shop to take on bank robbers in armor. edit: other way around on the timeline, but the LA police did have to "confiscate" the contents of a gunshop to pierce thru the armor.
I never realize how ridiculous Val’s ninja roll before he started shooting was. He was already aiming and in a perfect position to shoot. He ninja rolled to a less accurate shooting position lol
@@jescollo Tracking a moving target with a metal grate in front of your bore is not going to give you the results you want. In order to hit unstable, fast-moving targets, you need an unobstructed firing line, which Val got by getting out of concealment.
A bunch of guys were just brutally murdered during a shady criminal transaction and they have to Bleep a scary "F word"... Makes a lot of sense to me...
I don’t think it’s ever explicitly said in the movie - but just self evident by their weapons handling that all of these blaggers were ex military. Everything they do is precise and drills are clean
Not everything needs an explanation, exposition dialogues etc., and Heat is a great example of that, the way those guys handle weapons is enough of a proof they are not a bunch of average joes, they are a TEAM.
I take 2 exceptions in the movie. 1. They have bags loaded with about 2 boxes equivalent of copy paper (money) and they are slinging them around like they are filled with bubble wrap. (Which they probably are.) When Val was loading the bags in the bank they were HEAVY. They then became so light they flew in circles when anyone turned around. Not very realistic. 2. Whenever your weapon "stops working" (especially a full-auto rifle) you should quickly rotate it and look into the exit port. See any brass? You aren't out-you have a malfunction. Better clear it before you have that next full magazine ready to insert and THEN realize you have a Class III malfunction.
This scene is a perfect encapsulation of me trying to get by financially in life. The guy in the glasses in the pickup truck is me, and Robert De Niro and his team is the world trying to rip me off at every corner. The package thrown into De Niro’s car is my rent payment. The guy getting out of the back of the pickup truck to ambush him is my annual employee raise and bonus check. De Niro throwing the car in reverse and pinning the stalker is inflation. The six rounds fired into the pickup truck windshield by Kilmer’s character are my health insurance premium, my medical bills, my car payment, my car insurance payment, my cable and internet bundle, and my electric bill. The stalker’s uzi firing at De Niro’s car is my overtime pay. The first three rounds fired by De Niro’s handgun is my water, sewage & trash pickup, my gas payment, and my credit card bills. The round fired by Kilmer into the stalker’s shoulder is my grocery bill, and the fourth round fired by De Niro is my cell phone bill. De Niro’s car hitting the stalker head on is my life insurance premium. Sizemore’s character finishing off the guy in the truck with the shotgun are my taxes.
This beautifully shot scene is one of dozens in this film that put 99 percent of so-called action movies to shame. I miss Tom Sizemore! He was a very scary looking guy and just right to play the “heavy,”
One major tactical error I will point out. The sniper on roof of building, he stands up, instead of staying in the prone position, with assist from bipod. I know this is a movie. But your marksmanship is much more accurate from the prone with bipod. Furthermore, you are a much more difficult target to hit at in the prone, from counter sniper!
Plus the sniper's partner is right behind the guy being targeted! A good guy in the line of fire. But hey, the bad bad guys get kilt and the good bad guys go out to dinner, which is better than the good good guys finding out some creep is banging your current GF. Amirite?
Agreed lol, the whole point of oversight is to take out the threat (the dude with the gun), not stand and take pot shots at a moving vehicle if you already have a dude covering the egress
No, it does make sense. He was behind that mesh for concealment , if he fired from there, either his sights might be obstructed by the mesh or even worse, his barrel. If your guy on overwatch really needs to be prone with a bipod , to hit something with a 7.62x54 at that distance , he is the wrong guy to be on overwatch. Being on his knee gives him a huge mobility advantage compared to a prone position, allowing him to switch targets a hell of a lot quicker if he has to do so.
@@numperpickel you might take the time to read about counter sniper preventive tactics. You are a much more difficult target to observe and hit while in the prone position. I went to sniper school at kbay, Marine Corp air station. That is what you are taught. To stay concealed, and to be the most difficult target to hit.
This IS my favorite film of all time. It absolutely is underrated. You mean to tell me that this film never won an Oscar or anything. Give me a fucking break.
To be fair 1995 was absolutely RIDICULOUS for movies. It was VERY hard to stand out that year. Usual Suspects Braveheart Se7en. Dead Man Walking Casino came out the same year Heat did. De Niro was in both Casino and Heat within a 12 month span!
Roger Van Zant wasn’t cut out for that kind of life. He got cold chills just talking to a real criminal on the phone. He learned, though…………the hard way, unfortunately.
Well this film is a masterpiece for sure. However "Ronin" with Robert DeNiro, Jean Reno, Sean Bean and a couple of awesome car chase scenes is definitely the equal. Plus the Ronin shootouts are awesome and more numerous.
That gunfire noise. Proper loud, echoes, supremely deadly. What wretched things guns really are yet they are mesmerising like nothing else. The way Val got up from his tuck, braced himself and fired several shots was beautiful.
Say this movie in the theater when it came out. One of the best decisions ever. Pulp Fiction and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood were good theater decisions too.
6. _'The Wild Bunch'_ (1969), notably the ending when those gringos go to the regional Federale commander at the town center to request the release of their Mexican friend/fellow bandit/part-Mexican revolutionist. Unrealistic scenario perhaps, but Sam Peckinpah's brilliant direction makes it seem very plausible if similar circumstances had ever occurred in time....
This film is nearly 30 years old, but look at how damn good it looks. The cinematography is so sharp, it makes this movie look timeless.
they dont make em like they used to. yep brilliant movie.
Michael fucking Mann
I've never watched it but now I am somewhat interested in doing so
1995 flicks looked like this and still great
@@MuzikM_85 Watch it.
"Because there's a dead man on the other end of this fucking line..." My favorite line in the whole movie
William Fichtner's story of shooting that scene on the Rich Eisen show is hilarious. "Robert De Niro is telling me he's going to kill me and I'm totally fine with it."
There are not enough words to describe how magnificent this picture is. It’s just exhilarating filmmaking at its professional best.
100%
MIchael Mann's films have such an awesome flavor to them.
Oddly underrated. Like it gets its praise BUT should of gotten nominations and should be brought up more than it is. Like it gets it due....but it doesnt seem like enough to me. Like to me....its the greatest Cops and RObbers movie ever....the greatest Heist movie ever. Even better than Thief....which ALSO grossly underrated in my opinion
"Picture"? What are you 90?
@@leopoz From the old school lol
Why bleep out 'naughty' words when there's no problem showing extreme violence. Just show the clip as it is supposed to be shown.
American bs
Its a white american thing
Because youtube
That’s RIGHT Barnaby!! Preach it
No shit right!
I love it when Michael comes through the only exit with his shotgun and calmly takes out the driver with composed, accurate shots. McCauley's crew knew just where to be and just what to do for this kind of scenario.
They weren't accurate tho
Yeah, because it's in the script. It's called a movie.
They were a tight wrecking crew.
@@entertainme7523 theyre only human
at the drop of a hat, these guys will rock and roll
I love how raw and real the gun shots are. Definitely one of my favorite movies.
Especially for the main shootout scene. The decision not to edit the gun shots in post just added to the raw feel.
The shootouts are beefed up for dramaturgical purpose. More impressive sound effects, larger hits and way more magazin capacity as the real things. Nothing to do with real shootouts. But okay - for the picture it works great. Good job.
If you fire a large calibre gun from inside a closed vehicle you'll definitly be deaf, at least for a while.
What are you talking about. They had actual special forces on scene doing all the training and in post production staff said all the gunshots were original. They used blanked which naturally louder than real rounds. Aside from that, nothing was “beefed up”
Also, all of your claims are inaccurate as well. Have you ever mag dumped a 30 or 40 round mag? Steady rapid fire clears the mag in about 4-6 seconds depending on how you cycle you gas rate.
I don’t think you have a clue about firearms, tactics or this movie to be honest.
You come off as someone who played too many video games and think you are an expert lmao
1:06 Val's firing stance is so badass!!
Dat boi was into it wasn't he?
@@entertainme7523 They all had training how to use these weapons. In a Michael Mann interview he said he'd sent them away for training. Watch Val Kilmer reload in the street battle. Textbook.
@@koop5365 Not only did they have training, but they had the best of the best, former Special Air Service, advising them.
@@koop5365 LOL, first time I saw the movie I thought "he's had some training" at that scene.
Van Zants face after He gets told he’s a dead man is so classic
then goes to watch tv in a glass house lol
@@freebird1ification good move on his part that . 😂
Wonder how long ago he’d been, well, dead?
2:53 the face says it all!
If he looks like that after a death threat, why did he think to double-cross a crew that killed three armed guards during an armored car robbery? (I know, killed after but police thought "during" and that's what Van Zant would have known).
What always stood out to me about this movie is the realistic sound of the gun fire. Especially the first scene
Turned the volume up because I couldn't hear the opening dialogue, then I was reminded...this is Heat. Now am deaf, good movie!
1:35 life is full of Tom Sizemore moments, those times when you think you've made it but it all falls apart at the last second. So profound lol
its like in saving private ryan during the final battle. its been going on for a while and youve forgotten all about him. then suddenly it cuts to him and hes got a bazooka and he starts killing germans
But in life, the reverse is just as true. Many times, you think you are reallly in trouble, and then things work out fine due to unexpected circumstances.
Yeah I just got a new job few days ago and Tom Sizemore came round the corner and blasted my brains out. Shame
@@absolutetuber in Heat his character Michael is like a wingman he follows wherever Neil goes we all have a friend like that.
The action IS the juice
This film aged like fine wine. Good old actors.
I frickin LOVE This movie! In my opinion Robert de Niro as Neil McCauley is his best Gangster role. Cool, calm, Collected. An the Crew was great casting. Val Kilmer as Chris is essential to the movie. I could watch this movie over an over, analyzing it an finding different subtilties. In mood an especially the action. An all time classic!!👑
This is one of the few scenes I didn't like. This wasn't cool, calm or collected. He was being vengeful.
There was never any point to this telephone call... it just meant Van Zant went underground and only came out after he thought McCauley was dead / arrested / jetted out.
I find Al Pacino to be overrated in this movie. His performance is just all over the place.
absolutely ... all - time +++
One of his best movies before he entered politics & lost his G*d D*amn mind.
@@Onmysheet I once read that Michael Mann wanted Pacino's character to be an aging coked out LA detective trying to get his big bust. And while I agree with you. I feel he hit that mark perfectly.
One of the best scenes in Heat was...."You're know what they're looking at....is this crew good or are they good...you know what they're looking at....us...the LAPD...we just got made"...
These crew is good. I mean is this guy some thing or is he some thing??
Pacino has to stand on a wooden box so they could see him
"OK, motherfucker!"
Yeah. By far one of the best scenes in the movie, I love it when he complements Neil and says OK Motherfucker, is this guy good or is this guy good!! Right then his acting was superb
Yha that was a great line…..from a great film…
Van Zant assumed he was dealing with rookies. Big mistake.
The look on Van Zant’s face at the end is indeed the face of a dead man.
Still don't understand why he didn't run? He just sat in his house waiting to be killed. It's about the only poor piece of plot line in this film.
@@nickmaclachlan5178
He again underestimated McCauley. He thought the cops would kill/capture McCauley by then.
@@timdowney6721 But you don't underestimate the same guy twice do you? You would have thought a guy like that would have at least had some bodyguards at his house no?
The look on his face was that of a dead man who just shit his expensive suit!
Van Zandt should have sent a proper hit team. The killers he sent were bargain basement. Did he not realise that Neil and his men were totally professional? The armoured car robbery was a major clue.
yeah well maybe van Zandt asked someone to sent a pro hitman and that guy wasnt aware what a crew this was
Tsss! You don't need to spoil a good story with some logic. LOL!
@@edelmanmuriellandry9810 Van Zandt knew they were a good pro crew and since its his ass if they screw it up, he should have made sure who the hitmen were. This is not something you delegate. Like hiring a caterer.
No...ever watched Valdez Is Coming? Pay the 200.00.
That's because he knew criminals should have honor and respect. He came from a time when criminals used to believe in things. What do you believe in?
You know things are about to get personal and ugly when someone says to you forget the money 🥴
'I'm talking to an empty telephone', so cold and calculating . I don't know why I like this line so much.
Manual for Snipers: 1. make a tactical roll before shooting 2. do not use the bipod and stand up 3. fight the wrong target first
But it looks cool to all the wannabe Rambos.
Lmao
Priceless! 👌🏼
he is not a sniper anymore; he is rapid fire trying to kill them. from a flank position.
He rolled out of cover I think
One of the best. Michael Mann really did it with this one. Has the best bank robbery in film history. No one has beat it. No one. Great cast too. Just brilliant. 👍👍👍
Val Kilmer----totally underrated?
Like almost EVER! 🤷♂️
Unbelievably underrated.
This and his performance in tombstone are both iconic. Such a good actor
Nope. He’s rated right where he should be. Was great for 3-4 years, then garbage
Always has been...
Disagree! I have yet to read a comment where I haven’t seen people raving about his acting performances. Heat, Tombstone, The Doors, The Ghost and the Darkness, Thunderheart, The Saint, etc.
It’s just about impossible to look cool or tough in a station wagon but De Niro manages to do both.
I love how Robert De Niro backs the truck in reverse and squashes the guy trying to sneak up on him and leaves him hobling .. LMAO
DeNiro is driving what I believe to be an older 80s era Chevrolet Caprice Estate Wagon. Can Zandt’s henchmen had that cool looking Dodge Dually pickup. It would’ve been cool if DeNiro had the pickup tho. It fits him perfectly.
Same phone conversation I have when someone won’t pay the $40 they owe me
Did you copy the conversation from this movie?
@@joy2000cyber I like to believe the movie copied the conversation from me 😈
Based
@@joshcastleman563 looking for you phone number right now
@@abdulfatahsalah1193 Are you going to place a Fatah on everyone who knows you're full of shit??
This movie was intense from the beginning. Not a boring minute. This and Last of the Mohicans are my favorite Michael Mann films.
My list has the Last of the Mohicans first. Daniel Day Lewis absolutely killed it. This is a really close second.
The love scenes and scenes with Natalie Portman ruin it
Check out "Public Enemies".. Michael Mann has never met a cloud cover he didn't like. So glad Hollywood let him direct the movie for his own TV series, while every other TV series turns into some dumb comedy rip off.
‘The keep’ also excellent
1. Heat
2. Public Enemies
I watched Heat again just two days ago. Simply an awesome film -- better than anything being made today.
It's free on Pluto TV as of today.
That's an understatement. :)
I don't know for sure but my feeling is that it was inspired by Stanley Kubrick's film 'The Killing' because it has a general narrative and several stories to describe individual characters. It has more film noir style but it's a classic as well.
It’s outstanding and amazingly re-watchable
In my top 5
Val Kilmore was a true "G" in this movie.
He was the one anyone would ever need and or want to cover their 6 and to get "the job done"
Except really , he has a bipod and doesn’t use it to lace em up, I always thought it was a strange thing that this pro didn’t use his tools in this scene
@@killedpatrick 😂😂😂😂😂
@@killedpatrickwhat?
Except he was an absolutely TERRIBLE shot in this scene.
The only thing I can think of is that in his blind (it was in the middle of the building and not on the edge) Kilmer doesn’t have the right angle to make the shot, hence, why do wasn’t looking down the rifle during DiNiro’s contact as over watch and just on the binoculars. He then has to leave the blind to engage the target and does so standing. Thoughts?
"he's real thorough, he ain't gonna forget about you.."
Oh that's reassuring
Deniro character is so composed; almost gets killed during a meeting, yet has a family and friends gathering that very night
the ending, how little you know about your friends/family
De Niro incredible in this as per usual, Val Kilmer possibly the most underrated actor ever and Tom Sizemore another great actor. William Fichtner another great actor whom I loved his character in Black Hawk down. Pacino - say no more really haha - on par with De Niro!
This entire movie and cast is EPIC!
William Fichtner from Buffalo NY, huge Bills fan
Phil Maddison is the most underrated actor ever. He's so underrated, nobody's ever heard of him. Can you see my point? Underrated doesn't mean what you think it means.
@@ivanjulian2532 No! I know EXACTLY what the word means, and it's exactly what I meant it to say.
Val Kilmer is a well known actor, but not talked about back in his prime as a great actor, more a pretty face, or a difficult to work with guy with an attitude problem for example.
But Val Kilmer, as we all start to look back on his old roles, we understand was actually a great actor - therefore, he was underrated!
@@TheHungryTrollRawr underrated is the most overrated word on RUclips. It's used by twits all over the globe whenever they think they know something that nobody else knows.
@@ivanjulian2532 If you're calling me a twit, first google the word 'underrated', then look back on your comment where you implied I didn't know it's actual meaning.
The only twit here is you, Ivan. I'm from the UK, we are taught English in school as our primary language, so believe me I know EXACTLY what the word meant, and clearly you didn't!
Go read a dictionary and educate yourself better next time, before you make an absolute c*** of yourself again on RUclips ;)
Saw this movie for the first time recently and loved the whole thing. Very modern noir kinda vibe, loved the Los Angeles setting. One visual aspect that I found particularly striking was the films use of LA’s city lights, not just the shots of the city scapes (though I loved those) but also like at the end when Neil is driving you can see the passing street lights reflected on his windshield and it’s almost like a halo effect coming and going past his face which I thought was really cool since (spoiler) he was about to meet his end. Dunno how intentional that may have been, but it’s great that they achieved it without CGI and it’s just the city itself providing the effect while the camera simply catches it.
I wish I could watch it for the 1st time again!!! I saw it like 30 times in the cinema in 1995. That scene in the tunnel when he escapes with Edie. Watch carefully, they're bathed in light/glow, with peaceful beautiful expressions. That's the "heavenly peak" of their relationship. As soon as they exit and plunge back into darkness, Neil's expression immediately changes and he goes back for Waingro. EVERY TIME I watched that with audiences in the cinema, there was a collective groan from the audience (you could set your watch by it!). Because they KNEW what would now happen 😕
I love how Chris at the end just casually lights a cigarette inside a busy working kitchen. Health and safety was more lax back in those days.
We use to smoke in the back of the deli I worked in. That was early mid 90’s.
People smoked in restaurants all the time then and even designated smoking areas, people smoked in bars can remember leaving places and would be smelling like smoke and would have to wash clothes and coats. My parents grew up in time in when teachers etc would smoke cigarettes in school right in teachers lounge or wherever could.
I remember watching this movie in theatre.
One of the best action films ever.
“Put your hands where I could see them”. 👍
God bless everyone involved in making this masterpiece.
Macaulay let’s him know who’s in charge
Masterpiece of a movie.
One of the best movies of all time.
Ashley Judd was peak hotness in this movie. Holy jeez.
She looked very much like Charlize Theron at that point in time.
Yea she looked good as a blonde.
And then Harvey Weinstein ruined her career and had her blackballed.
@@casbot71 Now Harvey's getting blackballed! And reamed!
To your point she was, for a time, an actress with so much exposure and outstanding work people
didn't even realize she was related to the country music stars "the Judds". No matter what injustice
befell her in her career, she can hold her head up high as a positive example of what you can do when
you're not jealous of a sibling's success but rather determined to succeed for yourself. JT
The dinner scene after the shootout is important. It shows these guys can get into a shootout and wack a couple guys and then take their girlfriends out to dinner right after like it never happened. It doesn't faze them, and they can act calm no matter the circumstances
Also helps reinforce why Pacino's character looks at the crew like rockstars. Everything about them on scores screams professional. But this scene is also important to show that they all have weaknesses, and even though Neil is the most disciplined of the group, they all have very human flaws and that trace of humanity and individuality opens them up to their collective demise. They're pros, but they're not robots.
Duh. Thanks Captain OBVIOUS! Once again, you've saved the Day!!
@@michaeltammaro482 Do you know which film the dinner scene was stolen from / based on / paid hommage to ?
Those are their wives.
*faze
After all these years this is still a great film
The gun shots sound heavenly
One of the greatest crime thrillers of the 20th century. It's a sprawling, violent epic with superb performances and original cinematography. Makes the gritty side of L.A. somehow beautiful. Complex story too - needs multiple viewings to pick up the various plots & sub-plots. A splendid pairing of 2 iconic actors in Pacino & De Niro, yet they only come together for a single 8 minute scene.
Val Kilmer is great in this film. Watch him in Spartan if you can find a copy or have access to HBO Max. Heat, Ronin and Spartan all worth a watch every so often.
I thought they talked in a restaurant and then had another scene at the end?!
“Told you I was never going back..”
@@Eleventhearlofmars Yeah, true. The final scene together has Vincent/Al blowing Neil/Robert away with a brief snippet of dialogue added.
I was 15 when I saw this at the movies in downtown Chicago.
I had a terrible cough that season, and was coughing one too many times during the movie..
After it ended, a heavy set man stood up in the row in front, with two ladies next to him, and in the most Tony Soprano kind of voice, looked down at me and said,
"Hey, next time you go to the show, bring some f***in cough drops."
There was nothing I could do.
Good times.
Well, I am sure he is gone now.
Nothing you should do really. Go Utube - are you a good person by living waters
Cinematic realism at its best, nothing feels exaggerated or forced, it feels exactly like how it would play out in real life.
Why did it take so long for the Val Kilmer to warn De Niro? LOL
And how was the guy so naive to think De Niro was alone?
After he calls Van Zant and they sit down for dinner, that’s the scene that changes the course of Neil’s life. He realizes he needs a woman in his life and engages with Eady and that attachment to her costs him his life…..be very careful who you become attached to. It could cost you your life.
Holy cow Stephen Colbert driving that Dodge like a boss!
Always thought it was strange that when he initially shoots the truck windshield, we never get a shot of the inside to see if the driver was hit, but then later we see that it appears the driver wasn't hit until the shotgun got him.
Driver probably dropped down to avoid getting hit. The glass might have been armored too. But the side windows weren’t and the shotgun did the rest
@@matthewcaughey8898 Boy fantasies.
Ever heard about bullet's slow-mo physics?
the music, the dialog and my god the smoooooooooooth camerawork.
such an intelligent movie,
i miss all of this
I'm glad Serj Tankian was still able to finish Toxicity after getting run over and shot multiple times.
Deniro very smart always one step ahead of the game.🎂💪💯✌️💵💵
One of the best shootouts in cinema is in heat.
yes! The bank heist is classic
@@elthe3rd its taken from a real event in LA. the cops had to raid a gun shop to take on bank robbers in armor.
edit: other way around on the timeline, but the LA police did have to "confiscate" the contents of a gunshop to pierce thru the armor.
@@albertgaspar627 Actually it was the other way around, the shooters in north hollywood were copying the movie
RIP Tom Sizemore
I never realize how ridiculous Val’s ninja roll before he started shooting was. He was already aiming and in a perfect position to shoot. He ninja rolled to a less accurate shooting position lol
He was in a confined grilled enclosure..
@@paiman1976 right, but if he angled body slightly differently he would’ve been able to shoot from the same spot as watching
@@jescollo Tracking a moving target with a metal grate in front of your bore is not going to give you the results you want. In order to hit unstable, fast-moving targets, you need an unobstructed firing line, which Val got by getting out of concealment.
Best film ever
GOAT of all action movies…
Finally 1:42 a movie when the driver is shot he doesn’t slam on the gas pedal and the car keeps going at full speed 😂.
Van Zant and his crew were idiots thinking they could double cross Neil and his crew.
This is a hell of a movie, realistic shoot outs. Pacino vs Deniro…..simply awesome
This is a piece of art
What makes this movie so good is just how realistic alot of it is....
This was a great I mean great movie wayyyy ahead of its time.. what a masterpiece
love that G3 in action I think it is yet one of the most powerful rifles ever.
The most realistic part of this whole scene is the truck slowly crashing into that wall.
A bunch of guys were just brutally murdered during a shady criminal transaction
and they have to Bleep a scary "F word"... Makes a lot of sense to me...
Val Kilmer, should never be forgotten
Val Kilmer was Doc Holiday too!!!
@@carloflorez8697 he was awesome as Doc Holiday, and I liked when he played Batman, he was better than Clooney, Bale and Affleck
Val Kilmer was The Saint too
Spartan
And he was Ice Man.
This is the best movie ever made .
Van Zandt's guys didn't realize " the action is the juice "
The cinematography in this movie is stunning and timeless.
I don’t think it’s ever explicitly said in the movie - but just self evident by their weapons handling that all of these blaggers were ex military. Everything they do is precise and drills are clean
Not everything needs an explanation, exposition dialogues etc., and Heat is a great example of that, the way those guys handle weapons is enough of a proof they are not a bunch of average joes, they are a TEAM.
@@Endru85x yup
I take 2 exceptions in the movie.
1. They have bags loaded with about 2 boxes equivalent of copy paper (money) and they are slinging them around like they are filled with bubble wrap. (Which they probably are.) When Val was loading the bags in the bank they were HEAVY. They then became so light they flew in circles when anyone turned around. Not very realistic.
2. Whenever your weapon "stops working" (especially a full-auto rifle) you should quickly rotate it and look into the exit port. See any brass? You aren't out-you have a malfunction. Better clear it before you have that next full magazine ready to insert and THEN realize you have a Class III malfunction.
De niro in good Falla's:
what did it tell you??!
I told you dont buy anything!!!
What did i tell you??!
Van-Zant had the life expectancy of a Housefly
Couldn't of made the bleeps any louder and the actual audio any lower?
日本版では食事のシーンにて、ニールが『出所は聞くなよ』、と素晴らしいセリフをいいました。
又、ニールのあのコーヒーの飲み方と笑顔を若い頃、いや、今でも真似ています。
素晴らしい作品。アメリカのかっこよさが方々にあります。日本もカッコいい。
Never gets old!
2:01 ringing my local fast food establishment when they make a mistake on my order
This scene is a perfect encapsulation of me trying to get by financially in life.
The guy in the glasses in the pickup truck is me, and Robert De Niro and his team is the world trying to rip me off at every corner.
The package thrown into De Niro’s car is my rent payment. The guy getting out of the back of the pickup truck to ambush him is my annual employee raise and bonus check.
De Niro throwing the car in reverse and pinning the stalker is inflation.
The six rounds fired into the pickup truck windshield by Kilmer’s character are my health insurance premium, my medical bills, my car payment, my car insurance payment, my cable and internet bundle, and my electric bill.
The stalker’s uzi firing at De Niro’s car is my overtime pay.
The first three rounds fired by De Niro’s handgun is my water, sewage & trash pickup, my gas payment, and my credit card bills. The round fired by Kilmer into the stalker’s shoulder is my grocery bill, and the fourth round fired by De Niro is my cell phone bill. De Niro’s car hitting the stalker head on is my life insurance premium.
Sizemore’s character finishing off the guy in the truck with the shotgun are my taxes.
Brilliant lol 😂
This killed me 😂
Да
Holy smoke! Where did you get this from? What were you thinking? That last part of taxes. Kind of like kicking someone when they are down.
Haha! This has to be the best comment on yt!
This beautifully shot scene is one of dozens in this film that put 99 percent of so-called action movies to shame. I miss Tom Sizemore! He was a very scary looking guy and just right to play the “heavy,”
One major tactical error I will point out. The sniper on roof of building, he stands up, instead of staying in the prone position, with assist from bipod. I know this is a movie. But your marksmanship is much more accurate from the prone with bipod. Furthermore, you are a much more difficult target to hit at in the prone, from counter sniper!
Plus the sniper's partner is right behind the guy being targeted! A good guy in the line of fire.
But hey, the bad bad guys get kilt and the good bad guys go out to dinner, which is better than the good good guys finding out some creep is banging your current GF. Amirite?
Agreed lol, the whole point of oversight is to take out the threat (the dude with the gun), not stand and take pot shots at a moving vehicle if you already have a dude covering the egress
No, it does make sense. He was behind that mesh for concealment , if he fired from there, either his sights might be obstructed by the mesh or even worse, his barrel. If your guy on overwatch really needs to be prone with a bipod , to hit something with a 7.62x54 at that distance , he is the wrong guy to be on overwatch. Being on his knee gives him a huge mobility advantage compared to a prone position, allowing him to switch targets a hell of a lot quicker if he has to do so.
@@numperpickel you might take the time to read about counter sniper preventive tactics. You are a much more difficult target to observe and hit while in the prone position. I went to sniper school at kbay, Marine Corp air station. That is what you are taught. To stay concealed, and to be the most difficult target to hit.
@@numperpickel It was a G3/HK91. It fires 7.62x51, not 7.62x54.
One of the best movies ever made! And I'm still in love with Ashley Judd from this movie.
This IS my favorite film of all time. It absolutely is underrated. You mean to tell me that this film never won an Oscar or anything. Give me a fucking break.
To be fair 1995 was absolutely RIDICULOUS for movies.
It was VERY hard to stand out that year.
Usual Suspects
Braveheart
Se7en.
Dead Man Walking
Casino came out the same year Heat did. De Niro was in both Casino and Heat within a 12 month span!
F the Oscars
top 5 flicks
Roger Van Zant wasn’t cut out for that kind of life. He got cold chills just talking to a real criminal on the phone. He learned, though…………the hard way, unfortunately.
Michael Mann will be remembered as a legend in this genre
Well this film is a masterpiece for sure. However "Ronin" with Robert DeNiro, Jean Reno, Sean Bean and a couple of awesome car chase scenes is definitely the equal. Plus the Ronin shootouts are awesome and more numerous.
Ronin is fantastic
Would’ve been nice if De Niro did at least one Expendables movie
The sound effects on this movie is the best one yet to be beaten.
You have to wonder if Val Kilmer meant to hit Bindi-Bindi in the shoulder to spin him around, or if it was just chance.
1:58 He didn't litter. Class act.
Let's appreciate how smooth that roll into a firing position by Chris was....
That gunfire noise. Proper loud, echoes, supremely deadly. What wretched things guns really are yet they are mesmerising like nothing else. The way Val got up from his tuck, braced himself and fired several shots was beautiful.
weirdo......🙄
Say this movie in the theater when it came out. One of the best decisions ever. Pulp Fiction and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood were good theater decisions too.
Top 5 favorite movies of all time.
1. The Godfather
2. Heat
3. Casino
4. One flew over the cuckoo nest
5. Braveheart
6. _'The Wild Bunch'_ (1969), notably the ending when those gringos go to the regional Federale commander at the town center to request the release of their Mexican friend/fellow bandit/part-Mexican revolutionist.
Unrealistic scenario perhaps, but Sam Peckinpah's brilliant direction makes it seem very plausible if similar circumstances had ever occurred in time....
Crazy that Heat, Casino and Braveheart came out the same year in 1995
Never did I think DeNiro would look like a Neil. But with that goatee he is NEIL
According to the vet, my cat's in Heat. I swear, I have seen this film a hundred times, but never been able to spot the cat.
Great movie
A word to the wise. Never try to double cross the guys on the box art and posters in the middle of the movie.
"Oh he's real thorough"
I winced every time a round hit that beautiful new Ram truck. They could have used some old Ford beater instead. That's just wrong man.
Censoring language while showing extreme violence : hypocrisy !
What am I doing? I'm talking to an empty telephone. Cuz there is a dead man on the end of this fucking line.
Planning , Strategy, Tactics and Teamwork.....you can't go wrong