# Dead Heat (1988)

> After a police detective is killed in the line of duty, resurrection technology turns him into the undead lawman best equipped to stop zombie criminals.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/25450

## Facts

- Runtime: 86 min
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Action, Thriller, Comedy
- Director: Mark Goldblatt
- Cast: Treat Williams, Joe Piscopo, Lindsay Frost, Darren McGavin, Vincent Price, Robert Picardo, Martha Quinn, Keye Luke
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094961/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: goofy, irreverent, grotesque, midnight movie night, cult horror marathon

## Movies like Dead Heat

- [Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1992)](https://ember.film/movie/34240)
- [Dead & Buried (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/14327)
- [C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/36146)
- [RoboCop (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/3079)
- [Day of the Dead (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/4082)
- [Re-Animator (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/1132)
- [Night of the Creeps (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/9452)
- [The Return of the Living Dead (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/5966)
- [Blood Diner (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/42771)
- [The Horror Show (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/23940)

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