Synopsis
Set in Kansas City in 1933, Eastwood plays a police lieutenant known simply by his last name, Speer. Reynolds plays a former cop turned private eye named Mike Murphy. Both Speer and Murphy served on the force together and were once good friends, but are now bitter enemies. When Murphy's partner is slain they team up again to fight the mob.
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Cast
- Clint EastwoodLieutenant Speer
- Burt ReynoldsMike Murphy
- Jane AlexanderAddy
- Madeline KahnCaroline Howley
- Rip TornPrimo Pitt
- Irene CaraGinny Lee
- Richard RoundtreeDehl Swift
- Tony Lo BiancoLeon Coll
- William SandersonLonnie Ash
- Nicholas WorthTroy Roker
Recommendations
- 70
Time Out
It's certainly not a subtle movie, but with memorable performances, ludicrously over-the-top one-liners and amiable zaniness, it qualifies as a lot of fun. - 63
Christian Science Monitor
It's about time Eastwood and Reynolds faced off - and I, for one, am glad they do it with barely hidden smiles. [06 Dec 1984, p.49] - 63
Miami Herald
An amiable bit of fluff that is noteworthy largely for its sumptuous production design and its pairing of two of the screen's most popular "lightweights," Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds. [07 Dec 1984, p.D14] - 60
Variety
City Heat is an amiable but decidedly lukewarm confection geared entirely around the two star turns. - 60
The New York Times
Overdressed and overplotted as it is, City Heat benefits greatly from the sardonic teamwork of Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds. Without them the film would be eminently forgettable, but their bantering gives it an enjoyable edge. - 42
The A.V. Club
Even at its best, film noir dialogue teeters on the verge of self-parody and City Heat all too often crosses the thin line separating crackling from cornball. - 40
Washington Post
Inside this star vehicle there's a real movie screaming for air. - 25
Chicago Reader
Under the direction of last-minute replacement Richard Benjamin, the results are insufferable—grotesque, chaotic, demoralized.
