The History of Red Heat (1988): Cocainum, Cops, and Culture Clashes

Описание: In 1988, Arnold Schwarzenegger played something audiences had never really seen before. Not a wisecracking American hero. Not a futuristic warrior. But a cold, disciplined Soviet police officer dropped straight into the chaos of Chicago.

Red Heat looked simple on the surface. A mismatched cop movie. Two men from opposite worlds. One case. But behind that premise was a risky studio gamble, a director deliberately pushing against audience expectations, and a production filled with unusual choices, quiet controversies, and moments that nearly went very wrong.

Why did Walter Hill believe Arnold had to be Russian for this to work? Why was one strange idea involving a wooden leg so important to the entire film? And why did this movie succeed overseas, sell massively on home video, yet never quite become the franchise Carolco hoped for?
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The Making of Red Heat

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