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'''''Heat''''' is a 1995 American [[crime film|crime]] [[action thriller]] film<ref name="rt" /> written and directed by [[Michael Mann]]. It features an [[ensemble cast]] led by [[Al Pacino]] and [[Robert De Niro]], with [[Tom Sizemore]], [[Jon Voight]], and [[Val Kilmer]] in supporting roles.<ref name=var/> The film follows the conflict between an [[Los Angeles Police Department|LAPD]] detective, played by Pacino, and a career thief, played by De Niro, while also depicting its effect on their professional relationships and personal lives.
Mann wrote the original script for ''Heat'' in 1979, basing it on [[Chicago]] police officer [[Chuck Adamson]]'s pursuit of criminal Neil McCauley, after whom De Niro's character is named.<ref>{{cite news | author=George M. Thomas | title=He's a Goofy Goober; 'Heat' | newspaper=Akron Beacon Journal | date=February 27, 2005}}</ref> The script was first used for a television pilot developed by Mann, which became the 1989 television film ''[[L.A. Takedown]]'' after the pilot did not receive a series order. In 1994, Mann revisited the script to turn it into a feature film, co-producing the project with [[Art Linson]]. The film marks De Niro and Pacino's first on-screen appearance together following a period of acclaimed performances from both. Due to their esteemed reputations, promotion centered on their involvement.
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