Red Heat (1988)
A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.
Top billed cast
Arnold SchwarzeneggerIvan Danko
Jim BelushiArt Ridzik
Peter BoyleLou Donnelly
Ed O'RossViktor Rostavili
Laurence FishburneLt. Stobbs
Gina GershonCat Manzetti
Richard BrightSgt. Gallagher
Brent JenningsAbdul Elijah
Gretchen PalmerHooker
Pruitt Taylor VinceNight Clerk
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