A buddy cop story with the novelty that one of the cops is a zombie.

Director Mark Goldblatt is better known as the editor of action movies such as Terminators 1 & 2 and Armageddon. Anchor Bay have spent considerable time doing justice to this zombie movie which became moderately popular during the strange early days of home video.

Dead Heat stars the great Treat Williams and stand-up comic Joe Piscopo, and it’s a buddy cop story with the novelty that one of the cops is a zombie – he really should have known it was coming, as he’s called Roger Mortis. It’s one of Vincent Price’s last movies, and the supporting cast also includes Darren McGavin. The highlight is a scene in a Chinese butchers where our heroes have to fend off attacks by various joints of meat.

Every bit as ridiculous as it sounds, and like the cop, maybe things like this are best left to memory. Having said that, it’s a very good DVD, with all manner of extras, and it’s cheap, so you could do a lot worse.

Mild Peril Rating:

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