Episode 152 - Dead Heat

Welcome back to your favorite podcast about some of the biggest cinematic bombs of all time. This week, the guys are so excited to have Amy and Freddy Morris from the longest running horror podcast of all time - Night of the Living Podcast. If you have some of the foremost experts on horror on your show, you have to jump into the zombie realm and that’s actually what we did! This week, the gang tackles the 1988 buddy cop action zombie comedy film - Dead Heat. As one of the more insane buddy cop films, Dead Heat failed to make an impact upon release with both audiences and critics. The movie fell short of expectations forcing the studio to cancel the planned sequel. Does Dead Heat deserve a second look? Are pee and poop jokes funny when you’re in your 40’s? Is Vincent Price the greatest horror actor of all time? Listen to this week’s episode and find out! Timestamps: Intro - (2:09), 5 Burning Questions - (3:30), Box Office Results and Critical Response - (16:02), People Involved - (19:50), Production and Development - (42:04), Why did it Bomb? - (43:37), Commerical Break - (50:06), Dead Heat Discussion - (52:06), Is it a Bomb? - (86:52), Robo Reviewer100 - (90:35), and Outro - (101:46) Dead Heat is directed by Mark Goldblatt and stars Treat Williams, Joe Piscopo, Darren McGavin, Lindsay Frost, and Vincent Price. Freddy and Amy host one of the longest running horror podcasts on the internet - Night of the Living Podcast, please go check it out! They just celebrated 17 years in podcasting! If you want to leave feedback or suggest a movie bomb, please drop us a line at [email protected] or Contact Us - here. Also, if you like what you hear, leave a review on Apple Podcast. Cast: Brad, Troy, Amy, Freddy