H3265 HEAT (USA, 1987) (Other titles: Banco; Black jack) Credits: director, R.M. Richards ; writer/novel, William Goldman. Cast: Burt Reynolds, Karen Young, Peter MacNicol, Howard Hesseman. Summary: Crime melodrama set in contemporary Las Vegas. Nick ‘Mex’ Escalante (Reynolds) is an ex-soldier-of-fortune/Vietnam veteran and down-on-his- luck gambler who takes ‘chaperone’ (bodyguard) jobs, fights with the mob, and does favors for his friends while trying to get enough money together to move to Venice, Italy. Canova, Gianni. “Black jack” Segnocinema n.29 (Sep 1987), p. 107. Carr, Jay. “‘Heat’ is a comeback for Reynolds” Boston globe (Mar 13, 1987), p. 35. Cieutat, Michel. “Banco” Positif n.312 (Feb 1987), p. 72. Collombet, Boris. “Banco” Cinema 86 n.376 (Nov 12-18, 1986), p. 4 Cosford, Bill. “Reynolds’ Heat lacks fire” Miami herald (Mar 16, 1987), p. 1C. Ebert, Roger. [Heat] New York post (Mar 13, 1987), p. 25. [Reprinted in Film review annual 1988; Microsoft cinemania 97] Galbraith, Jane (Brit). “Heat” Variety 326 (Mar 11, 1987), p. 27. Goldstein, Patrick. “Movie review: Direction, script cool off ‘Heat’” Los Angeles times (Mar 13, 1987), Calendar, p. 6. [Reprinted in Film review annual 1988] Goodman, Walter. “Film: ‘Heat’ a drama with Burt Reynolds” New York times 136 (Mar 13, 1987), p. C33. Granger, Rod. “Heat” Film journal 90 (Apr 1987), p. 29-30. Guerif, Francois. “A La Vegas on l’apelle banco” Revue du cinema hors ser. 34 (1987), p. 14. “Heat” Film review annual 1988 Englewood, N.J. : J.S. Ozer, 1981- (p. 597-99) [Heat] Hollywood reporter 296/14 (Mar 9, 1987), p. 3, 10. “Heat” Motion picture guide annual (edited by Jay Robert Nash and Stanley Ralph Ross) Chicago : Cinebooks, 1987-2000. (1988, p. 113) [Heat] Screen international n.590 (Mar 7, 1987), p. 18. Hibbin, Sally. “Heat” Films and filming n.391 (Apr 1987), p. 37-8. Holzl, Gebhard and Peipp, Matthias. Fahr zur Holle, Charlie! [GB] (p. 277) Kehr, Dave. “‘Heat’ has Chandleresque virtues” Chicago tribune (Mar 13, 1987), Tempo, p. 3. Matthews, Tom. “Heat” Boxoffice 123 (May 1987), p. R43-4. McGrady, Mike. “Movie reviews: Burt battles bad guys and blackjack fever” Newsday (Mar 13, 1987), pt. III, p. 9. [Reprinted in Film review annual 1988] Mitchell, Elvis. “Reynolds’ ‘Heat’ just lukewarm” Detroit free press (Mar 19, 1987), p. 5B. Newman, Kim. “Heat” Monthly film bulletin 55/659 (Dec 1988), p. 376-77. Novak, Ralph. [Heat] People weekly 27 (Mar 30, 1987), p. 12. Peipp, Matthias (see under Holzl, Gebhard) Rasmussen, Jens Ole. “Heat” Levende billeder 3 (Oct 1987), p. 58. Ryan, Desmond. “Reynolds as bodyguard, gambling in Las Vegas” Philadelphia inquirer (Mar 13, 1987), Weekend, p. 5. Schmidt, Kaare. “Bang-bang” Kosmorama 33/181 (fall 1987), p. 45. Tesson, Charles. “Heat” Cahiers du cinema n.389 (Nov 1986), p. 62-3. .