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L.A. Takedown (1989). Later remade as Heat (1995), Michael Mann initially wrote the script in 1979 before pitching it as a TV pilot to NBC in the 1980s. Eventually it was released as a TV movie. TV stalwart Scott Plank plays Sergeant Vincent Hanna, on the trail of a...

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“Heat 2” is moving forward, 30+ years after the original. Michael Mann’s 1995 classic itself took 20+ years to make with all-timer moments: bank shootout and 1st time Al Pacino and Robert De Niro acted in the same scene. He actually made the *exact same film* twice. It’s an awesome story of creative dedication that begins in the mid-1970s when Mann met a Chicago police detective named Chuck Adamson. Adamson was retired and consulting on Hollywood projects. He told Mann about his years chasing a bank robber named Neil McCauley, including a time they shared a coffee at a diner. In 1979, Mann wrote a 180-page script called “Heat” about Adamson and McCauley. After success producing the TV show “Miami Vice” in the 80s, Mann was given an opportunity to make his script. However, it ended up as a low budget direct-to-TV film in 1989 called “LA Takedown”. The film took ~3 weeks to make and — while reviews were OK — Mann’s vision was unfulfilled. After directing the critical and commercial hit “The Last of the Mohicans” in 1992, Mann could basically do any new project he wanted. And he chose to redo “LA Takedown”, but this time with a $60m budget and the biggest stars (Pacino, De Niro, Val Kilmer, Ashley Judd, Tom Sizemore, Jon Voight). After six months of filming, “Heat” came out in 1995. At 165 minutes, it was twice the length of “LA Takedown”, with Mann layering on lots of narrative left out of the original. It was an instant crime and action classic and made ~$190m at the box office. Meanwhile, the much-anticipated scene with Pacino and De Niro chatting in a diner delivered the goods (I made the clip below to compare the bank shootout and diner scenes from “LA Takedown” and “Heat”) After 2 decades and 2 films, Mann finally saw his vision through. The unwavering commitment to his original idea created a true masterpiece. … and Mann’s still not done with the story. 31 years later (and at 82-years old) he’s slated to start filming a sequel with a cast of Christian Bale, Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Pacino, Adam Driver, Ana de Armas, Austin Butler and Bradley Cooper. *** Nerdstalig has a good YT vid: Michael Mann talked about the history on Rewatchables:

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