Dead Heat is a 2002 action comedy drama film

Film

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 starring Kiefer Sutherland

Kiefer Sutherland

Kiefer Sutherland is an English-born Canadian actor, producer and director, best known for his portrayal of Jack Bauer on the Fox thriller drama series 24 for which he has won an Emmy Award , a Golden Globe award , two Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Satellite...

 and Anthony LaPaglia

Anthony LaPaglia

Anthony M. LaPaglia is an Australian actor. He is known for his role as FBI agent Jack Malone on the American TV series Without a Trace, for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama...

 and directed by Mark Malone.

Synopsis

A cop forced into retirement by ill health is persuaded by his brother to buy a race horse. It all goes a bit wrong when the horse is stolen by a local mob boss.

Cast

• Kiefer Sutherland
  Kiefer Sutherland
  Kiefer Sutherland is an English-born Canadian actor, producer and director, best known for his portrayal of Jack Bauer on the Fox thriller drama series 24 for which he has won an Emmy Award , a Golden Globe award , two Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Satellite...
  
   (it was Sutherland's last production before his famous show "24") as Pally LaMarr
• Anthony LaPaglia
  Anthony LaPaglia
  Anthony M. LaPaglia is an Australian actor. He is known for his role as FBI agent Jack Malone on the American TV series Without a Trace, for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama...
  
   as Ray LaMarr
• Radha Mitchell
  Radha Mitchell
  Radha Rani Amber Indigo Anunda Mitchell is an Australian actress. Her film roles include Finding Neverland, Phone Booth, Man on Fire, Silent Hill, and the The Crazies-Early life:...
  
   as Charlotte LaMarr
• Lothaire Bluteau
  Lothaire Bluteau
  Lothaire Bluteau is a French-Canadian actor. He was born in Montreal, Quebec and performs in both French and English. He had a recurring role in the third season of the television series 24 as the character Marcus Alvers.-Biography:...
  
   as Tony LaRoche
• Daniel Benzali
  Daniel Benzali
  Daniel Benzali is a Brazilian-American stage, television and film actor.-Biography:Benzali was born in Rio de Janeiro to Brazilian Jewish parents...
  
   as Frank Finnegan
• Kay Panabaker
  Kay Panabaker
  Stephanie Kay Panabaker , better known as Kay Panabaker, is an American film and television actress. She is the younger sister of fellow actress Danielle Panabaker.-Early years:...
  
   as Sam LaRoche
• Charles Martin Smith
  Charles Martin Smith
  Charles Martin Smith is an American film actor, writer, and director.-Early life:Smith was born in Van Nuys, California. His father, Frank Smith, was a film cartoonist and animator, while his uncle Paul J. Smith was an animator as well as a director for the Walter Lantz Studios...
  
   as Marty
• Craig Veroni
  Craig Veroni
  -Biography:He was born in Cape Town, South Africa. His family immigrated to Canada when Veroni was eight. Veroni first acted in school plays at Port Moody Secondary School, and later trained at Vancouver's Studio 58....
  
   as Warehouse Worker #2
• Frank Cassini as Manny
• Peter Flemming as Ted

Award wins and nominations

The film received two nominations in the DVD Exclusive Awards

DVD Exclusive Awards

The DVD Exclusive Awards is an award that honors direct to video productions. The awards were first held in 2001. They are awarded by online periodical Video Business and The Digital Entertainment Group....

 in 2003, one for Best Cinematography and for Kiefer Sutherland for Best Actor.

Production

The film used locations in Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...

and Vancouver, British Columbia