S4.E8: Dead Heat (1988) | The Ultimate Zombie Buddy-Cop Movie?

from The Average Podcast: Movie Reviews for Social Settings · host Tim Umpleby

Welcome back to The Average! Tonight, we are throwing the rulebook out the window for one of the most gloriously unhinged genre-mashups of the 1980s. We’re reviewing DEAD HEAT (1988)—the definitive, high-octane buddy-cop zombie masterpiece you never knew you needed.  When Detectives Roger Mortis (Treat Williams) and Doug Bigelow (Joe Piscopo) stumble upon a case involving a suspicious butcher shop and a villainous plot to revive the dead, things get... messy. From practical gore effects that push the limits of good taste to Vincent Price bringing pure class to this chaotic fever dream, Dead Heat is everything we love about 80s cinema.  YOUR VOTE IS THE FINAL WORD! 🫵 This is your show. We’re putting Dead Heat through our official 9-category scorecard, and we’ll be reading your audience scores and live chat comments throughout the broadcast. Is it the greatest zombie-cop hybrid ever made, or just a beautiful, undead wreck? Let us know!  👉 SUBMIT YOUR REVIEW & SCORECARD: [Insert Link to Bio/Review Form]  📚 WANT MORE ADVENTURE? Check out our horror and fantasy books on Amazon: 👉 https://a.co/d/bUtniBd 🎧 RECORD YOUR OWN QUEST WITH ZENCASTR Get 30% off your first 3 months of Zencastr Pro: 👉 https://zen.ai/theaveragereviews 📖 EXPAND YOUR LIBRARY WITH PANGOBOOKS Get $5.00 off your first purchase with code “TIMOTHYREADS”: 👉 https://pangobooks.com/TIMOTHYREADS This is The Average, where the real review happens with your friends.  #TheAveragePodcast #DeadHeat #DeadHeat1988 #TreatWilliams #JoePiscopo #VincentPrice #80sHorror #ZombieMovie #BuddyCop #CultClassic #PracticalEffects #MovieReview #MovieScorecard #LivePodcast #HorrorComedy

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Welcome back to The Average! Tonight, we are throwing the rulebook out the window for one of the most gloriously unhinged genre-mashups of the 1980s. We're reviewing DEAD HEAT (1988)—the definitive, high-octane buddy-cop zombie masterpiece you never knew you needed. When Detectives Roger Mortis (Treat Williams) and Doug Bigelow (Joe Piscopo) stumble upon a case involving a suspicious butcher shop and a villainous plot to revive the dead, things get... messy. From practical gore effects that push the limits of good taste to Vincent Price bringing pure class to this chaotic fever dream, Dead Heat is everything we love about 80s cinema. YOUR VOTE IS THE FINAL WORD! 🫵 This is your show. We're putting Dead Heat through our official 9-category scorecard, and we'll be reading your audience scores and live chat comments throughout the broadcast. Is it the greatest zombie-cop hybrid ever made, or just a beautiful, undead wreck? Let us know! 👉 SUBMIT YOUR REVIEW & SCORECARD: [Insert Link to Bio/Review Form] 📚 WANT MORE ADVENTURE? Check out our horror and fantasy books on Amazon: 👉 https://a.co/d/bUtniBd [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbl9qWUotdEtDN0J2TVNoalVlaVBRd0g2NG5Md3xBQ3Jtc0trclFZUExBd2VJVDhHaE5ZS0RkckktSFg3ZUhmNW9NdkFUbTM2YlZKWjFnZVlJd2t0RFo0cjl4TEJkZUlRUUZTNFpNcXBDVzBwLWs2RnV2RGdZeXd3aWd3ZVhNX2p1VE1KMkJrOFA4X1JuOFRXZVZHOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fa.co%2Fd%2FbUtniBd&v=SSeU-AngprA] 🎧 RECORD YOUR OWN QUEST WITH ZENCASTR Get 30% off your first 3 months of Zencastr Pro: 👉 https://zen.ai/theaveragereviews [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHBZWGtrY1B1OGRJZkI2Q1lEbmdnWjFxRnM5UXxBQ3Jtc0tuV2dmSTRBZVlkVkYzSm5tWjdwQVpKeGFRUzdxZDRrUlY5dE5nSThLX3NGUG5fUlFMRHh3WjBWcXVTdHJIam5VU3gxaGdYVHFZdWV5aVZkSWtBNmhYaG5DMzR2a20yTHE3ZDFxeW5lZlFzWGZTUGM3NA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fzen.ai%2Ftheaveragereviews&v=SSeU-AngprA] 📖 EXPAND YOUR LIBRARY WITH PANGOBOOKS Get $5.00 off your first purchase with code "TIMOTHYREADS": 👉 https://pangobooks.com/TIMOTHYREADS [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa05Lc2prMklEek5GN1FCVzVwV1c5ekNlSEZMUXxBQ3Jtc0tsY1VIdXktMnNmeVBkSnpKb2lxZFBSa0JOXy1PNTFYMmc5VzEySVljQ1Z2VlpPZ2pFd21EZTMtVFQ1R1Y2bG1mcGI0bGFRMjFLTGxJc0lUaXFrQ1lXSVBXN0twYVA0Q3I2d0pjT0Z6alpBTWFhcXc2Zw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fpangobooks.com%2FTIMOTHYREADS&v=SSeU-AngprA] This is The Average, where the real review happens with your friends. #TheAveragePodcast [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/theaveragepodcast] #DeadHeat [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/deadheat] #DeadHeat1988 [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/deadheat1988] #TreatWilliams [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/treatwilliams] #JoePiscopo [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/joepiscopo] #VincentPrice [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/vincentprice] #80sHorror [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/80shorror] #ZombieMovie [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/zombiemovie] #BuddyCop [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/buddycop] #CultClassic [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/cultclassic] #PracticalEffects [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/practicaleffects] #MovieReview [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/moviereview] #MovieScorecard [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/moviescorecard] #LivePodcast [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/livepodcast] #HorrorComedy [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/horrorcomedy]