Heat (1995) | Bank Robbery Scene

[@JohnDoesItAll]

I love how VK's character flips from smiles to mag dump in an instant.

[@commanderiosifstalin4938]

They literally wasted all the ammunition they carried with that style of shooting.

[@JohnDoesItAll]

@@commanderiosifstalin4938 Hollywood 😆

[@minyjackass8421]

They were shooting for suppression

[@nikisbaggis]

@@commanderiosifstalin4938they are laying down suppressive fire to retreat/escape.

[@commanderiosifstalin4938]

@@nikisbaggis I know what suppressive fire is and the purpose of it in this shootout. The problem is, there was no way in hell they could carry enough of ammunitions for this shootout, not in reality. Unless the big bags they were carrying containing ammuntions, not money. Just talking about reality here.

[@JK-oy8kq]

5:00 Val Kilmer going from "I'm free and clear baby" to "We're all going to hell tonight" is one of my favourite movie moments ever

[@aldowilliams4765]

He didn’t hesitate even a little bit

[@starwarsroo2448]

'' drop of a hat these guys were rock n' roll"

[@Gu1d-0]

Dude is INTENSE.

[@fkos86]

Almost 30 years old and hasn't aged a day. They really don't make movies this good any more.

[@commanderiosifstalin4938]

Nowadays, they give us crappy films full of woke and bad CGI.

[@DemoNinja79]

Nowadays you get Alec Baldwins Rust where they cant even do gun safety right.

[@riquelmeone]

They didn't make movies this good back in the day either. Heat was and still is outstanding. Don't overestimate the past.

[@commanderiosifstalin4938]

@@riquelmeone The Rock (1996), starring Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris and Sean Connery is good as well.

[@kylemc8851]

Yes they do.

[@renegadeace1735]

I love the way DiNiro educates them on insurance so the ppl aren't incentivized to play hero.

[@bennytea7215]

Always impressed me, his speech. The difference between disciplined professionals and street thugs

[@99Plastics]

Yes what he forgets to tell them is that it would on average take years for them to see that money again lol

[@zilpzalpmukkefukk]

@@bennytea7215 yay! idolizing crime :)

[@DeadManSinging1]

@@99Plastics Not really - The money they steal isnt being taken from anyones account. The numbers on peoples accounts are unchanged

[@highkey4316]

@@zilpzalpmukkefukk it's not idolizing, it's just saying that he's clearly a trained and intelligent criminal

[@jkbzz]

I love this entire scene, the background music is something else really. Just love how Val Kilmer starts to shoot with zero hesitation. Like zero.

[@marshalmagooo3899]

Zero

[@dongately2817]

just a smile to 100% go

[@Yupyoubetcha]

Negative hesitation.

[@callsignchaos]

He knew the score

[@marksasahara1115]

Val's reloading technique at 7:11, is supposedly used as an example in the Marines. They say: If you can't reload faster than an actor, then maybe the Army is for you. LOL! Apparently, Former SAS operative, Andy McNab taught them how to shoot and move. Muzzle discipline, cover and fire keep the squad alive!

[@redriderbbgun8018]

Even though Val Kilmer is basically second banana in the crew behind Robert DeNiro's Neil McCauley, I luv how this scene really exemplifies how he's the tip-of-the-spear in that crew, while Neil does the thinking. On the outside, he's cool, calm, and blends in easily with regular folk, but in an instant he's capable of any situation, no matter how out of control it is. He basically leads that charge out of downtown L.A. until he gets shot; an absolute war hammer. Just unbelievable storytelling, filmmaking & acting. The greatest Cops & Robbers movie ever created, nothing else is even close.

[@SanJoaquinSpooky]

Exactly... war hammer

[@krisstopher8259]

it's like watching it live, every time!

[@geordiejones5618]

I can't imagine being part of a crew so confident in their abilities to take on GTA levels of cops, knowing you're probably fucked but have some chance to survive by being decisive and ruthless.

[@maratonlegendelenemirei3352]

I like your comment. I think you're a star? Look how sharp you are with that comment. You do this sharp and that sharp.

[@Khan.WrathOf]

Val was the kind of NCO you'd want if you were really trying to get the job done

[@ambrosiaplatypus]

yep, it's a "watch the Heat bank robbery scene" kind of night

[@finc4164]

again...

[@joejoecolombo]

@@finc4164 I saw an armored truck on my way home from work. Guess it's a watch the Heat bank robbery scene kind of night.

[@bullballsallday]

99th like. Almost there 100th ,🎉🍾🥳

[@allenshaw5146]

Yes every Friday KZbin night with a beer.

[@corndogrequiem1728]

@@allenshaw5146 shit, you caught me...

[@simonphoenix3789]

The sound of gunfire in this movie is so on point... so few movies ever capture the incredible noise of rifles firing properly.

[@JohnSmith-bn7bl]

why isnt De Niro on full auto ?

[@jedit2586]

@@JohnSmith-bn7bl either his tryna conserve his bullets, or his rifles a semi automatic, prolly 5 round burst. I'd go for the latter.

[@rustleracing]

​@@JohnSmith-bn7blhe's a cop, full auto is illegal so he doesn't have it.

[@gingerward4539]

It's cause they used real blanks instead of adding firing sounds in editing

[@alexbarrett6347]

​@@rustleracing he's talking about deniro not pacino

[@Horace1993]

Part of how amazing this is was the use of overbearing noise from gunfire because it is really that loud. The echos were real because they did the blank fire and audio capture in scene in dtla

[@zgamer9466]

Holy hell it had to be loud firing those rifles inside that car

[@hmmmnmnmnm]

I'll never forget how it sounded in the theatre. It was so immersive.

[@stevennichols3421]

They hired real combat veterans to stage this scene and guide the actors they made it so real

[@bhughes1986]

@@stevennichols3421Andy mcnab of the SAS. Go read his book it’s fantastic.

[@Lavaman3682]

Funny bit. They filmed it on scene on Mother's Day in early morning, so there were all these little ol ladies having brunch just out of frame.

[@alanwatts8239]

The shot of Al Pacino taking aim at Michael while he's holding the girl, holding his breath and taking the shot despite the fear of hitting her never gets old.

[@vykoden9462]

Agreed. The tactical awareness shown by all the characters is fantastic.

[@jasonmp85]

Well he’s a cop, shooting at a kid wouldn’t bother him

[@56.PD_]

Hanna was ex military, he knew he had the shot

[@andrewdavis8137]

It is a great scene. Great sound. Seems more real. Not ruined with silly stunts, explosions, music and corny lines.

[@Horace1993]

All done for real at 730 am on a Sunday in dtla

[@Mikem-mq2hh]

Real? Watch Point Break. Much more realistic. 1300 rounds and theyre still walking. To funny

[@UC4AQUgrQ9EwVIGoF0w7xHXg]

​@@Mikem-mq2hh mikey

[@Mrmoocows99]

It sounds real because they are shooting real guns with blanks.

[@Mikem-mq2hh]

Yeeesh! I like "Sort of real" scenes...Point Break is waaaay more believable. This was like the Tet offensive vs 4 guys and the 4 guys almost winning! its cool...not everybody likes everything

[@fetbutter1915]

This film shows you a lot without telling you. For example, it's implied but never explicitly stated that Hanna Vincent is a coke fiend. In this scene, it becomes clear that Michael (Slick) is not as heavily trained as Neil and Chris. Neil and Chris are heavily implied to be ex-military while Michael just had a lot of training carried over from working with two military guys, but when it came down to the most stressful situation Michael wasn't able to properly react and he ended up boxing himself in a bad situation. You don't want to be carrying a hostage when your mission is to gtfo, and if he had proper stress training he would have pushed through that gunfire instead of getting pushed back into separating from his crew.

[@nikolasnetur2305]

It just looked cool the shot framing and seizmore gets sniped

[@enderblazer479]

Finally we get a movie scene that isn't a short

[@saeedfarzaneh4446]

یکی از بهترین فیلم های هالیوودی با بازی فوق‌العاده عالی ‌رابرت دنیرو ال پاچینو همین موطلایی و‌سرخپوست و و از همه عالی تر.‌لو ندادن. همسر موطلایی بود که شوهرشو. لو نداد هر چند با کشتار پلیس های بی گناه که در همه کشورها خصوص آمریکا و ایران که. بناچار برده بانک داران کثافت‌‌‌ فاسد رانتخوار اختلاسگر راهزن. حکومت های مافیایی خودشان هستند. مخالفم البته میدانم پلیس های کثافت‌‌‌ فاسد حرامزاده خلافکار هم. وجود دارند ولی پلیس های شرافتمند درامریکا و ایران بسیارند. ‌خداوند حافظ جان مال ناموسشان باشد.

[@saeedfarzaneh4446]

پلیس آمریکا اگر مثل ال پاچینو. عمل کند یه سارق مسلح بانک را که کودک خردسالی را بغل گرفته بهش شلیک کند. اون هم تک تیرانداز هم باشه درصد موفقیتش سی درصد یا ده درصده. اگر چنین گوهی بخورد جان. کودک یا گروگان را بخطر بیندازد باید دهن اون پلیس مافوقش تا. به رییس پلیس. را هم باید رید البته. نظر قطعی من اینه که دهن مافوق مافوقان رییس‌جمهور رهبر را هم باید رید دهن همه سناتور ها نمایندگان مجلس آمریکا و ایران همه ‌ قانون گذاران را باید ‌رید. ‌در سرکوب. مردم معترض ما. که بسیاری از دهن ها باید ریده شود.

[@peternagel-er7ly]

You could just buy the movie. Not everything is free.

[@stefanhammel192]

You can split the robbery scene into 50 shorts 😂

[@billjones642]

@@peternagel-er7ly or just torrent. it's an old movie.

[@nbarealtalker]

“Sit there. Don’t move. Let it bleed.” That’s one of the most badass lines in cinema history 🙌

[@josephryan7312]

One of the greatest pieces of dynamic filmmaking to date !

[@oswizard6358]

I think is the greatest, which other is this good?

[@belladonnahigh9206]

This version though is the "remastered" version, where they decreased the sound of the guns and the scene where the car's tire is blown off is missing the driver's scream - why they cut it out is a mystery to me. Good I have the original version, where the guns sound really loud and the driver screams.

[@kwondeville]

@@belladonnahigh9206 sheeesh, tf. I want that version.

[@rustleracing]

3000 miles to Graceland is great, plus you can find it free on KZbin, might not like it at first but watch it a few times and you'll find some things

[@cmccarthy]

The cinematography and acting are incredible, but it's really the audio that puts this scene over the top and into the stratosphere of film shootouts.

[@JocksRu]

5:05 Kilmer’s transition from smile to killer. ‘Drop of a hat these guys were rock’n’roll.’

[@Daniel70-O]

That scared me a little ngl

[@jonnygranville281]

Will

[@danielc834]

“One may smile and smile and be a villain.” - Shakespeare

[@georgeofhamilton]

From smile to Kilmer

[@retirednavy8720]

The military uses this clip as a training film. It shows pretty good tactics for urban warfare using handy things for cover and concealment, running and gunning in an organized manner and tactical reloads.

[@Linden531]

Not to mention Val Kilmer's mag change. They literally use it as an example of what to do. Drop cover, quick release, never takes his firing hand off the gun, speed of mag procurement, double tap to ensure feed, and then back to business.

[@djdarklyceum]

Mann was a stickler for details when firearms are concerned. Brilliant viewing.

[@Jake-p2w]

​​@@djdarklyceumStickler, in general, I think.

[@angusmcculloch6653]

3 v 30 in an urban fight, you're going to die and you're going to die fast. Delta and Rangers got pwned by an untrained rabble in Mogadishu. Too many blind corners, too much elevation to contend with in a straight slug fest in an urban environment. These guys had magic rifles that fired 1k rounds without needing to be reloaded. Without that, you're dead fast. And I say this as a guy that's done all the fire and movement training.

[@angusmitchell4026]

@@angusmcculloch6653 considering the hvts were meeting deep in the middle of the city it was a risky move to grab them , and they underestimated the resistance in Mogadishu

[@bryandavismoviefan]

I remember watching this movie for the first time. Had TV on normal volume in my apartment. This scene came on and even i said to myself 'damn this is a little much for my neighbors' and turned it down half way. Lol.

[@freddiejonesy6168]

LoL. Great story. Thanks for sharing. It's pretty intense sound for an apartment setting.

[@bryandavismoviefan]

@@freddiejonesy6168 I wasn't by the remote and it was like a bomb went off. Lol. Then I read about how that scene was shot and it's incredible. Easily my favorite shootout scene ever due to the practical effects.

[@krisstopher8259]

i boosted it out using my first projector and 4x15 inch woofer sound system (basically PA) when i was like 17-18, didn't turn down sh-t! since then i've had several home cinema rooms, and that was in the late 90's. the loudest i've ever done was when i watched the LOTR trilogy non stop and the receiver was on max level and i'm not kidding, lol. it was fantastic and terrifying at the same time. i even had a bass shaker under the sofa to simulate "earthquake" frequencies, they are silent to neighbors by the way. my building is made out of one foot thick concrete

[@rustleracing]

I turn it on full volume to assert dominance and then play William Wallace's death from Braveheart using the loudest speakers possible at 3 am.

[@bryandavismoviefan]

@rustleracing the wife huddled in the corner and the children crying as as all bizarre cinematic hell breaks out. Well done.

[@glennsoulsby5351]

Has to be one of THE best action scenes ever - I’ve watched it a thousand times

[@Will-xe7yy]

Seriously, a thousand

[@glennsoulsby5351]

@@Will-xe7yy LOL....well, at least more than once.

[@vinman9786]

To be fair apart from the violence, they are rather polite

[@chopmoptactical2109]

Exactly i like how he explained the taking of banks money 😅😅😅

[@JustRememberWhoYoureWorkingFor]

And while inside the bank, that politeness worked fine for them

[@EganTM]

Totally. He was so polite to the little girl when he used her as a human shield, it was more like a ‘humane shield’.

[@nicowins]

Dude if you want that sheer violence you know who to Call After This movie. If you want all other bs… people who are good trash talkers or what not Call someone else. But that violence you know who to Call

[@chopmoptactical2109]

@@nicowins SO WHO TF WE CALLING TELL ME

[@Behindstage]

The brilliantly tense music beat stops to let the gunfire take over as the soundtrack. A confidence you see rarely in cinema, what a great scene.

[@martincolvill5453]

Wish they'd re-release this in theaters. He'll, re-release a bunch of these classics on the big screen and rack in the dough!

[@reallyhappenings5597]

They will, give it time, they always do. You'll have to be in NYC or LA though. And it'll only be for a few weeks. I just saw Alien again in Times Square this year

[@MooseMeus]

these mid 90's movies are the best ever made.

[@benc256]

Just watched it on the big screen a few weeks ago at the Byrd Theatre in Richmond VA. Sound was absolutely incredible

[@ElSer5.0]

Never watched the whole movie, only this scene. Hoping they re-release it on the big screen someday.

[@waltercasas3124]

Falling Down too

[@jaredasa626]

This scene is surprisingly similar to footage of a real bank robbery in LA back in the day. Full assault weapon fire and the works. Crazy stuff. One of the best movies

[@brennanjoseph7273]

North Hollywood Bank Robbery I believe it was. I watched that whole thing go down on the news. I was 24.

[@brennanjoseph7273]

Two Russian Guys in body armor and packing high powered rifles and other weapons. They gave LAPD a hard ass time too.

[@jeffcleveland2268]

The gunmen in the North Hollywood shootout were supposedly inspired by Heat, and had supposedly watched the movie together multiple times. There was even rumors that they had a VHS copy of the movie that had significantly more wear on the bank-robbery/shootout scene, indicating they had watched that sequence alone more times than just the movie, though I haven't heard if the rumor was confirmed.

[@Chiefs_fan1595]

@@brennanjoseph7273 Lol they weren’t two Russian dudes it was a redneck named Larry Phillips Jr and a Romanian dude name Emil Mătăsăreanu

[@myway7367]

Hahahah "assault weapon"? It's a pity these people will never appreciate that they have an entire jargon of ignorance. I'd love to walk into NASA and go where's your vertical fartmobile?

[@jibberjabberr]

I remember watching this in the cinema when it came out. Outstanding

[@stevecooper7883]

Love the live fire training. Cover and advance

[@derrylallen]

for 1995 this looks like the Dark Knight cinematography , i say the same about Seven as well , very well shot .

[@TalesOfWar]

I'm pretty sure Micheal Mann was a big inspiration for Chris Nolan. He really knows how to direct action scenes. The shootout scenes in Collateral are also fantastic.

[@andrewnlarsen]

@@TalesOfWar Nolan has confirmed that Mann is one of his inspirations.

[@hughmcnamara1790]

Seven looks absolutely incredible still to this day .

[@lancegardner8560]

The way it used to be done. Terminator is now 40 and marvelously well done for the day.

[@wy498]

Wow, never noticed that until now. Absolutely

[@derrideanoutlook]

Love how loud this scene is!

[@MooseMeus]

actual sound. they were firing blanks on the streets of LA for this scene. it makes such a huge difference

[@davidcox3076]

Watched this at home, with the surround sound turned up. Glad I was renting a farm house with no close neighbors. Sweet audio.

[@J.LucysCrib]

That must’ve been an experience

[@Rickky1971]

Hands down the best movie I've ever seen with the cast scenes and sound EVER!! As a combat veteran the sounds of the gunfire are exactly what it sounds like! 😐👍

[@AaronBernstein-pw2me]

One of the most badassest scenes of all time. Total badassery. Cheers.

[@johnaustin209]

Wow. Did you learn that term yesterday?

[@20Kilogram]

That fkn beat playing during the robbery, so so good.

[@channingthomas6697]

Watching this 3 hr movie on the big screen when it came out was not an endurance test. Dang good film and the firefight in downtown LA was fantastic in Dolby theater sound even back then.

[@ek9509]

What, you saw this in ‘95?

[@brinsonharris9816]

I saw it in NYC at the Sony theater at Lincoln & Broadway. Sony Dynamic Digital Sound was brand new and this flick was AWESOME on the big screen. Truck heist at the beginning told me this was gonna be a damned good movie. Love Sizemore/Cherito controlling the crowd in this scene.

[@alfredshort3]

Whole scene.with Natalie Portman could have gone to the cutting room floor and this still top 10

[@starwarsroo2448]

I saw it in the UK in 1995, I was only 15 and hadn't seen loads of De Niro or Pacino movies yet and thought it was one of the best movies I'd ever seen, the two guys u went to see it with thought It was boring and UK critics for some reason trashed it, however it's achieved classic status over the years from dvd and tv with a lot of people

[@UBZUKki]

Awesome scene and Awesome film

[@SaiSaladi-h3q]

Everything this about this movie, the cast, the script, the sequence and choreography and the back ground music. 100% on the point

[@jamesphillips2529]

One of the best shoot outs in a movie ever. Audio and music is ridiculously good

[@tonrobert3391]

And it was based on a true cops vs bank robbery shoot out

[@YuriTheFriendlyRussian]

Watch Den of Thieves

[@PrashantDiwakar-zd9oe]

not good it's excellent.

[@jamesphillips2529]

@@PrashantDiwakar-zd9oe agreed!

[@sudhanshupandey3829]

​@@jamesphillips2529Den of thieves and The town shootouts came distantly close

[@Mamo878]

_Everything_ about this scene is as good as it gets. As close to perfection as is possible. A true masterclass in film-making. It will live on forever as one of the greatest realistic action sequences in the entire history of film.

[@Spookieham]

The actors were trained by a famous ex-SAS guy who had been in more than a few firefights hence the absolute realism.

[@anthonylewis2080]

Mick Gould and Andy McNab were technical support/advisors on the movie and needless to say, the scene was first rate.

[@JoseyStranded]

In reality they rarely use full auto. It's here only to make this scene flashy. With full auto you will just mostly miss the target and waste the ammo very fast. With that rate these guys would have wasted whatever they could carry in few minutes and then it would have been over for them.

[@magetaaaaaa]

@@JoseyStranded At least Neil seemed to go for burst fire after they got out of the car.

[@towerX-]

Other than the mag swaps. Kilmer had like 500 rounds per mag

[@ajayinvests]

Where is the realism? You really think three guys will survive a stand off against an entire LA police unit? And this was before California went woke too, they wouldn't have lasted 30 seconds.

[@incarnadinelifestyle]

It's an incredible scene for many reasons. I love how Pacino repositions at the end, slows down his breath, puts his elbow down, aims and fires. It's really how that's done.

[@sidneyegbele3530]

Best street gunfight ever

[@commanderiosifstalin4938]

Some war films and action films also offer good street gunfights. Black hawk down, Bad boys 2

[@Bundy72]

The Town.👏

[@Daniel70-O]

Hell yeah brother

[@iceman7792]

what about predator 2 ? the shooting is also spectacular?

[@commanderiosifstalin4938]

@@iceman7792 The opening scene in Predator 2? It's more like a gang shooting with a bunch of incompetent cops who are better armed with automatic rifle, yet, they are defeated by a group of heavily armed crinimals.

[@Elthenar]

I saw this in a movie theater. The gunshot sounds have stuck with me all this time. Nothing has ever sounded like it.

[@tylergolka7073]

Lets be honest here, if driver wouldve turned right they wouldve gotten away smh.

[@losttheplot26]

Haha

[@losttheplot26]

Reaction to effective enemy fire. Skills

[@JermaineDotT]

He was trying to make it to the 110 freeway, this set of blocks still exists today unchanged, that 1st intersection is Flower St, he probably didn’t turn right because it’s a one way st, turning right would have sent them in the wrong way on a 5 lane one way street.

[@ukndubuisi1218]

Did the driver know where the police layed their ambush???

[@Dragoneer]

@@JermaineDotT You’re an LA taxi driver aren’t ya

[@G.H.O.S.T.F.I.R.E]

Probably one of the greatest shootout scenes ever filmed...... So many legendary actors in the same scene, believable script, perfect camera angles.... It doesn't get any better.

[@Comictalent]

The shot of Kilmer smiling and basically realizing "we did it" to his recognition that the cops are already there is so incredibly well done (5:02 - 5:04). It happens quickly and Chris' decision to start the shootout eventually dooms the crew in my opinion.

[@Blashmack]

The cops would have started shooting, or surrounded the car, they did state they would have to take them in the car.

[@Comictalent]

@@Blashmack They did state they would have to take them in the car, but I don't think the cops start shooting on the street with so many people there if Chris doesn't start shooting first.

[@Tenhys]

@@Comictalent _"but I don't think the cops start shooting on the street with so many people there if Chris doesn't start shooting first."_ Excepted they already were present with guns at the ready ; two of them behind a truck, about to come in. From the perspective of Chris : they were on the crew (and, by extension, him.) And from the tactical perspective, the moment he gets in the car they're sitting ducks ; the cops take a straight rush by surprise, guns pointed at them and the crew couldn't do jack - they'd neither have the time to realise that they've been had by surprised nor the space to line their shots from the inside of the car. TL;DR : the moment Chris saw the cops and their wweapons, he _knew_ he had to take the initiative and shoot first. Why ? Because the first rule to deal with an ambush is a swift and brutal counter-attack. The guy was a pro.

[@highkey4316]

@@Comictalent well even if they didn't shoot specifically if they all were in the car without detecting police it's a wrap. intersections were closed off, they would've been swarmed in seconds.

[@iii-ei5cv]

The cops wanted them all in the car It's not easy to get four rifles deployed quickly in such a confined space If anything the ambush shows they may have been too eager to go straight to the car If you have to collapse to a central point, you want to do it quickly and move on. Ideally they are all out of the building and are scanning the area before moving on to the car

[@seniorzolo3433]

Best shootout scene in cinema history. No dramatic music (the suspense music beforehand was outstanding). No useless dialogue or monologue. All business, no hesitation. The sound design is perfect. The only thing I thought was weird was the slo mo when Neil looks back and then in front of him in the car. I guess that's supposed to show clearly his assessing of the situation, him being the main villain.

[@samf6173]

Remember vividly going to see this at the cinema back in 95'. To this day, one of my favourite films of all time. Shootout scenes don't come better than this.

[@iceman7792]

Das gab es nur auf VHS!

[@lukejuline]

1:06 that's my dad Paul Juline, he died in 2021, RIP

[@armorpro573]

Yeah right. 😂

[@lukejuline]

@@armorpro573 look up Paul Andrew Juline, click on the obituary jackass it shows a picture of him

[@josh.dclxvi]

@@armorpro573 google isn’t hard to use easy as KZbin honestly. A quick search will show you a picture of him in his fire fighter uniform in his later years in life out of Texas.

[@timbuktug3321]

@@armorpro573now how do you know he’s wrong??? He could be right real people get hired to be extras and this probably was his dad so show some respect!

[@armorpro573]

@@timbuktug3321 Dude it's KZbin. Anyone can make any claim about anything so I take them with a grain of salt.

[@stevesmith5807]

I don't know why, but I really wanted them to lose Pacino's crew and get away clean as a whistle. I keep watching hoping that will change but it never does...

[@spiritanimal8836]

Lots of innocents died coz of them.

[@highkey4316]

ik exactly what you mean, that's the whole Main Character power, since we start off seeing it from the robbers' POVs we root for them. all it was is a difference in the sequencing and timing of the scenes and we'd be on pacino's side all the way. of course we also love de niro so that's part of it too 😅😅

[@Shaman1879]

Masterpiece of filmmaking! Michael Mann is truly an underrated treasure!!!

[@TheNairda76]

Yes, completely agree. Look up "Thief" from 1981 - also Michael Mann; James Caan stars.

[@tx3851]

Nearly 30yrs old, and walks all over most movies made now….

[@Alex.Akagami]

I have seen Thousands of Films and no shootout scene even comes close to the brilliance of this one priceless and will never get old

[@titolovely8237]

i love this scene because it demonstrates just how outgunned the police are against fully automatic weapons. if you notice all of the cops are shooting semi auto or shotguns. an army of police vs 3 dudes with fully automatic rifles would go about as well as this went. i remember playing paintball against 3 ex marines with full auto guns and well let's just say this scene was about how it went for us lol. weapons built for war are terrifyingly effective.

[@kwondeville]

'97 North Hollywood high profile bandits

[@JustinSeara]

The audio engineering in this clip is a masterpiece

[@danielc834]

Val Kilmer was handy with the steel!

[@werre2]

The best part when he started singing Skeet Surfing

[@FattyMatty426]

Gotta be handy with the steel, if you know what I mean. Earn ya keep. Regulators. Mount Up.

[@removalman7963]

Did you get that from warren g or young guns? Be honest. ​@FattyMatty426

[@FattyMatty426]

@@removalman7963 Warren G, my man. Great track!

[@removalman7963]

@@FattyMatty426 it sure is

[@SpartacusSPQ]

Thumbnail is Spot on. That little smile before it all breaks loose makes everything More powerful.

[@0blivioniox864]

Why haven't we had a movie like this in the last couple decades? ... Oh, yeah.

[@benfavero3946]

The town isn't as good but is a great bank robbery movie

[@notathreat.2399]

The gays?

[@harvyt257]

​@notathreat.2399 i was gunna say women

[@DixieRect]

the bignosed bigwigs at hollywood got a different agenda going on

[@paulzenco6182]

Obama

[@bobuiux]

Is Michael Mann a vet? This firefight's sound design and dynamics are just so life-like!

[@tarnocdoino3857]

They used live blanks to get the real sounds in the shot. Makes the actual eco you’d hear from shots in a city.

[@JustSayMilo]

THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS

[@aristotlekumpis7095]

One of my top 5 movies. Great story. Great acting. Great music. Great sound effects.

[@TheNagroth]

The sound of gunfire wasn't special effects, they were firing actual blanks and had the whole area mic'd up.

[@ConnectionIsLost]

Val Kilmers trigger control and reload is godlike.

[@henmat3000]

I remember asking my dad how the film was after he saw it in the theater-his reaction didn’t disappoint. It’s still one of my favorite movies, not only because it’s brilliantly made but also because it’s connected to my dad.

[@venom14offRoad]

What's crazy is that the North Hollywood shootout In 1997 The shooters actually watched this movie

[@sebytro]

This scene has some of the most realistic and surreal sound of all bank heist movies.

[@andrewb325]

Never gets old

[@jonkilowatt4442]

Beautifully mixed in surround! I watch this scene over and over! Well done!

[@Kritacul]

I WISH movies nowadays had the quality this scene had. So so so good.

[@MooseMeus]

it cost 60 million to make this movie. it would probably cost 300-400 million today

[@youreternalreward]

The way the gunshots reverberate and deafen everything around them makes it feel that much more realistic

[@jenacarruthers2993]

Michael Manns greatest film DiNiro Al Pacino Val Kilmer Tom Sizemore Danny Trejo ….. oh my word … what a cast and what a film …. and a very young Natalie Portman !!

[@stevenw7623]

And still hot Ashley Judd

[@Jets287south]

5:30 We’ve all made this smirking grin once or twice in our life. That moment we think we got away from something we shouldn’t have done. Only to realize the heat around the corner.

[@Purehess]

Love the movie, love the scene....but no way does hannah get the call about the robbery while they are already in progress, and get there in time to be waiting across the street

[@orlandoalessandrini2505]

I thought the same, but then the only explanation that makes sense is that they got the call and left right before the robbery but the edit makes it seem like they mobilized near.the end.

[@coaxk]

Still holds up as one of the best scenes ever

[@billjenkins687]

This never gets old. I was there on location when they shot this. It was surreal even with the knowledge that it was only a movie.

[@GrantDWilliams82]

I watch this like once per month. I don’t know why.

[@doubledown0411]

You know why, because it's awesome.

[@Pimpin-rm1ju]

It’s addicting!

[@darrenmorris8666]

Watch his previous version too LA takedown

[@fpscanada3862]

They really did a good job with the gunfire sounds in this movie. Unlimited magazines but still good sound

[@tyrannosaurusinf1488]

Whenever I want to test the sound on anything...this is the scene I play.

[@adamm.6595]

True fact, this scene took many weeks to complete because the film location only permitted Mann to film on the weekends and during particular hours. And yet it runs so fluid. Bravo.

[@jeffreysalvador7076]

When you realize all that money was insured. Those cops caused way more damage.

[@stellviahohenheim]

Yeah they could've waited until they're out of the city

[@Jake-p2w]

If they never went after bank robbers do you think crime would drop or increase?

[@jeffreysalvador7076]

@Jake-p2w doesn't matter when the money is printed and not backed up by gold but we back up big wars.

[@lordofthemound3890]

I suppose they could’ve joined a capital investment group, and stolen all the money legally.

[@jeremyfletcher6038]

That's true I didn't think of it that way

[@psalms27sneadspd46]

There's no way this can be remade. A remake without any of these guys is not going to be worth it. Filmmaking at its best.❤ Rest in Peace Tom Sizemore.

[@khworker1322]

Someone taught Val Kilmer well. He shoots, moves, even changes clips like an operator.

[@Steve-lh8by]

They were trained by ex SAS soldier Andy McNab

[@jlogan2228]

Kilmers reload was so clean that it's actually used to teach others how to do tactical reloads and proper rifle control while under stress

[@archibaldsalyards926]

There will never be a better film ACTION scene!!! Thank you Michael Mann and Dante Spinate!!!

[@maikp5505]

Love the way the guns sound in this scene.

[@rogermellie8068]

Its the quiet background music that gives it an edge of intensity..like a clock ticking down

[@djvibekiller]

Why is it dark and cropped on the sides

[@JosephFarrier-c8q]

Give realism your eyes same way

[@WhisperingPeace]

Absolutely magnificent scene! It should have won an Oscar, at least for Best Sound for this scene alone.

[@kevinmcali]

crazy how this happened 2 years later in 1997, but in north hollywood

[@mattatthapon1461]

4:55 The Bus Ad make me reminisced the day when Thai Airways still fly from Bangkok to Los Angeles , Smooth as Silk

[@archipiphanyworkshop860]

Back when movies moved us. Intense.

[@Naughtydogfan-dj7rf]

7:08 the iconic reload scene

[@limitbreak2966]

Yea bro had unlimited ammo for awhile 😂

[@allenshaw5146]

Absolutely epic, headphones on full volume, beer, snacks and re-wind 10 times bingo, great movie experience time.

[@Donatello1z]

Is GTA 5 heists inspired from this movie?

[@rezaqalam482]

Yes

[@luisfuentes3012]

Pretty much every material about heists comes from Heat

[@oskarskalski2982]

Gta 5, payday series etc.

[@rizzle187187]

You have not broken in your new sound system until you have played this scene. To this day i have no idea how they recorded the audio voor this scene. Why do all other movies have those fake gun sounds.

[@hawlikd]

The cops would have been better off letting this crew walk away with the cash than engage in a full blown street gun battle they were not prepared for.

[@understAanding]

It's a movie bro

[@jpoorr9973]

The cops in North Hollywood obviously didn't watch this.

[@jazzysoggy12]

@@jpoorr9973norco??

[@Rudy04]

7:08 the smoothest reload in movie history

[@cotillion]

7:00 reload part

[@MM22966]

All praise to the actors, to the sound techs, to the armory guys, to all the set set guys, to Director Michael Mann, and especially to Andy McNab, late of Her Majesty's 22nd Special Air Service Regiment for making this TIGHT.

[@MonkeySensei619]

Fun fact: this movie is basically what inspired the two gun men in the north Hollywood shootout (1997)

[@zakharegorov3232]

Outstanding work, from music till sound and picture, no computer, amazing ❤

[@Raptor1977]

Sound in this movie is great, same sound in the movie "Collateral"...

[@gkates1]

Same Director but guess you know that haha. Love both. Movies! Mann is a genius.

[@hvnguyen510]

One of the greatest scenes ever!

[@thomasaitken1345]

Most unrealistic scene at 2:50 Government employees moving with a purpose

[@orlandoalessandrini2505]

As a former municipal government employee I can say you4rr right

[@Ryuken27]

😂😂

[@rickyrevuelta7627]

Heads up Micheal Mann has confirmed the script for Heat 2 in nearly complete. It will be how Neil and the crew came to be. A prequel. Austin Butler has signed on to play a young Val Kilmer.

[@crookedcoast1299]

I recently listened to the audio book, not only does it show what the crew was up to prior to LA but also what happens to Chris after. I enjoyed it, there are some great action set pieces that would translate well to film,particularly one in Mexico...

[@rickyrevuelta7627]

@ There’s an audiobook!? Appreciate the info I have got to give this a listen. You made this sound badass!

[@jeffw8218]

Isn’t it nice how these career criminals care about the wellbeing of almost all of the hostages?

[@xjdub3824]

Mann was practising for this sequence the entire time on the set of 'Thief'. That's why it's perfect.