When the director remakes their own movie

[@jjforcebreaker]

Every aspect of HEAT is amazing. One of the best films of all time. Watched it 100 times and still get excitied when seeing just a logo.

[@SeanCooke-c1t]

100 times? That's amazing. I thought I held the record at about 20 views. But it is one of those movies you can rewatch over and over.

[@jordanturner7917]

Sameeeee

[@embracedmadness]

I’ve probably watched it 60 times Saw it 5 times at the cinema as a 15yr old.

[@NESninja1982]

When Heat came out on DVD for the first time, I was working at Blockbuster. It was my first dvd purchase and I played it on my PS2, running the audio through one of those 90's boombox/stereos with detachable speakers. It sounded like nothing I had ever heard before. The echoes of the gun shots, the sound of glass hitting the pavement, everything sounded amazing. I was sold on the DVD format then and there.

[@dokosza2981]

my very first dvd in hands was also a Pacino related "Any given Sunday" with a similar experience

[@lesbiansaregoodandch]

My first dvd was scarface!

[@IFEGRIZZLY]

Heat has been on my 'to watch' list forever. I saw this thumbnail, paused it, actually watched Heat, now I've come to watch this vid haha!

[@sometimesposting6779]

What'd you think?

[@IFEGRIZZLY]

​@sometimesposting6779 excellent, thoroughly enjoyed it. Wished he got away in the end haha. But the pacing, the lighting, the dialogue, all superb.

[@kendrinawaskoro3031]

Mann directed the first episode of Tokyo Vice, a crime drama, and I could say he still got it. Can't wait for the sequel!!

[@I.O.M.]

100%

[@ryy79]

The trailer for Season two was released yesterday I believe, looks very good kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnvdYYtjir-sps0feature=shared

[@filmsceneinvestigation]

Sorry but are you serious? Mann’s directing has been in serious decline after 2009’s Public Enemies. I watched the pilot for Tokyo Vice and while somewhat interesting, it pales in comparison to his earlier work.

[@crazziemonkke]

the rest of tokyo vice is quite the stinker

[@NoKapprio]

​@@crazziemonkke nahhhhh

[@Omnihil777]

We had "Heat Day" for years, when me and my friends lived pretty much in one neighborhood, years back. BBQ and after that both movies, on a small but fine home cinema installation, sometimes another one, Reservoir Dogs, just some cold, hard-boiled heist movie, good whiskey, you know, the works'. These were the times, my friend. Now we live on different continents. BTW L.A. Takedown is a great movie, definitely a hidden gem.

[@successsystem2468]

Sounds fantastic 👌

[@VenturiLife]

L.A. Takedown was a TV series pilot I believe, which amazingly didn't go ahead at the time. He kept the script clearly.

[@rickdeckard1075]

i highly doubt any of that ever happened

[@Mr79Shahin]

It’s the simple pleasures of life that are the most pleasurable 😊

[@snuke37]

Not only is Heat a masterpiece, but it went on to influence other major directors like Christopher Nolan, who's "The Dark Knight" draws a great deal of inspiration from Heat.

[@DaLiJeIOvoImeZauzeto]

Affleck's The Town is practically a homage to Heat. Good film.

[@Directorkey718]

Wow, I had no idea that "LA Takedown" existed! Thank you for this! Fascinating.

[@07BlackSpecV]

You can really respect what actors can bring to a performance seeing these clips back to back.

[@i20010]

Night and day!...

[@NoNameNo.5]

HEAT is one of the greatest films of all time, the actors, the director, the cinematography, the sound and lighting....the city is alive and its perfect.

[@MrSuperalan99]

dont forget the soundtrack

[@SeanCooke-c1t]

Mann, a talented director, has never quite reproduced the magic of Heat - without question one of the great works of the cinema. It will be interesting to see what he can do with the sequel, but I don't think we can expect another masterwork. I hope I'm wrong.

[@Monoville]

I think The Insider is almost on par with it. Regardless, if I only had Heat in my filmography I'd be happy, it's that good.

[@Jimmy_Bee]

He got obsessed with digital and the look, pacing, and cinematography of his more recent films have not reached anywhere near the Kelvin scale of HEAT.

[@moleman4054]

The Insider is just as good

[@ayushsarangi7242]

@@Jimmy_Beecollateral, insider, public enemies

[@1badjesus]

... sequel?

[@Anamnesia]

I've only ever known of *_HEAT_* but I'd heard of "LA Takedown". Thanks for the video so that I could learn this new fact. Worth a like & comment.

[@ivandark95]

My favorite movie , two great actor like al Pacino and De Niro , and the bank scene was excellent .

[@teacherdude]

I remember coming across the original while zapping channels and I got a strong sense of deja vu. Then I realised the dialogue was from Heat. Just goes to show how great actors can elevate or sink a script

[@i20010]

Among other stuff, Heat's cinematography by Dante Spinotti is beautiful, , and he also shot The Insider, another gripping drama by Mann, which has the same, telephoto-documentary look.

[@krs4976]

I really liked LA Takedown when it came out. My VHS was well watched before Heat was announced. I was not disappointed when Heat arrived. Fantastic film

[@hairyplopperthebananascrat5962]

The sound in the shoot out scene is the best, Saving Private Ryan Normandy scene a close second

[@tjenahoj]

Good stuff! LA takedown was available on video here and made big waves. On radio host could not stop talking about it for years! It was one of the first movies I just had to get on dvd. Sadly this led to that I never saw the second movie in cinema, because I knew it was same story, same director. Only similar case I can think of right off the bat is Sam Raimi and Evil dead and Evil dead 2? Else I think Manns finest is Thief, Manhunter, Mohicans and Heat, Insider and Collateral is also close to being great. The 80s vibe and great music really helps out too (thats what makes Mohicans an odd one but it works perfectly). For those who enjoy heat, I would suggest watch also Driver, To live and die in LA, Fear City, Black Rain, Sicario, No country for old men.

[@ThomasBurns]

This is an excellent video, about what is probably the greatest crime film ever made. Thank you!

[@Alejandro_Carpa]

You did a very good job! And thank you for this!

[@ronanmc2112]

Great essay. McCauley’s contained smirk and eye movements at the end of the diner scene is one of my favourite moments in the film. He knows he’s going to slip his tail and get away in minutes. Just bought the 4k off the back of this video.

[@csours]

I just saw HEAT in theater a few days ago. It's a great big A+ movie.

[@affalaffaa]

I watched Heat at the cinema but when I first played this on dvd with a decent, at the time, amp and speakers, the shoot out scene was jawdropping. As you can turn the volume up at home the noise was very realistic, I'd imagine. So good. I'm going to have to watch again very soon.

[@HeyQuinton]

Can’t wait for Heat 2! The book was fantastic

[@donjames7647]

Heat is a masterpiece, the greatest heist movie ever made , the greatest performance from both al pacino and Deniro icons ,legends coming face to face . The direction, the acting , the movie locations, the heist scenes all are masterfully done .

[@thomas6502]

De Niro and Pacino sharing a frame is still one of my favorite cinema experiences. (And the rest of the production is so perfectly cast. Still get chills all these years later watching this... and, curiously, playing the heist in GTAV.)

[@matthewbellious5676]

they were never together in this movie. Not once. Each time you see the back of their heads it was a stand in

[@thomas6502]

@@matthewbellious5676...mind blown!

[@headrockbeats]

@@matthewbellious5676 As explained _in this very video,_ what you said is incorrect, or at the very least badly framed. It was a rumor for almost 20 years, based on another rumor that De Niro and Pacino didn't like each other and didn't want to work together, so stand-ins were used. But according to an interview with Mann in 2016, *both rumors were false!* Mann claimed that the whole thing was shot simultaneously with three cameras, one of which filmed both actors simultaneously; but that third camera footage was never used in the film, because the close-ups were so powerful. As Mann claimed - and this video repeats - that all "over the shoulder" shots seen in the actual film are from one single take (Take #11) that was shot simultaneously on both cameras. This is further supported by the fact that there has never actually been any evidence or even eyewitness reports indicating that De Niro and Pacino were ever unfriendly to each other - the rumor came out of nowhere. Now, whether or not you want to believe Mann is up to you; but it's important not to present an opinion as a fact.

[@tbarnes9039]

Some films should be left alone. Heat is one of them. It is a stand alone work of modern art.

[@mazdaman0075]

Jaws never really suffered from that. I don't think anyone minimizes Jaws' legitimate success, when it is discussed today despite the three awful sequels. And anyway, even if Heat 2 the movie doesn't match the original, it will still be better than 97% of all other movies.

[@GuineaPigEveryday]

This isn’t a remake for fucks sake, this is one of the few movies where the sequel is penned by the original writer/director, so even if its not brilliant, it won’t tarnish the original, anyways read Heat 2, its pretty great. Look if Michael Mann isn’t making it, someone else might have, thats the state of cinema today

[@alpha_berchermuesli5975]

excellent video essay. you aren't simply narrating your script but enhance and underscore it with the parts that led to your interpretation.

[@L3i6HSin63R]

appreciate the appreciation, thank you!

[@Dezzasheep]

Heat is one of the very few movies I saw twice at the cinema... Can't believe it's nearly 30 years old.

[@Matt.4877]

Same here

[@affalaffaa]

Yep. We're at that point in life now where you start to realise that what old people used to say to you, about being old, is now coming out of your own mouth. Awful times.

[@Dezzasheep]

@@affalaffaa and you say stuff to young'uns which you know will help (due to experience), and they look at you with contempt haha

[@affalaffaa]

@@Dezzasheep The circle continues...

[@coffeecrusader4863]

My personal favourite film of all time, something I get made fun of for a lot by my friends who watch Marvel movies. This is truly an amazing piece of cinema.

[@Eight_Nine_G]

Wait... the marvel fans mock you? 😂

[@derekk2708]

Time to get new friends!

[@coffeecrusader4863]

@@Eight_Nine_G can you believe that

[@coffeecrusader4863]

They are pretty good to be fair, just not in taste

[@mattburnett4185]

The beige, tasteless Marvel/Disney production line is where its at. Forget those classic masterpieces.

[@Alejandro_Carpa]

High quality content sir!

[@Cinemactik]

Not the last time he did this either, Miami Vice (2006) started out as episode 9 of Mann's Robbery Homicide Division series. Same basic undercover plot, multiple scenes are word for word. Although the ending in the film is much less grim with the love interest surviving. Worth hunting down for the comparison.

[@PulpDogg]

Finally got around to watching this. Thanks for this amazing analysis. Heat is truly one of the greatest movies of the last 3 decades and in the top 5 of my personal favorites. I knew about LA Takedown, but this is the first I saw footage of it.

[@wuliwong]

Whoever played young Pacino in The Offer could definitely pull it off. He was amazing.

[@avace917]

I didn't know about LA Takedown until I saw a video discussing Heat being the best heist

[@davetheman2615]

Wow, I was always aware of La Takedown, but had No idea Michael Mann's script for Heat had so much of Latakedown's in it! Think i'll watch it now for fun

[@benholland3740]

When you brought up Oscar Isaac as a possible recasting for Heat 2, that made me think of Pedro Pascal, and I think the two of them are some of the few people who could recapture Pacino and De Niro's dynamic. They're close friends behind the scenes, and are both fantastic actors. Despite this, they've only starred together once, in a Netflix original movie that pretty much everyone has forgotten about. The thing is, I don't really know which of them is better for which role

[@iii2187]

HEAT is a masterpiece.

[@sadikhussein1460]

Okay now i gotta go rewatch it again 😅

[@vonvard]

Thank you for making this. I search got content on this film every day

[@L3i6HSin63R]

thanks for watching!

[@v-for-victory]

When I saw Heat for the first time, it was clear to me that this was going to be a masterpiece for years to come.

[@bijibadness]

holy _moly_ is the acting in that first scene a revelation (of sorts). the quality of performance given by the actor in the original playing what would be the Bob De Niro character in _Heat_ versus . . . well, Robert De Niro in _Heat_ is really something to see. Hollowood pays these stars like Bob or Al such absurd amounts of money to appear in their movies - and many of the finished film projects suck with the tremendous force of a dying star. _Gross Grandpa_ or _Dirty Grandpa,_ whatever that was called - a criminal waste of De Niro and all other talents and time involved. but when you get somebody at the peak of their craft like Michael Mann in 1995 with a screenplay based on care and character, and a real purpose to tell a distinct story . . . all those dozens of millions paid are worth it, and I'd argue often more. sometimes, when you're Producer working on a great project with a great script with a brilliant Director at the helm, you DO get what you pay for. like Mann with Pacino / De Niro / Etc. or Tarantino with Brad Pitt in _Once Upon a Time in Hollywood_ . . . where whatever he was actually paid, they could've doubled it for the value they gave the film. and still came out profitable. sometimes the sick cycle of Hollowood actually _works._ and when it does it's worth it. I think it's worth it. the job still gets done, it's just not so often in theaters anymore.

[@Janzer_]

well said

[@JoJoLux2013]

The bank robbery scene and the guns shooting everywhere was that "demo" scene i put on my laserdisc, at that time, when some friends of my dad came and he told me "show them the movie!" . The visitors were baffled by the sound !!

[@afterburner94]

Great algorithm suggestion. Very solid analysis and essay on a cinema masterpiece. You've won a new subscriber!

[@L3i6HSin63R]

good to hear, hope you enjoy the other LWL video essays too!

[@afterburner94]

@@L3i6HSin63R this is also probably the first time I'm seeing extensive analysis of LA Takedown, and I thank you for that!

[@carlkromer1601]

You did a great job on the editing , bud!

[@garyipip]

Heat was the greatest movie of all time, my favourite!

[@martini668]

On par with the Departed

[@RaihanKhan854]

Fact that, there's no single frame where their face shown on camera at the same time. They shoted that coffee house scene only above fron their shoulders to faces made that scene more iconic. No actual face off in a frame.

[@thewhiterabbit7548]

I've noticed similarities between Manhunter and an episode of Miami Vice called Shadow in the Dark, both from 1986. Yet by 1986 Mann wasn't directly involved in MV anymore. But it seems that he has always sought inspiration in his tv work to feed his movie work.

[@jamesmorgan3212]

Heat 2 the book is definitely worth making into a film . It’s pretty incredible actually. However casting will be important but it could be done . I love Heat and after reading Heat 2 they’re a incredible pieces of work by Mann.

[@GuineaPigEveryday]

Absolutely, loved the book, i think the future parts are likely impossible to adapt without Val. But the past sections, which is some of the best, are perfect for film, and I think the casting of Adam Driver and Austin Butler was already rumoured, whatever you make of that, and Ana de Armas which makes sense although I think Eiza Gonzales would much better fit Neil’s first gf. Just curious who they cast for supporting characters like young Michael Cherrito, Charlene, as well as Druckers & Casals. Also the big villain needs to be cast very carefully cuz it all depends on whether you can sell his insane cruelty in a way thats not over-the-top and cheesy.

[@L3i6HSin63R]

the book really is great, such a smart and fascinating way to extend the story in both directions.

[@yendayo]

I have never seen LA Take down. Holy it is like Heat story board. It's cool and very interesting at the same time. I think some movies could be redone like this if it means it could turn it better, or in this case a master piece.

[@454brianbat]

Never saw LA Takedown. I know when I first saw Heat I was upset that I never saw it in the theater. I saw it on VHS and was amazed by what I saw. I saw it with some people I used to know. We all loved it. It is still one of those films you walk away from the screen and talk about it or think about it. Mann did a great job telling the story in every way possible. He is a good story teller. I do have the book of Heat 2. I wish he would write a novelization for the movie, as well. I would like to read both of them. Although, much would be lost with the powerful performances of Pacino and DeNiro. That is hard to challenge. I would like to see LA Takedown. Just because my love for Heat is so massive. I also need to get a better copy of the movie Heat. It was so well done. I saw the film last year and was shocked at the A/V quality. It was amazing. I had not seen the film in so long, I forgot how well the film was made. Also, I am big guy on sound in a film. The sound quality was amazing. If you have seen Mann's other film you did not talk about, The Last of the Mohicans, you would understand that watching a Mann movie, you are in for a treat. Both films are excellently made and replay is always great. Oh, you mentioned Miami Vice. I bought the series on DVD. It was all remastered. I was shocked that a 1980's TV series could look and sound so good. That is because of Mann and his people doing a wonderful job on that production, as well. Hey I can go on and on. I just wanted to say: Great video. Very well done. I think I am out of room. LOL

[@transmissionggb2820]

Heat and Man Hunter are 2 in my top 10 all time favourite movies, heat is the more polished movie but Man hunter is a gem too and I keep going back to it. Thief is a great movie too.

[@Bethos1247-Arne]

I don't know the first movie, but I saw Heat in the cinema when it came out. And was, well the heist scene works best on a biiig canvas, blown away. The movie is long, but I now think nothing could be taken away. Back then I did not understand the Waingro character and considered him filler. About 5 times I rewatched head on DVD. The movie works. Every single scene works. The movie does not tell everything, but I think Vincent Hanna (the character of Al Pacino) is a user. A master criminal versus a genius cop. A story about trust and betrayal. A story about what if. A story about determination. A story about risk and reward/loss. A story about how success eats your soul. How you win the fight yet lose your cause. How to be good in your job while having no life.

[@DavidMoore-bl7gb]

I had no idea it was a remake!

[@Gojiraa666]

Michael Mann took lead and made gold.

[@Soniti1324]

To be fair, it was _a_ _lot_ of lead...

[@steverich5818]

Managed to pick up a copy of LA Takedown a few years ago.

[@mindcrome]

Saw Heat on VHS sadly as it did not seem to last long in the theater. I thought it was pretty good, a bit slow but I am invested, then that shoot out......my god that was awesome. And it was cool to here Moby in the end, been listing to electriona for along time. It was cool to see it popping up in major movies Liked it allot more latter when I could see it in widescreen.

[@JohnCampos062298]

@Little White Lies Permit me to commend and thank you for this not only insightful and informing but attractive and captivating video essay on a favorite film. Having discovered your video this morning, I look forward to watching all of your videos as I subscribe to you now. Again, thank you very much!

[@lwlies]

Thanks John! Your support means a lot.

[@L3i6HSin63R]

thank you, John, very much appreciated!

[@blue7lvn245]

That drop kick was sick tho

[@AmaroRay]

Didn’t know this was a remake

[@successsystem2468]

Thank you for this 🙏

[@zshakur]

Heat is ABSOLUTELY SUPERB!!! A crime drama CLASSIC!!!

[@salim_abid_]

Heat is a banger! It is a slow developing movie which forces you to learn about the characters, To study them, To want the cat and mouse game to culminate in a showdown, And we get just that, The scene in which Al Pacino and Robert De Niro are face to face, A psychological showdown, More intense than a mexican stand off, A reveal of the characters, A scene that fully introduces the audience to the 2 main characters and then the thrilling action, A shootout, A chase down 🔥🔥

[@There_Will_Be_Bond]

Nicely done. I remember seeing LA Takedown on tele in the UK and being massively underwhelmed. But need a revisit and give it some latitude as it was shot in such a small timeframe. It's tough to know what to add to the subject of Heat, but I'm trying on my podcast. Shameless plug.

[@juniorjames7076]

Meh, I looks like early '90s network tv dredge, but it had pearls in it.

[@JamesTateWilson]

had no idea it was a remake, great video, and also line.

[@seanof30306]

I just found L.A. Takedown last week. It was fascinating to see Heat before it was Heat. One thing that stuck out, though, was something that always puzzles me. Why do the male characters in so many L.A.-set films and TV shows have thick, New York accents? Almost every guy in L.A. Takedown sounded like he's from Queens.

[@maximuscesar]

LA Takedown is not forgettable at all, it is actually quite good all things considered. It is to Heat as Infernal Affairs is to The Departed. It was very tough to actually find it to watch but totally worth it.

[@mikhaelis]

The police shootout scene isbused by the USMC as a training film for firefights.

[@jhm1069955]

With all due respect to Michael Mann......true story....when I used to work in retail in NW Indiana....a customer of mine would, who was the art director in the movie public enemies and he would say...."bro johnny depp took all of us out to dinner and paid for everything bro and was super humble....he wld say johnny is an amazing person.....and then he wld say "Michael Mann was a freaking prick to us on that set". No cap

[@ScreenTalker]

I feel stupid not knowing it was a remake. I still remember seeing this in theaters with my dad

[@deepyjay]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@asabry4126]

Damn this blew my mind in the first min

[@ranchu85]

Can't wait for the sequel, the book is excellent

[@didiermeynders]

When I was little, I watched L.A. Takedown on television. A few years later, my father took me to the cinema, I think I was 13 at the time, to watch Heat. While watching Heat, I thought I had already seen this film. Which was impossible, because it had just come out. Today I watch L.A. Takedown again, for the first time since I was a little kid, and now I understand. Even some of the dialogs are the same. Nevertheless, Heat is a killer of a film and has a permanent place in my top 4.

[@robo3915]

Excellent analysis!

[@Ishai1]

They found someone to play the role of Al Pacino in The Offer. They could find actors to play those roles who would look similar enough, they don't have to be A list actors. They could also just go with some of the great young actors and not try to have looks that would match with Pacino and DeNiro (apparently Adam Driver might play the young McCauley role) The real problem is the aftermath, because Val Kilmer won't be able to do it, but even there, if it's done well it doesn't matter. It's all about the storytelling. We'll find out if WB actually goes through with it.

[@CommunistCommando1]

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants of a good Screenplay with Holywood production.

[@peartree8338]

I.. did not know....that Jason...Statham....had a.... KZbin channel...

[@jayboy2kay7]

Out of all the Heat vids I’ve saw.. this really captures it. The nuances. The grit. Everything. Compare this to basically ANY modern mainstream movie in the past 15 years…. None come close. Modern Hollywood SUCKS.

[@jbgoldstein5105]

How did I not know this was a remake?

[@fuferito]

I'm confused. Al Pacino said his coffee shop scene with DeNiro was fourteen takes, when he was a guest in, _The Actor's Studio._ His simple explanation to the audience's murmur was, "Hey. It's Michael Mann." But, now I hear it was only one take. Anyone have an explanation?

[@sagrophobia]

It was 14. They used take 11 in the film

[@wrightsong]

One take from start of the conversation to the end. Done 14 times.

[@fuferito]

@@wrightsong, Thanks so much. That clarifies it.

[@mjp152]

Mann's Heat and Collateral are the two finest action movies ever made in my book. The first is an opera almost Wagnerian in scope and the latter is a slowburning and almost intimate chamber play.

[@manwiththeredface7821]

Back when remakes did what they were supposed to...

[@jovanlemajic9854]

I see HEAT I click the video

[@personalsigh]

The coffee shop scene doesn't just use take 11... It uses various takes for when each actor was "best"

[@andredongelmanshot]

Yeah! Real fans now it was not just take 11.

[@Case16710]

I’ve been reading Heat 2 and as I read Hanna’s dialogue, I hear it in Pacino’s delivery. It makes me wonder who could deliver those lines without seeming like a caricature of him. There are times in Heat where even Pacino barely gets away with it.

[@frakbling420]

Good book? It goes into the past as well?

[@Case16710]

@@frakbling420 I’m only about 40% of the way through it but I like it so far. It’s nice to see some of the characters again. Yes, it goes into the past, as well as the future. That story structure makes it feel very different from the movie, which was very linear. Not a bad thing, just different.

[@jekw23]

Need to watch LA Takedown again. Saw it after Heat and remember just thinking “oh no….no no no”.

[@shonuff4323]

Heat is pretty much a perfect movie

[@mfazlemuniem]

this is a good history lesson

[@mgoldman60]

There are also scenes from Crime Story in Heat too!

[@superclan6660]

The original is a good heist film. You should watch it without comparing it to the later version.

[@jeshkam]

Agreed.

[@davidd.6448]

Oh damn, it's the guy from the Madonna video! The proto-James Franco!

[@iAPX432]

One of my first LaserDisc movie. A reference in any way.

[@Freddy-Da-Freeloadah]

Great Review!! Heat is on my short list of 33 films. But I have a hard time appreciating crime dramas. IMHO

[@glenwoodreid5910]

@9:50 background - "Barbecues and ballgames"

[@joshuarogers7029]

Kilmer was John Wick before Keanu was!

[@headrockbeats]

What about Robert Pattinson as Hanna and Ryan Gosling as McCauley? Pattinson has that laid back attitude while simultaneously being utterly sharp; whereas Gosling has that cold killer stare hiding a softer man inside.

[@maggnar]

Glad to see LA Takedown before Heat. This kind of cinema seems to be lost.

[@Eight_Nine_G]

A movie i like that reminds me of heat is wrath of man

[@ceoofsony5924]

if you hesitate to think who is actually the more evil person, remember the end of this video when pacinos character puts a young child in danger to kill one of the robbers. DeNiros crew (except for the wain) didnt want to kill civilians or even police, they only defended themselvses.

[@emil87th]

So, Mann remade another movie into HEAT? Two movies? Never seen LA Takedown, but I always thought his 1981 movie Thief was also very similar to HEAT, maybe not a remake, but several scenes from HEAT are lifted straight out of Thief. Guy really took two movies to create one perfect movie xD