Delta Heat

Delta Heat is a 1992 American comedy drama crime film directed by Michael Fischa and written by Sam A. Scribner. The screenplay was originally written by Bruce Akiyama to be a television pilot, commissioned by Sawmill Entertainment. After producer Richard L. Albert made The Forbidden Dance, he decided to hire writer Sam Scribner to expand the script to feature length.

Delta Heat
Directed by	Michael Fischa
Written by	Sam A. Scribner
Story by	Bruce Akiyama
Produced by	Richard L. Albert Rudy Cohen Uri Harkham[1] (executive producer)
Starring	Anthony Edwards Lance Henriksen Betsy Russell
Cinematography	Avraham Karpick
Edited by	Robert Gordon
Music by	Christopher Tyng
Production company	Sawmill Entertainment
Distributed by	New City Releasing
Release date	December 30, 1992 (1992-12-30)
Running time	91 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

A Los Angeles Police Officer (Edwards) investigates the death of his partner in the swamps of Louisiana. He enlists the help of an ex-cop (Henriksen) who lost his hand to an alligator years before.

Production

The film was shot in New Orleans, Louisiana.^[2] During production, producer Albert spent six hours in the bayous north of New Orleans convincing alligator hunter Bob Raymond to catch 40 alligators which appear in the final scene.

Main cast

• Anthony Edwards as Mike Bishop
• Lance Henriksen as Jackson Rivers
• Betsy Russell as Vicky Forbes
• Linda Dona as Tine Tulane
• Rod Masterson as Crawford
• Clyde Jones as Clayborne