Taking the Heat

*Taking the Heat*
Taking the Heat
Written by	Dan Gordon
Story by	Gary Hoffman
Directed by	Tom Mankiewicz
Starring	Tony Goldwyn; Lynn Whitfield; George Segal; Peter Boyle; Alan Arkin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Running time	91 min
Production company	Viacom Productions
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	June 6, 1993

Taking the Heat is a 1993 American romantic thriller film that premiered on Showtime. Directed by Tom Mankiewicz and written by Dan Gordon from a story by Gary Hoffman, the film followed a female cop and a murder witness as they try to avoid the mob en route to a high profile trial in New York City.^[1] The cast included Tony Goldwyn and Lynn Whitfield as the leads and George Segal, Will Patton, Peter Boyle, Joe Grifasi, Alan Arkin, and Greg Germann in supporting roles.

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