Red Heat (1988) Schwarzenegger Buddy Cop Action Classic VHSSB

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Jun 24, 202600:53:01TV & Film

Chris has gone for an Arnie classic this week. Released in 1988, Red Heat arrived right in the thick of the buddy-cop boom, pairing Arnold Schwarzenegger’s granite-faced Soviet policeman with Jim Belushi’s wisecracking C...

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