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.Delta Heat (1992) - Filming locations
/ref> The screenplay was originally written by Bruce Akiyama to be a television pilot, commissioned by Sawmill Entertainment, but after producer Richard L. Albert made ''

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'', he decided to hire writer Sam Scribner to expand the script to feature film length. 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.

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

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years before.

Main cast

* Anthony Edwards as Mike Bishop *

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as Jackson Rivers *

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as Vicky Forbes * Linda Dona as Tine Tulane *

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as Crawford * Clyde Jones as Clayborne

References

External links

* 1992 films 1992 crime drama films American crime drama films American buddy cop films Films set in Louisiana Films shot in New Orleans American police detective films 1990s police films 1990s buddy cop films Films scored by Christopher Tyng Films directed by Michael Fischa 1990s English-language films 1990s American films English-language crime drama films English-language action films English-language thriller films English-language buddy comedy films {{1990s-US-comedy-drama-film-stub