Catch the Heat, also known as Feel the Heat, Sin escape and Narcotraficantes, is a 1987 Argentine-American action film directed by Joel Silberg and written by Stirling Silliphant. It stars Tiana Alexandra, David Dukes, Rod Steiger and Brian Thompson. It was also released with the alternative titles Sentir la persecución ("Feel the Chase") and Misión: Alto riesgo ("Mission: High Risk").
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Synopsis
Checkers, a police officer who is very skilled with martial arts (and has a technique of her own) disguises herself as a showgirl/dancer to infiltrate a South American drug ring, while at the same time she unwittingly strikes up a relationship with Waldo, an undercover special agent who carries the same goal. They both partner up in order to stop Jason Hannibal, a ruthless kingpin who has been using unsuspecting starlets in order to smuggle drugs into the United States, hiding his product inside the aspiring women's new breast implants.
Cast
Tiana Alexandra ... Checkers Goldberg
David Dukes ... Waldo Tarr
Rod Steiger ... Jason Hannibal
Brian Thompson ... Danny Boy
Jorge Martínez (actor) ... Raul De Villa
John Hancock ... Ike
Brian Libby ... Brody
Toru Tanaka ... Dozu
Jessica Schultz ... Maria
Russell Clark ... Reggie
Norman Erlich ... Jose Calsado
Cecilia Maresca ... Juanita
Jacques Arndt ... Dr. Bleyer
Miguel Habud ... Ramón
John Dresden ... San Francisco Agent
Bill Wood ... Officer #1
Amparo Ibarlucia ... Hannibal's Secretary
Masafumi Sakanashi ... Kendo Teacher
Gerardo Bardelli ... Pianist
Gary Jensen ... Drug Hustler at San Francisco
Gene Lehfeldt ... Drug Hustler at San Francisco
Michael Carr ... Drug Hustler at San Francisco
Norberto Maceri ... Dancer
Ariel Tejada ... Dancer
Patricio Vargas ... Dancer
Hugo Velardez ... Dancer
Roberto Vernes ... Dancer
Roberto Blanzaco ... Dancer
Production
It was filmed in Technicolor and shot over a year in three locations: Los Angeles, San Francisco and the Villa María ranch, which was created by renowned Argentine painter and architect Alejandro Bustillo, and located in Máximo Paz (Buenos Aires Province).
Release
The film first premiered in 1986 in Argentina, and then premiered on USA in October 1987. It was later shown on cable TV in 1993, under the title Sentir la persecución ("Feel the Chase").