Trivia / Dead Heat

• Box Office Bomb: Budget: $5,000,000 Box office: $3,588,626.
• Completely Different Title:
  • Brazil: A Cop from the Other World
  • Croatia: Zombie Detective
  • France: Cop or Zombie
  • Hungary: Rest in Peace
  • Italy: Cops Beyond Life
  • Japan: Zombie Cop
  • Peru: Police Revenge
  • Philippines: Iron Cops
  • Portugal: No Time to Live
  • Russia: Deadly Rage
  • Spain: Are We Dead... or What?
  • Sweden: Dead or Alive
• Creator Backlash:
  • Joe Piscopo was not a fan of this movie; Even during the promotions on release, he told the press he wasn't happy with it, even telling one publicist of the film afterwards "I can't bullshit what I think about this". Apparently the movie ended up being more violent and gory than the script suggested, which bothered him.
  • When asked about his role on the film in an interview, Treat Williams replied "You know the meaning of the word 'nadir'? Then we can move on"
• Money, Dear Boy: Treat Williams joked once in an interview that he got through the seven-hour long makeup sessions by remembering that this was gonna put his kids through college.
• Star-Derailing Role: Following the failures of Johnny Dangerously and Wise Guys, this proved to be the last nail in the coffin for Joe Piscopo making it as a leading man after leaving Saturday Night Live. This flop additionally failed to do career favors for Treat Williams, either.