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Catch the Heat

Catch the Heat

A one-woman strike force heats up the war on drugs.

19874.31h 28mR

Overview

Gorgeous Checkers Goldberg, a police detective, goes undercover as a stripper in order to stop a ruthless kingpin who has been using unsuspecting starlets in order to smuggle drugs into the United States. With her hot looks, street smarts and martial arts prowess, Goldberg seems to have everything she needs to catch this violent criminal -- and will stop at nothing to get the job done.

Directed by Joel Silberg
Written by Stirling Silliphant
Produced by Don Van Atta
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Tiana Alexandra

Tiana Alexandra

Checkers Goldberg

David Dukes

David Dukes

Waldo Tarr

Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

Jason Hannibal

Professor Toru Tanaka

Professor Toru Tanaka

Dozu

John Hancock

John Hancock

ike

Jorge Martínez

Jorge Martínez

Raul De Villa

Brian Libby

Brian Libby

Brody

Jessica Schultz

Jessica Schultz

Maria

Russell Clark

Russell Clark

Reggie

Brian Thompson

Brian Thompson

Danny Boy

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Themes & Keywords

martial artsundercover cop

About Catch the Heat

Catch the Heat is a drama, action, thriller, crime film released in 1987 exploring themes of martial arts, undercover cop. Directed by Joel Silberg, it stars Tiana Alexandra, David Dukes, Rod Steiger. Gorgeous Checkers Goldberg, a police detective, goes undercover as a stripper in order to stop a ruthless kingpin who has been using unsuspecting starlets in order to smuggle drugs into the United States. With her hot looks, street smarts and martial arts prowess, Goldberg seems to have everything she needs to catch this violent criminal -- and will stop at nothing to get the job done.

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