Ivan Danko taciturn Soviet cop set up unsuccessful trap to hunt down Viktor Rostavilli the most notorious drug kingpin in Soviet union . Viktor fled away from the Soviet union after killing several soviet cops . Ivan traces him to the United States to arrest him and revenge his partner. In U.S. detective-sergeant Art Ridzik helped him to catch Viktor.
Hill's muscular, energetic direction makes what might have been just another buddy-cop thriller into an electrifying piece of escapism. One of Arnold's most underrated flicks.
"Red Heat" is not the first movie about a couple of very different cops, and it will not be the last, but as the formula goes this is a superior example.
Schwarzenegger, who when he dons a green suit is dubbed 'Gumby' by Belushi, is right on target with his characterization of the iron-willed soldier, and Belushi proves a quicksilver foil.