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** Though at the there hints that he is indeed romantically interested in aShburn after all.

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** Though at the end there are hints that he is indeed romantically interested in aShburn Ashburn after all.



* PlayingTheRaceCard: Rojas accuses Mullins of wanting to take down a "successful black man"...right before smoking marijuana in front of her. Mullins also assume another man is evil because he is an albino, which the man lampshades.
** Rojas also assumes Mullins is racist when she trows something at him to knock him over and it happened to be a watermelon.



* TheSoCalledCar: Subverted--while Mullins' car is in rather bad shape, it seems to work fine and no one really complains. They do use Ashburn's car for moot of the film, though.
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** Though at the there hints that he is indeed romantically interested in aShburn after all.

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* EvilAlbino: [[spoiler: Subverted. The albino DEA agent, despite Mullins' [[GenreSavvy expectations]] is not a bad guy, just a {{Jerkass}}.]]

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* EvilAlbino: [[spoiler: Subverted. The albino DEA agent, despite Mullins' [[GenreSavvy expectations]] is not a bad guy, just a {{Jerkass}}.{{Jerkass}} and a misogynist.]]



* IHaveBoobsYouMustObey: Invoked when Mullins tells Ashburn to "use your boobs!" when trying to seduce a mobster. Ashurn [[LiteralMinded shoves the man's fave into her cleavage.]] It works!
* ILied: After ashburn takes on out of Mullins' book and [[spoiler: shoots a drug lord in the crotch]], Mullins reveals that [[spoiler: she never had any bullets in the gun during her groin Russian Roulette on a perp earlier.]]

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* IHaveBoobsYouMustObey: Invoked when Mullins tells Ashburn to "use your boobs!" when trying to seduce a mobster. Ashurn Ashburn [[LiteralMinded shoves the man's fave face into her cleavage.]] It works!
* ILied: After ashburn Ashburn takes on out of Mullins' book and [[spoiler: shoots a drug lord in the crotch]], Mullins reveals that [[spoiler: she never had any bullets in the gun during her groin Russian Roulette on a perp earlier.]]]]
* ImprovisedWeapon: Mullins makes good on her plan to throw a phone book in Julian's face during interrogation.



* TheNotLoveInterest: Mullins convinces Ashburn that a guy likes her (though the audience can see why one would think that) and Ashburn turns the guy down...only to find out he was asking her not to speak to him in such a clipped tone, not on a date.



** They also both have family issues.
* PlayingTheRaceCard: Rojas accuses Mullins of wanting to take down a "successful black man"...right before smoking marijuana in front of her. Mullins also assume another man is evil because he is an albino, which the man lampshades.
** Rojas also assumes Mullins is racist when she trows something at him to knock him over and it happened to be a watermelon.



* PrettyLittleHeadshots: One is seen on a corpse and later [[spoiler: the albino guy]] is killed with one.



* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Both Mullins and Ashburn end up on the end of some spectacular slapstick, as does any perp Mullins ends up facing. And that poor guy at the IHOP.

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* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Both Mullins and Ashburn end up on the end of some spectacular slapstick, as does any perp Mullins ends up facing. facing, especially Rojas and Julian. And that poor guy at the IHOP.IHOP...
* TheSoCalledCar: Subverted--while Mullins' car is in rather bad shape, it seems to work fine and no one really complains. They do use Ashburn's car for moot of the film, though.
* SuperOCD: Ashburn, to a degree. She uses it well to aid her in finding hidden drugs/guns but it makes her rather annoying to others.


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** On the other hand, has noted by Ashburn later, she's probably one of the most dedicated cops in existence.

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* AmbiguousDisorder: Ashburn probably has something, given how LiteralMinded and obsessive she is.



** Also when [[spoiler: Mullins and Ashburn get taken hostage. Mullins pulls a knife out of Ashburn's leg, only to have to put it back in before the captor comes back.]]



* ChekhovsSkill: Mullins' [[spoiler: groin Russian Roulette]] on a perp ends up being a subversion: [[spoiler: she never had bullets in the gun...which Ashburn only learns after actually shooting a guy in the crotch.]]



** Ashburn lets one rip when she finally gets a hang on cursing.

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** Ashburn lets one rip when she finally gets a hang on cursing. Though like most of what she does, it's very awkward.



** Also Tatiana and most of the drug traffickers.
** And the albino guy, but with more snark and less deadpan.



* GagBoobs: Subveted with Tatiana. While the dealer who led them to her described her boobs as being huge enough for the audience to expect this, they look fairly normal sized when she shows up, if accentuated by a low top.



* IHaveBoobsYouMustObey: Invoked when Mullins tells Ashburn to "use your boobs!" when trying to seduce a mobster. Ashurn [[LiteralMinded shoves the man's fave into her cleavage.]] It works!
* ILied: After ashburn takes on out of Mullins' book and [[spoiler: shoots a drug lord in the crotch]], Mullins reveals that [[spoiler: she never had any bullets in the gun during her groin Russian Roulette on a perp earlier.]]



* TitleDrop: Mullins says she and Ashburn are "the heat".

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* RipTailoring: Mullins to a suit of Ashburn's at a club, giving her booty shorts and a more attractive looking top.
* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Both Mullins and Ashburn end up on the end of some spectacular slapstick, as does any perp Mullins ends up facing. And that poor guy at the IHOP.
* TitleDrop: Mullins says she and Ashburn are "the heat". [[spoiler: it's a a sign of Ashburn's development when she later echoes it.]]

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** The drug-sniffing dog being unable to find the drugs over the smell of fresh meat.



** Ashburn lets one rip when she finally gets a hang on cursing.



* HighAltitudeInterrogation: Mullins and Ashburn pull this on Rojas... only to drop him.

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* HighAltitudeInterrogation: Mullins and Ashburn pull this on Rojas... only to drop him.him accidentally.



* TheMole: [[spoiler:Adam, the DEA agent, was Larkin all along.]]



* TheMole: [[spoiler:Adam, the DEA agent, was Larkin all along.]]



* UltimateJobSecurity: No one, including the captain particularly cares for Mullins, but they're all so afraid of her that they just let her demean and talk to everyone however she pleases without any repercussions.

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* UltimateJobSecurity: No one, including the captain captain, particularly cares for Mullins, but they're all so afraid of her that they just let her demean and talk to everyone however she pleases without any repercussions.
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* NotSoDifferent: Mullins and Ashburn are both law enforcement officers that are extremely good at their jobs, but are despised by their peers due to their grating personalities.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Mullins is, for lack of a better term, a psychotic bitch, but she genuinely cares about the people in her city, her family, and Ashburn.
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Bullock plays an uptight, by-the-books cop who is forced to team up with a foul-mouthed and abrasive detective ([=McCarthy=]) in order to take down a drug lord.

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Bullock plays Sarah Ashburn, an uptight, by-the-books cop who is forced to team up with Shannon Mullins, a foul-mouthed and abrasive detective ([=McCarthy=]) in order to take down a drug lord.
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** Also [[spoiler: the albino agent]]
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* DeadpanSnarker: Mullins

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* DeadpanSnarker: MullinsMullins and Ashburn.
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* LesYay: Mullins and AShburn most definitely

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** Also the [[spoiler: albino agent]]

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** Also the [[spoiler: the albino agent]]


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* LesYay: Mullins and AShburn most definitely
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* UltimateJobSecurity: No one, including the captain particularly cares for Mullins, but they're all so afraid of her that they just let her demean and talk to everyone however she pleases without any repercussions.

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* UltimateJobSecurity: No one, including the captain particularly cares for Mullins, but but they're all so afraid of her that they just let her demean and talk to everyone however she pleases without any repercussions.
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* UltimateJobSecurity: No one, including the captain particularly cares for Mullins, but they're all so afraid of her that they just let her demean and talk to everyone however she pleases without any repercussions.

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* UltimateJobSecurity: No one, including the captain particularly cares for Mullins, but but they're all so afraid of her that they just let her demean and talk to everyone however she pleases without any repercussions.
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* UltimateJobSecurity: No one, including the captain particularly cares for Mullins, but they're all so afraid of her that they just let her demean and talk to everyone however she pleases without any repercussions.
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** Also the [[spoiler: albino agent]]

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* BigDamnKiss: Mullins gives one to a random guy at a bar, and he is played by none other than Melissa [=McCarthy=]'s real life husband Ben Falcone.



* FakeNationality: [[ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhilidelphia Caitlin Olson]] cameos as Tatiana, a Bulgarian prostitute.

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* FakeNationality: [[ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhilidelphia Caitlin [[ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia Kaitlin Olson]] cameos as Tatiana, a Bulgarian prostitute.
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* FakeNationality: [[ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhilidelphia Caitlin Olson]] cameos as Tatiana, a Bulgarian prostitute.
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* [[KavorkaMan Kavorka Woman]]: Mullins
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* ActionGirl: Both main characters.
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* EvilAlbino: [[spoiler: Subverted. The albino DEA agent, despite Mullins' [[GenreSavvy expectations]] is not a bad guy, just a {{Jerkass}}.]]
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* BigBad: Larkin, the drug lord.



* BondOneLiner: "You just gave me a ring, motherfucker!"
* BrickJoke: Ashburn taking her neighbor's cat, to the point where she fools Mullins into thinking that is really her cat.
* ChekhovsGun: The grenade
* ClusterFBomb: Courtesy of Mullins

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* BondOneLiner: "You just gave me a ring, motherfucker!"
* BrickJoke: Ashburn taking her neighbor's cat, to the point where she fools Mullins into thinking that is really her cat.
cat. [[spoiler: During TheStinger, Mullins kidnaps the cat for Ashburn, only to realize that Ashburn was lying.]]
* ChekhovsGun: The grenade
grenade.
* ClusterFBomb: Courtesy of MullinsMullins.



* TheDeterminator: Both Ashburn and Mullins go far, even past physical pain, to catch their perps.

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* TheDeterminator: {{Determinator}}: Both Ashburn and Mullins go far, even past physical pain, to catch their perps.


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* HighAltitudeInterrogation: Mullins and Ashburn pull this on Rojas... only to drop him.


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* PreMortemOneLiner: "You just gave me a ring, motherfucker!"
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''The Heat'' is a 2013 action-comedy starring SandraBullock and [[MikeAndMolly Melissa [=McCarthy=]]]. It is directed by [[{{Bridesmaids}} Paul Feig]].

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''The Heat'' is a 2013 action-comedy starring SandraBullock Creator/SandraBullock and [[MikeAndMolly Melissa [=McCarthy=]]]. [=McCarthy=]. It is directed by [[{{Bridesmaids}} Paul Feig]].
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* Badass: Mullins, full stop.

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* Badass: {{Badass}}: Mullins, full stop.

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* TheAce: Ashburn, to the point where the other officers hate her for being so proud.
* AntiHero: Mullins



* Badass: Mullins, full stop.



* BloodyHilarious: The incident with the choking man at Denny's.
* BondOneLiner: "You just gave me a ring, motherfucker!"
* BrickJoke: Ashburn taking her neighbor's cat, to the point where she fools Mullins into thinking that is really her cat.
* ChekhovsGun: The grenade



* TheDeterminator: Both Ashburn and Mullins go far, even past physical pain, to catch their perps.



* VitriolicBestBuds: Ashburn and Mullins, by the end

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* TitleDrop: Mullins says she and Ashburn are "the heat".
* TookALevelInBadass: Ashburn
* VitriolicBestBuds: Ashburn and Mullins, by the endend
* WouldHitAGirl: Julian
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Craig]]
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* DeadpanSnarker: Mullins
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* TheMole: [[spoiler:Adam, the DEA agent, was Larkin all along.]]
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''The Heat'' is a 2013 action-comedy starring SandraBullock and [[MikeAndMolly Melissa [=McCarthy=]]]. It is directed by [[{{Bridesmaids}} Paul Feig]].

Bullock plays an uptight, by-the-books cop who is forced to team up with a foul-mouthed and abrasive detective ([=McCarthy=]) in order to take down a drug lord.

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!! This film contains examples of:

* BlackComedy
* ClusterFBomb: Courtesy of Mullins
* GroinAttack: [[spoiler:Ashburn shoots Larkin twice in the dick.]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: Ashburn and Mullins, by the end

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