The Big Picture

  • Michael Mann debunks a popular fan theory about a coffee shop scene in his film, Heat.
  • It was rumored that Al Pacino and Robert De Niro weren't actually in the same place at the same time.
  • Mann explains that the scene was filmed with three cameras, but he chose to only use the two overshots in order to keep the audience immersed and engaged in the conversation between the two characters.