Ron: I don't know if this will help you, but there was a movie released in 1949 called WHITE HEAT, directed by Raoul Walsh and starring James Cagney as a mother-fixated gangster. He blew himself up on the top of a gas holder ("look, ma - top of the world!"), which may have some relevance to white heat.. It's available on video. Peter Warren ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Wilson" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 3:08 PM Subject: "white heat" > Has anyone heard of a term "white heat" used in connection with urban crime > films of the late 60s and early 70s. Films such as DIRTY HARRY, DEATH > WISH, BULLITT, etc. I am trying to find a source on this specific term, > rather than using an umbrella term such as "neo-noir." It seems that the > term was utilized to express the urban rage inherent in this rogue > cop/vigilante justice type of film. Any leads at all would be most helpful. > > Thanks, > > Ronald W. Wilson > [log in to unmask] > > ---- > Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the > University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu > ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite