Tropical Heat

Tropical Heat
GenreAction
Created bySam Egan
Starring
Opening theme"Any Way the Wind Blows"
ComposerFred Mollin
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes66 (list of episodes)
Production
Producers
  • Harrell Goldstein
  • David Goldstein
  • Myron Nash
Production locations
Running timeapprox. 48 minutes
Original release
Network
  • CBS (United States)
  • IO International, SafriTel
ReleaseApril 8, 1991 (1991-04-08) –
October 18, 1993 (1993-10-18)
Related
Criss Cross
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Tropical Heat (known as Sweating Bullets in the United States[1]) is a Canadian action series produced in co-operation with Mexico and Israel that aired between April 8, 1991 to October 18, 1993.

The series ran for three seasons totaling 66 episodes. Season one was filmed in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; due to tax breaks the production was eligible for under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Season two was filmed in Eilat, Israel. Season three was filmed in Pretoria, South Africa, with some sequences shot in Mauritius.[1][2] In the United States, it aired as part of the CBS umbrella series Crimetime After Primetime.

  1. ^ a b Tim Brooks; Earle Marsh (2003). "Sweating Bullets (Detective)". The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (Eighth ed.). New York City: Ballantine Books. p. 1158. ISBN 978-0-345-45542-0.
  2. ^ "TROPICAL HEAT – Sweating Bullets". Members.tripod.com. Retrieved November 28, 2011.