It’s not often that a scene can make my heart beat faster. I can probably count on one hand the number of times this has occurred. The phenomenal car chase finale to The Road Warrior and Indiana Jones daring escape from the tomb of the Golden Idol in Raiders of the Lost Ark are two that come to mind. Writer/Director Michael Mann’s Heat contains a slew of memorable scenes from the dynamic opening armored car heist to the first-ever dialogue exchange between Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. It is a truly exceptional crime drama.

The following scene marks a significant plot shift as Pacino’s band of perplexed cops finally confront De Niro’s elusive gang of robbers. I give you the heart pounding, ear-splitting shootout from Heat: