Annotated script page: “Heat”

Writer-director Michael Mann’s notes on the famous diner scene.

Shot at Kate Mantilini on Wilshire in L.A., which closed in 2013.

Compare to the movie version of the scene:

Here’s a video of Michael Mann, Robert De Niro, and Al Pacino discussing the scene with Christopher Nolan:

Interesting thing: They did NOT rehearse the scene. They talked about it generally, but unlike any other scene in the movie, they didn’t do a rehearsal for this one. Check out the video to see why.