Prior to its release, much was made of the fact that Michael Mann’s 1995 LA crime drama Heat would be the first movie to feature Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino onscreen together in the same scene. Lori Balton would soon learn how critical the setting for this scene was to Mr. Mann and the creative team when every restaurant location that she brought in for consideration was rejected. We discuss how this played out and much, much more during this chat with the first location manager ever to be inducted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Welcome to the back channel where the real work gets done on set, “Locations on Two!”