Claim: Paul Feig directed an action movie starring Melissa McCarthy.

The Heat is a 2013 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Paul Feig and written by Katie Dippold . The film centers on FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn -LRB- Sandra Bullock -RRB- and Boston Detective Shannon Mullins -LRB- Melissa McCarthy -RRB- , who must take down a mobster .   The film was released in the United States on June 28 , 2013 . Upon release , the film received mixed to positive reviews from critics and was a success at the box-office , grossing $ 230 million worldwide from a $ 43 million budget .