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Rating: 6 stars

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L.A. Takedown (1989)

Directed by Michael Mann

Crime | Action | Drama

Overview

Michael Mann’s gutsy telefilm tells the tale of two skilled professionals—one a cop, the other a criminal—who aren’t as different as they think. Vincent Hanna is an intense cop on the trail of ruthless armed robber Patrick McLaren. After a botched heist, the two men confront each via a full scale battle on the seedy streets of Los Angeles.

Length 97 minutes

Actors

Scott Plank | Alex McArthur | Michael Rooker | Ely Pouget | Vincent Guastaferro | Richard Chaves | Victor Rivers | Laura Harrington | Daniel Baldwin | Clarence Gilyard Jr. | R. D. Call | Peter Dobson | John Santucci | Xander Berkeley | Juan Fernández | Tony Xauet | Sam Jones | J.W. Smith | Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa | Mary Broussard | Aixa Clemente | Mike De Luna | Ed DeFusco | Robert Gammons | Donald Grant | Emmett Grennan | Al Jones | Anthony Lattanzio | Leo Lee | Mimi Lieber | Albert Michel Jr. | Jan Munroe | Gilbert O. Parra | Dennis Scott | Jentry Tuvil | Daniel Villarreal | Robert Winley | Tony Winters | Rick Avery | Bud Davis

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Finally watched the precursor to HEAT. You can really see the bones of something great here, just waiting for more money to be thrown at it. Because it’s a TV movie it suffers from lower production value in almost every way, and yet the dialogue is still sharp and the characters are still intriguing.

This really deserves a decent Blu-ray release.

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