L.A. Takedown

L.A. Takedown

1989 · 94 min · EN · 5.4 (66 votes)
Dir. Michael Mann · Starring Scott Plank, Alex McArthur, Michael Rooker, Ely Pouget, Vincent Guastaferro, Richard Chaves · Music Tim Truman

“If you thought Miami was rough, you haven't worked the streets of L.A.”

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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.

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A sun-baked, neon-drenched descent into the L.A. underworld. This feels like a raw, unvarnished look at cops and robbers whose lives blur into a dangerous, obsessive dance. It's the smell of exhaust fumes and desperation.

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