L.A. Takedown

L.A. Takedown

1989 · 97 min · EN · 5.6 (44 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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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 (Scott Plank) is an intense cop on the trail of ruthless armed robber Patric McLaren (Alex McArthur). 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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