L.A. Takedown (1989)

Directed by

Michael Mann

Genre

heist film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 64 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A detective in Los Angeles tracks a professional criminal who plans a major heist. The story follows both men as they circle each other across the city.

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What happens

L.A. Takedown, also called L.A. Crimewave and Made in L.A., is a 1989 American crime action film written and directed by Michael Mann. Originally filmed as a pilot for an NBC television series, the project was reworked and aired as a stand-alone TV film after the series was not picked up. The film was later released on VHS and, in Region 2, on DVD. The ensemble cast includes Scott Plank, Alex McArthur, Michael Rooker, Daniel Baldwin, and Xander Berkeley. Plank starred as Vincent Hanna, a detective on the hunt for professional criminal Patrick McLaren, played by McArthur; the story was based on the real-life investigation of Chicago criminal Neil McCauley. Best known as the basis for Mann's 1995 film Heat, the film has since drawn respectable retrospective reviews, but remains overshadowed by its remake. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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