L.A. Takedown

L.A. Takedown
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GenreAction
Crime
Drama
Written byMichael Mann
Directed byMichael Mann
Starring
Music byTim Truman
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerMichael Mann
ProducerPatrick Markey
Production locationLos Angeles
CinematographyRonald Víctor García
EditorDov Hoenig
Running time92 minutes
Production companies
  • Ajar Inc.
  • Compañía Iberoamericana de TV
  • Movies Film Productions
  • World International Network
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseAugust 27, 1989 (1989-08-27)
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L.A. Takedown, also called L.A. Crimewave and Made in L.A.,[1] 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.

The film is best known as the basis for the 1995 film Heat. The film was moderately well received in retrospective reviews, but remains overshadowed by its remake.

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