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L.A. Takedown [DVD] [1989]

DVD ~ Scott Plank
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Scott Plank, Alex McArthur, Michael Rooker, Ely Pouget, Vincent Guastaferro
  • Directors: Michael Mann
  • Writers: Michael Mann
  • Producers: Michael Mann, Gusmano Cesaretti, Johnny Lattanzio, Patrick Markey
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Mia Video Entertainment Ltd
  • DVD Release Date: 22 May 2000
  • Run Time: 95 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004T11C
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 26,664 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Synopsis

Michael Mann's (HEAT, MIAMI VICE) 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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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning, 9 April 2006
To the undiscerning eye this little film is just a low budget trailer for Michael Mann's blockbuster Heat - it doesn't have the special effects, the soundtrack, the big stars etc etc - what it does have is a dynamite script that blows Heat out of the water. Forget about the fact that you are watching a movie made on a shoe string and open your mind - this is hard boiled drama, old school, trim, sharp, condensed. Nobody has written films like this in the last twenty years.

Added to which, Takedown is a more accessible film than Heat, it's younger, less cynical, it's characters love and feel and have emotional lives. The ending is a superb departure from the predictable good guy shoots bad guy charade that Heat, unfortunately sells out to. Above all, Takedown is free from the obesities of Heat, the myriad of tedious subplots, the shamefully theatrical 'Pacino show' that undermines the dramatic flow of Heat at every turn.

If you want to experience film, indeed life, you need to start looking beyond the surface, if you are up to the challenge, this film is the best place to start - a screenwriting masterclass and a real 'megablast'.

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A landmark to the cops and robbers genre, 13 Aug 2000
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Micheal Mann's cops and robbers thriller, also a trailer copy to the by far superior "Heat". This version however, contains all the original elements and moments that are enough to match its 1995 classic. Despite L.A.s shoddy acting and at times shaky script! it has an impressive storyline which is enough to make this a true landmark to the cops and robbers genre. Starring Scott Plank.
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7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars LA Takedown the pre release for heat., 31 Mar 2003
By Brian O'Donoghue (Hereford, Herefordshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
I have watched this and Heat. If you own both watch this first. The story is the same, with a few minor changes. The characters in this lack punch, but it is still a good film. The film is a fairly mundane robbers and cops. Only after watching Heat can you see the dramatic improvment. This is a TV Movie and it does suffer for it. This is not a problem but it does show the difference from TV Movie and Cinema. I would recomend this to Michael Mann buffs.
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