L.A. Takedown
1989 · TMDB 5.5
Directed by Michael Mann
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.
Why it matters
Mann's TV movie, a lean precursor to Heat, follows a detective and a master thief on a collision course, with many of the same beats but a smaller canvas.
From Second Chances
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Released
- 1989-08-27
- Studio
- World International Network
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 5.5
KinoChain appearances
Chains through this film
Where this title sits in a journey — and where cinema takes you next.
Connected films
Where this film leads
Linked through chains, directors and neighbouring cinema.
Heat
Next in chain · Second Chances
Floating Weeds
Previous in chain · Second Chances
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Also in “Second Chances”
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Also in “Second Chances”
A Story of Floating Weeds
Also in “Second Chances”
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Also in “Second Chances”
13 Assassins
Also in “Second Chances”
Collateral
Same director
Public Enemies
Same director
The Last of the Mohicans
Same director
People
Key contributors
Topics