To Live and Die in L.A. (Special Edition)
by William Friedkin
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Actor: Debra Feuer, John Pankow, John Turturro, Willem Dafoe, William PetersenDirector: William Friedkin
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
Cinematographer: Robby M?ller
Writer: William Friedkin
Editor: M. Scott Smith
Producer: Bud S. Smith
Producer: Irving H. Levin
Producer: Samuel Schulman
Writer: Gerald Petievich
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 116 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-12-02
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of To Live and Die in L.A. (Special Edition)
Movie Review: VERY VIOLENT, VERY 80's
Summary: 3 Stars
This particularly nasty, nihilistic movie features a bullying, misanthropic and hot headed (along with other 80's cop SOB's, Micheal Douglas in 'Black Rain' and Mickey Rourke in 'Year of the Dragon')William L. Petersen as one of the more unlikable 'heroes' you'll ever see. And he's also certainly the dumbest. He does however, go at it with considerable gusto and energy. It's hard to give a toss about him or any of the other revolting characters in this otherwise exciting cops and robbers thriller. The cast is terrific though, Willem Dafoe is a hideously reptillian bad guy and John Pankow shows just a glimmer of morality as Petersen's conflicted partner. The propulsive Wang Chung soundtrack is good and Billy Friedkin delivers his best work since 'The Exorcist'. Ironically Petersen played another intense, troubled cop in his next movie, 'Manhunter'. He is sensational in the first adaptation of 'Red Dragon'-much better than Edward Norton in the 2002 version.
Summary of To Live and Die in L.A. (Special Edition)
Secret Service agent Richard Chance will do anything--whether legal or not--to nail the creep who murdered his partner. Then he gets a lead on the killer...but the wily criminal is smooth enough to keep eluding capture.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?ACTION/ADVENTURE UPC:?027616886453 Manufacturer No:?1004604William Friedkin briefly revived his faltering career with this sleek, bleak thriller of a pair of secret service agents on the trail of a counterfeiter. William L. Peterson is the hotshot prot?g? of a career agent killed by the ruthless, almost feral counterfeiting genius Willem Dafoe (Platoon). Now Petersen, teamed with the smart but still green John Pankow (TV's Mad About You), is ready to twist arms, lean on criminals, steal, and even murder to exact his revenge. The harrowing chase through the streets of Los Angeles that climaxes on the freeway at rush hour, where Friedkin's brilliant twist sends them heading the wrong way, careening through a sea of cars coming straight at them, is still one of the most breathtaking car chases ever filmed. Friedkin's edgy crime thriller, stylishly shot in steely blues against hazy red and orange skies by Robby Muller (Paris, Texas), paints a very thin line between the good guys and the bad guys, and Wang Chung's techno soundtrack sets the proper mood--jumpy and alienated. It's a cynical and very brutal look into the world of law enforcement (adapted by Friedkin and former Secret Service man Gerald Petievich from his novel) and a cold portrayal of the power games between cops and feds, and cops and informants. John Turturro, Dean Stockwell, and Robert Downey Sr. are featured in supporting roles. --Sean Axmaker
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