To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.0/10   

Director:

William Friedkin

Escritores:

Gerald Petievich (novel)
William Friedkin (screenplay) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

1 noviembre 1985 (USA)

Género:

Acción | Crimen | Drama | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

The director of "The French Connection" is on the streets again!

Plot:

A fearless Secret Service agent will stop at nothing to bring down the counterfeiter who killed his partner.

Plot Keywords:

Secret Service | Revenge | Murder | Gore | Neo Noir

Premios:

3 wins

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Excellent Non-Stop Action And Politically Incorrect Police Story

US TV Schedule:

Tue. July 7	8:00 PM	MAX
Sat. July 11	4:00 PM	MAX
Fri. July 17	6:00 PM	MAX

Reparto

William Petersen	...	Richard Chance (as William L. Petersen)
Willem Dafoe	...	Eric 'Rick' Masters
John Pankow	...	John Vukovich
Debra Feuer	...	Bianca Torres
John Turturro	...	Carl Cody
Darlanne Fluegel	...	Ruth Lanier
Dean Stockwell	...	Bob Grimes
Steve James	...	Jeff Rice
Robert Downey Sr.	...	Thomas Bateman (as Robert Downey)
Michael Greene	...	Jim Hart
Christopher Allport	...	Max Waxman
Jack Hoar	...	Jack
Valentin de Vargas	...	Judge Filo Cedillo (as Val DeVargas)
Dwier Brown	...	Doctor
Michael Chong	...	Thomas Ling

También conocida como:

Vivir y morir en Los Ángeles (Spain) [es]

Duración:

116 min | Germany:101 min (TV version)

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés | Arabe | Español

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

Finland:K-16 (cut) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) | Iceland:16 | Argentina:18 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Singapore:M18 | USA:R (certificate #27848) | Australia:R | France:-12 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | West Germany:16 | Norway:18 (video premiere) (1987) | Norway:(Banned) (1986-2003) (cinema release)

Locaciones de Filmación:

6th Street Bridge, Los Angeles, California, USA

Compañía:

SLM Production Group

Trivialidades:

The prison scenes were shot in the San Luis Obispo Penitentiary and real prison inmates were used as extras.

Errores:

Personal o Equipo Visible: When the truck jackknifes during the chase, you can see a tow truck in the left of the frame pulling the back of the trailer.

Citas:

Bob Grimes: [to Vukovich] Because I represent Masters, I can't get deeply involved in your case, if you see what I mean.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in Hairshirt (1998)

Banda de Sonido:

Cold Day in Hell

Excellent Non-Stop Action And Politically Incorrect Police Story

In Los Angeles, the secret agent Richard Chance (William L. Petersen) loses his partner and friend Jim Hart (Michael Greene) in an investigation of counterfeit, two days before the retirement of Jim. The agent John Vukovich (John Pankow) is assigned to work with Chance, who is obsessed to capture Eric 'Rick' Masters (Willem Dafoe), the criminal responsible for the death of Jim. Chance risks his partner and his own career, trying to arrest Rick.

"To Live and Die in L.A" is an excellent non-stop action movie, having an excellent pacing and being a politically incorrect police story. All the characters are amoral, dirty and sordid, and it is impossible to feel sympathy for any of them. There are excellent scenes, such as the car chase in the streets of Los Angeles, or the surprising lethal shooting in the end of the story. The DVD shows a commercial alternative ending of the story, fortunately not accepted by the director William Friedkin. The unpredictable and credible end as it is makes the great difference of this outstanding movie. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Viver e Morrer em Los Angeles" ("To Live and Die in Los Angeles")