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To Live and Die in L.A. is a 1985 American neo-noir [1] [2] action crime thriller film directed and co-written by William Friedkin and based on the 1984 novel by former United States Secret Service agent Gerald Petievich, who co-wrote the screenplay with Friedkin. The film features William Petersen, Willem Dafoe and John Pankow among others.
- $6 million
- Wang Chung
- November 1, 1985 (United States)
- Irving H. Levin, Bud S. Smith
Nov 1, 1985 · To Live and Die in L.A.: Directed by William Friedkin. With Jane Leeves, Cherise Bates, Willem Dafoe, Michael Higgins. A fearless Secret Service agent will stop at nothing to bring down the counterfeiter who killed his partner.
- William Friedkin
- 2 min
With coke fiends, car chases, and Wang Chung galore, To Live and Die in L.A. is perhaps the ultimate '80s action/thriller. When his longtime partner on the force is killed, reckless U.S. Secret ...
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- William Friedkin
- R
- William Petersen
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Director William Friedkin has called To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) one of the few films that came closest to his original vision. The plot deals with Secret Service agents on the trail of a deadly Los Angeles counterfeiter. But the real attraction for Friedkin was the underlying tension between the two sides and the shades of grey created by ...
- William Friedkin, Scott Smith
- William Petersen
The movie is set in Los Angeles, and so, ofcourse, the chase centers on the freeway system."To Live and Die in L. A." is a law-enforcement movie, sort of. It's about Secret Service agents who are on the trail of acounterfeiter who has eluded the law for years, and who flaunts hissuccess. At one point, when undercover agents are negotiating a ...
Synopsis. In Los Angeles, President Ronald Reagan's motorcade arrives at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. During the President's speech, Secret Service agent Richard Chance (William L. Petersen) discovers a terrorist on the roof of the hotel, strapped with explosives. As Richard tries to talk him down, his partner, Jimmy Hart (Michael Greene), climbs ...
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) R 11/01/1985 (US) Crime , Thriller , Action 1h 56m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Play Trailer. A federal agent is dead. A killer is loose.
