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Shakedown

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5.8/10 • 86

1988-05-061h 33m

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In a city where everyone is for sale... They're the best money can't buy.

When a local drug dealer shoots a dishonest cop in self-defense, lawyer and renegade undercover cop join forces to clear him. But when their investigation leads them into a maze of greed and corruption, they learn that in a town where everything is for sale, anything can happen.

Directors
James Glickenhaus
Writters
James Glickenhaus, James Borrelli
Editors
James Glickenhaus, James Borrelli, Paul Fried

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  1. Peter Weller

    Peter Weller

    Roland Dalton

  2. Sam Elliott

    Sam Elliott

    Richie Marks

  3. Patricia Charbonneau

    Patricia Charbonneau

    Susan Cantrell

  4. Antonio Fargas

    Antonio Fargas

    Nicky 'N.C.' Carr

  5. Blanche Baker

    Blanche Baker

    Gail Feinberger

  6. John C. McGinley

    John C. McGinley

    Sean Phillips

  7. Richard Brooks

    Richard Brooks

    Michael Jones

  8. Jude Ciccolella

    Jude Ciccolella

    Patrick O'Leary

  9. Thomas G. Waites

    Thomas G. Waites

    Officer Kelly

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kevin2019

May 3, 2024

2/10

"Shakedown" is much too unremarkable for its own good and obviously somebody somewhere must have realised this so in order to effectively remedy such an unwanted situation somebody somewhere has deemed it appropriate that the film ought to be modelled more upon the box office hit "Lethal Weapon" (1987). So this means we are frequently subjected to an assortment of deliberately eye catching action sequences and stunts. No problem there, you might think. After all, the sequences in question have been incredibly well executed and they do successfully enliven what is a generally unmemorable motion picture experience. However, they are also outrageously laughable and they unquestionably sabotage the more realistic qualities being striven for elsewhere. The film also isn't helped by the fact Peter Weller's and Sam Elliott's characters Roland Dalton and Richie Marks are so completely mismatched they actually look as though they belong in separate films and by bringing them together here leaves us with an unholy mess on our hands.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$6,000,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
drug dealerrenegadecoplawyerbad cop