Talk:L.A. Takedown

I want to see this movie again. It's been 21 flipping years!

I remeber when this movie aired on television. It was a Sunday night and the next day was the first day of the 1989 fall semester at Boise State. The start of my senior year. I wasn't really paying attention until the bank robbery sequence and then it had my attention. Even though I know it was only made for a fraction of the budget that Heat had I would like to see it again anyway. I remember being very impressed with it at the time. --Jcordell 01:36, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

At one point, somebody had it all on YouTube. It's since been taken down. But some other guy has a whole bunch of clips from the movie: http://www.youtube.com/user/BunkerFox

well i watched the shootout , its take to take like heat.simmons 8492

-MT2008 04:53, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

McCauley's 1911

This page is highly incomplete. Can anyone tell me what type of 1911 McCauley used in this movie? (I also think it's ironic that Hanna uses a SIG 226 here, which means that this is a reverse of Heat, where McCauley used a SIG and Hanna carried a 1911 variant). -MT2008 04:53, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

Did he only carry it in the hotel? During the armored truck heist, it looked like McCauley carried a S&W 659, while Waingro carried a 1911. It was either nickel or stainless from what I could tell, probably the same prop. Also Xander's acting has come a long way. I think it was an 870 sawed-off field gun Waingro used in the end. Maybe Ben will do some more caps.--Predator20 05:28, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

lack of realism?

I saw LA Takedown after I watched Heat and it looked like a home movie made by some fans. It also lacked the realism seen in Colateral and Miami Vice. It wasn't bad for a TV Movie, I guess it Michael Mann didn't have the resources at the time to hire Weapons Trainers for the Movie.

Yep, that's pretty much it. Heat had Andy McNab and Mick Gould as technical advisers and firearms instructors. This movie didn't. -MT2008 14:59, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

Well, Heat also has world class actors in their prime, amazing cinematography, and Mann is just better at what he does 6 years down the line. For 1989 LA Takedown felt more realistic than most shows on TV. I remember watching it when it first aired (I'm showing my age here) and just given it was a serious take on the subject matter and didn't have corny jokes and one liners (it was the 80's) it felt more real. By the time HEAT hit theaters I had all but forgotten about the TV movie version, but I knew HEAT had familiar beats to it. I couldn't place it for years to come though.--James3 08:45, 3 August 2012 (CDT)

I saw it when it first aired as well. I was in college and at the time it was very impressive. Now I watch it and the bank robbery firefight seems lees than impressive, but 23 years ago it blew me out of the water. Mann describes L.A. Takedown as being a dress rehearsal for HEAT. In his voiceover commentary (ten year HEAT DVD release) I believe he states that approximately 1/3 of the HEAT storyline made it to the television version.I'd say that was about right. Also don't forget that he had a much bigger budget in 1995. --Jcordell 16:49, 3 August 2012 (CDT)