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Shakedown

- 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.

Release Date : 1988-05-06

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Shapiro-Glickenhaus EntertainmentBlue Jean CopUniversal Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Roland Dalton

Original Name : Peter Weller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Richie Marks

Original Name : Sam Elliott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Susan Cantrell

Original Name : Patricia Charbonneau

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nicky 'N.C.' Carr

Original Name : Antonio Fargas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gail Feinberger

Original Name : Blanche Baker

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sean Phillips

Original Name : John C. McGinley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Michael Jones

Original Name : Richard Brooks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Patrick O'Leary

Original Name : Jude Ciccolella

Gender : Male

Character Name : Officer Kelly

Original Name : Thomas G. Waites

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Watson

Original Name : Daryl Edwards

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ruben

Original Name : Jos Laniado

Gender : Male

Character Name : Big Leroy

Original Name : Henry Judd Baker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mastrangelo

Original Name : Ronald Maccone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roadblock Officer

Original Name : Holt McCallany

Gender : Male

Character Name : Officer Varelli

Original Name : George Loros

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judge Maynard

Original Name : Augusta Dabney

Gender : Female

Character Name : Irma

Original Name : Shirley Stoler

Gender : Female

Character Name : Night Court Judge

Original Name : Paul Bartel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Steve Rosen

Original Name : James Eckhouse

Gender : Male

Character Name : Larry

Original Name : David Proval

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : John Finn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tommie

Original Name : Harold Perrineau

Gender : Male

Character Name : Julio

Original Name : Anthony Crivello

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cab Driver

Original Name : Tom Mardirosian

Gender : Male

Character Name : Speaker

Original Name : Vondie Curtis-Hall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ira

Original Name : Rockets Redglare

Gender : Male

Character Name : Firefighter (uncredited)

Original Name : Matthew T. Gitkin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Street Race Fan (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Walden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nancy

Original Name : Julia McNeal

Gender : Female

Character Name : Margaret O'Leary

Original Name : Kathryn Rossetter

Gender : Female

Reviews

kevin2019

@kevin2019

2024-05-03

"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.