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L.A. Takedown is a
crime/
thriller made for TV movie that aired on
NBC on
August 27,
1989 at 9 pm. It was written and directed by
Michael Mann, and its ensemble cast includes Scott Plank, Alex McArthur,
Michael Rooker,
Daniel Baldwin, and
Xander Berkeley.
Takedown starred Plank as Hanna and Alex McArthur as Patrick McLaren.
Synopsis
Detective Vincent Hanna is on the trail of a gang of ruthless professional criminals, led by the methodical Patrick McLaren. But Hanna is soon surprised when he discovers that he and McLaren have quite a lot in common. While McLaren and his gang plan another heist, Hanna and
his colleagues keep surveillance. But McLaren also faces a personal problem when he finds himself falling in love, which he personally condemns due to the commitment required to his profession. Things then take a turn for the very worst, when the details of McLaren's planned heist are betrayed to the police. When the
police (including Hanna) arrive on the scene unexpectedly, McLaren and his crew engage them in a mid-street
shootout, in which most of McLaren's crew are killed. After making an escape, McLaren is now torn between either a new life with his girlfriend, or seeking revenge on those that betrayed him.
Remake
After making
The Last of the Mohicans, Mann returned to a
1986 draft of
L.A. Takedown, viewing the TV movie as a dry-run for the film he'd originally written, which was intended as a much more complex and elaborate story.
In late
1995, Mann released
Heat, which he directed from his original script.
Heat was made with an ensemble cast including
Robert DeNiro,
Al Pacino and
Val Kilmer.
Heat was met with critical acclaim and financial success.
Nowadays,
L.A. Takedown is best known for being the basis of
Heat.
Comparison to Heat
Mann's original script was written in the early
1980s, and spanned 180 pages. For
L.A. Takedown, he cut the script down to 110 pages, removing several sub-plots and plot complications. This included Hanna's relationship with his wife and step-daughter, Chris Shirherlis'
gambling addiction, and the entire Van Sant
sub-plot. Using the original script, Mann decided to remake
LA Takedown as it was originally intended; a complex, multi-layered
crime drama.
Whereas
LA Takedown was produced in just a month, with 10 days on pre-production and 19 days of shoooting,
Heat took over 9 months to produce, with six months of pre-production and 107 days of shooting.
Takedown was also made on a low-budget, while the budget of
Heat is estimated at over $50 million.
Although having bigger stars, a bigger budget and better effects, the most significant difference seen in
Heat is the storyline. Whereas
L.A. Takedown told a simple, straight forward story of a robbery and those directly involved,
Heat fleshes this out, branching off into several subplots, including one of the thieves having a gambling addiction, bearer bonds being held for ransom from their original owner, Detective Hanna's family problems, and several plot complications. Because of this,
Heat runs nearly twice the length of
L.A. Takedown.
Further Information
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