In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders

TV Movie
1988
Not Rated
1h 32m

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7.1/10

963

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In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders (1988)

Action Crime Drama

Florida 1985: A series of brutal robberies and murders keeps the F.B.I busy. Although all crimes seem to be comitted by the same group, they can't hunt them down. The experienced officer Ben... Read allFlorida 1985: A series of brutal robberies and murders keeps the F.B.I busy. Although all crimes seem to be comitted by the same group, they can't hunt them down. The experienced officer Ben Grogan and his youngest colleague Gordon finally have to rely on their luck when they set... Read allFlorida 1985: A series of brutal robberies and murders keeps the F.B.I busy. Although all crimes seem to be comitted by the same group, they can't hunt them down. The experienced officer Ben Grogan and his youngest colleague Gordon finally have to rely on their luck when they set up a trap. The chase results in a massacre...

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7.1/10

963

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Awards
- 1 nomination

Trivia
The F.B.I. would go on to use this as a training video.

Goofs
While briefing the other agents in the parking lot, Agent Ben Grogan tells them to be on the look out for a black '79 Monte Carlo. The car the bad guys are in is actually a 1974 Monte Carlo. The FBI would not make this kind of mistake since they questioned the owner of the car earlier and know exactly what year and make it was.

Quotes
Agent Gordon McNeill: As far as descriptions: all we have is two males, ages and race unknown. Height 5'10 to 6 feet. weight 170 to 200 lbs

Alternate versions
DVD from Platinum Disc is edited, missing out on the following scenes:
A scene of dialogue on the beach that occurs before the group picture.
A scene in the shooting gallery where Gordy asks Grogan if he's good with the gun without wearing glasses.
A scene where one FBI agent loses his revolver after drawing it from the holster during the vehicle chase and placing it between his knees. During the subsequent crash, he lost it out the door and was never able to recover it during the fight.
A scene that occurs before the FBI raid at the camp. Mike tells Bill "Let's go to work!", places a clip in his mini-14, and they both get into the stolen gold Monte Carlo.

Connections
Followed by In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing (1990)

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Featured review

Very good made for tv film

The In The Line of Duty series stands out as excellent - I was fortunate enough to watch a police training tape that re-enacted the infamous shootout upon which this movie is based. The movie itself is well acted and directed. The shootout at the end is pretty amazing - in fact, it shows a real double-standard on the part of network television - they'll cut a theatrical film to death, but if it's made for TV, they'll spice it up as much as they want. You won't believe your eyes as Michael Gross (Family Ties) and half of Starsky and Hutch (David Soul), play vicious robbers, who are finally caught up with by FBI agents, and engage them in a bloody shootout. Gross and Soul take hit after hit before going down, and taking two agents with them. (This isn't theatrics, by the way. Those two men were adrenalized, and determined to get away. They really did take a lot of hits) The tactical mistakes made by the agents that day have reshaped police training forever.

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