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6.0/10
3.5K
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A legal attorney and renegade cop team up to stop a corrupt cop.A legal attorney and renegade cop team up to stop a corrupt cop.A legal attorney and renegade cop team up to stop a corrupt cop.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
3.5K
YOUR RATING
- James Glickenhaus
- James Borrelli(uncredited)
- Stars
Thomas G. Waites
- Officer Kelly
- (as Tom Waites)
John C. McGinley
- Sean Phillips
- (as John McGinley)
Henry Judd Baker
- Big Leroy
- (as Judd Henry Baker)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaPeter Weller and Sam Elliott initially did not get along. As filming progressed, however, tensions smoothed out when Elliott came to support Weller's participation in the 1987 New York City Marathon, and because the two actors had the same agent.
- GoofsAll entries contain spoilers
- Quotes
Richie Marks: You know what this is?
Tommie: It's a gun! It's a gun!
Richie Marks: Yeah, and you're a fuckin' genius! Now listen up. This gun is clean, no serial number. So if I blow out what's left of your brain and chuck it in the East River, your case is closed. The people downtown are gonna file you under DSAF. "Did Society A Favor." Got it?
- Alternate versionsOn its first run past the Australian classification board, the film was rated R. To garner a wider audience, Hoyts removed approx. 1 minute of footage so that the film could get an M rating. The footage removed included the "condom" scene with the old jailer, all references to homosexuality and snitches being "turned out", the scene outside the porno theater where the Nicky Carr's right-hand man guns down the bystanders after the cops and the Russian roulette scene in the police station. this footage was never reinstated for the film's VHS or subsequent DVD release.
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The best cops that money can buy ............
Completely contrived police corruption plot but Sam Elliott and Peter Weller do the best that could be expected under the circumstances. This almost seems like the roller coaster scene and the plane finale were thought up, and then connected somehow with the cartoon like script. Character development beyond Elliott and Weller is sketchy. The entire cops on the drug dealers payroll scenario is exploited way beyond what might make sense. The night shots on 42nd street are terrific, but you simply cannot take "Shakedown" seriously, and with each passing scene things deteriorate as believability flies out the window. The movie has some entertainment value, but do not expect much beyond stunt work and crashes. - MERK
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- merklekranz
- Aug 1, 2010
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