44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out

TV Movie
2003
R
1h 43m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

5.6K

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Michael Madsen, Mario Van Peebles, and Ron Livingston in 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (2003)

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True Crime Action Crime Drama Thriller

After a failed bank robbery, two heavily armed men hold the Los Angeles Police Department at bay for 44 minutes.After a failed bank robbery, two heavily armed men hold the Los Angeles Police Department at bay for 44 minutes.After a failed bank robbery, two heavily armed men hold the Los Angeles Police Department at bay for 44 minutes.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

5.6K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 4 nominations total

Trivia
Some statistics:
Number of location shooting days: 24
Number of cameras used: 8
Number of extras used: 900
Number of real LAPD Officers used as extras: 35
Number of rounds of blank ammunition fired: 40,000
Number of bullet hole squibs used: 5,000
Number of blood squibs used: 100-150
Amount of theatrical blood used: 10 gallons
Number of police cars destroyed: 30

Goofs
When the police are acquiring AR-15s from the gun store, and transporting them in the shopping cart it's easy to see the bayonet lugs. The real North Hollywood Shootout took place in 1997, three years into the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban, which, among other things, banned the sale of new firearms with attached bayonet lugs and other cosmetic features. There's no way these guns would have bayonet lugs like they do in the movie.

Quotes
Bobby Martinez: [shooting at Phillips] I'm hitting them, but they're not going down!
Harris: They've got Kevlar! Head shots!
Bobby Martinez: Aim for the head!
Harris: Aim high!

Connections
Featured in The Screen Junkies Show: Greatest Movie Bank Robbery Ever (2011)

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Featured review

8/10

Great rental - As good as SWAT was bad.

Rented the DVD and enjoyed it immensely. The story is well told and scripted. This is by far the best police drama/action movie of the year. Unbelievable how this was released directly to DVD, while garbage like SWAT received millions of revenue during a major theater release. The only thing this movie lacks is star power. Everything else is good. I vaguely remembered reading about the true story the movie is based on, but although I knew the result (the movie is true to the facts) I was highly entertained and excited watching this flick at home. Dear studio bosses: fire whoever made SWAT and get Simoneau for your next police drama.