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Shakedown (1988)

Movie"In a city where everyone is for sale... They're the best money can't buy."
Audience Score
57
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R 1 hr 33 minMay 6th, 1988Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
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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.
StarringPeter WellerSam ElliottPatricia Charbonneau
DirectorJames Glickenhaus
WritersJames GlickenhausJames Borrelli

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:May 6th, 1988
On DVD & Blu-ray:July 14th, 1998 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$6,000,000
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Alan M. Solomon, Leonard Shapiro
Production Companies:Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment, Blue Jean Cop, Universal Pictures
Movie Tags:
lawyerdrug dealercoprenegadebad cop