44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (2003) (TV)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Yves Simoneau

Writer (WGA):

Tim Metcalfe (written by)

Release Date:

5 June 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Action

Tagline:

The most intense shoot-out in LAPD history

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Los Angeles | Police | Bank Of America | Shootout | SWAT

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Michael Madsen	...	Frank McGregor
Ron Livingston	...	Donnie Anderson
Ray Baker	...	Harris
Douglas Spain	...	Bobby Martinez
Andrew Bryniarski	...	Larry Eugene Phillips Jr.
Oleg Taktarov	...	Emil Matasareanu
Clare Carey	...	Frank's Wife
Alex Meneses	...	Nicole
Dale Dye	...	SWAT Lieutenant
Katrina Law	...	Kate
J.E. Freeman	...	Police Commander
Mario Van Peebles	...	Henry Jones
Jullian Dulce Vida	...	Luis Rivera
Alex Madison	...	Maria (as Gail Monian)
JoNell Kennedy	...	Cathy (as Jo Nell Kennedy)

Also Known As:

44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shootout (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and bloody images.

Runtime:

103 min | Finland:82 min | USA:120 min (including commercials) | Argentina:105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:18 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA | Germany:18 | Italy:T | Singapore:M18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

La Habra, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

The Bank Of America in the real robbery is in North Hollywood, the one used in the film was a vacant bank in a strip mall in La Habra, California.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In a shot of some cars passing you can see a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer driving past, but the movie is supposed to take place in 1997.

Quotes:

Henry Jones: Luck is preparation meets opportunity.

Movie Connections:

References L.A. Confidential (1997)

excellent crime drama

i reserve 10s for movies with a message but 44 minutes is more story than message. pit a hand full of street cops with six shooters against two professional hoods with enough arms to supply the us army. up the ante with hostages held in a bank vault. leave the well-trained swat team waylaid in LA area traffic and you have a shoot out and tense moments that rival any tales the wild west could have ever imagined.

many commentators didn't like the evangelical Christian in uniform. too pat, too much good guy bad guy, so they said. frankly Christianity does seem to catch on in police departments and in the military; surprisingly hazardous life and death occupations lend themselves to bible reading; on the other hand, in normal circumstances, bank robbers generally don't carry bibles. i wonder why.

watch the flick. you won't be able to turn it off.