Movies / To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
Runtime: 101 min
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Languages: Arabic English Spanish
Countries: USA
William Friedkin's crime thriller, based on a book by U.S. Secret Service agent Gerald Petievich, concerns an arrogant Secret Service official who wants to get his man at any price. Willem Dafoe plays Eric Masters, an ultra-smooth counterfeiter who has managed to sidestep the police for years. He is so up-front about his dealings, in fact, that when some undercover agents try to make a deal with him at his health club, Eric tells them, "I've been coming to this gym three times a week for five years. I'm an easy guy to find. People know they can trust me." But when young and eager Secret Service agent Richard Chance (William L. Petersen) finds out that his partner has been cold-bloodedly murdered by Eric, he trains his relentlessness upon capturing Eric -- whether it means robbery, murder, or exploiting his friends and associates. As Chance erases the dividing line between good and evil, he drags his new partner John Vukovich (John Pankow) and Ruth Lanier (Darlanne Fluegel), an ex-con, down into the maelstrom with him.
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Directors (1) | Credit |
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William Friedkin | ... |
Writers (2) | Credit |
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Gerald Petievich | (screenplay) |
William Friedkin | (screenplay) & |
Composers (1) | Credit |
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Wang Chung | ... |
Editors (1) | Credit |
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M. Scott Smith | (as Scott Smith) |
Cinematographers (1) | Credit |
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Robby Müller | director of photography (as Robby Muller) |
Actors (53) | Credit |
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Anne Betancourt | Nurse |
Bobby Bass | FBI Agent |
Brian Bradley | Tourist |
Bufort McClerkins | Prison Assailant (as Buford McClerkins) |
Cherise Bates | Dancer (as Cherise Bate) |
Chris Latanzi | Dancer (as Chris Lattanzi) |
Chris Tashima | Extra (uncredited) |
Christopher Allport | Max Waxman |
Darlanne Fluegel | Ruth Lanier (as Darlanne Fleugel) |
Dar Robinson | FBI Agent (as Dar Allen Robinson) |
David M. DuFriend | Tower Guard |
Dean Stockwell | Bob Grimes |
Debra Feuer | Bianca Torres |
Donnie Williams | Rice's Friend |
Dwier Brown | Doctor |
Earnest Hart Jr. | Rice's Friend |
Edward Harrell | Airport Guard |
Gary Cole | Man Chased by Richard Chance (uncredited) |
Gerald H. Brownlee | Visiting Room Guard |
Gerald Petievich | Special Agent (as Gerry Petievich) |
Gilbert Espinoza | Ultro's Bartender |
Gregg Dandridge | Prison Assailant |
Jack Cota | Agent |
Jack Hoar | Jack |
Jacqueline Giroux | Claudia Leith (as Jackely Giroux) |
Jane Leeves | Serena / Dancer (as Jane Leaves) |
Jason Ronard | Man Chased by Richar (uncredited) |
Joe Duran | Prison Guard |
Joey Sotello | Secret Service Agent (uncredited) |
John Pankow | John Vukovich |
John Petievich | Agent |
John Turturro | Carl Cody |
Katherine M. Louie | Ticket Agent |
Mark Gash | Mark Gash |
Michael Chong | Thomas Ling |
Michael Greene | Jim Hart |
Michael Higgins | Dancer (as Michael W. Higgins) |
Michael Zand | Terrorist |
Pat McGroarty | Criminal |
Richard L. Lane | Agent |
Rick Dalton | Agent |
Robert Downey Sr. | Thomas Bateman (as Robert Downey) |
Rubén García | Inmate Ruben |
Shaun Earl | Dancer |
Shirley J. White | Airline Passenger |
Steve James | Jeff Rice |
Stevie Mack | Basketball Player (uncredited) |
Thomas F. Duffy | Credit Card Counterfeiter |
Tommy Bull | Bit part (uncredited) |
Valentin de Vargas | Judge Filo Cedillo (as Val DeVargas) |
Willem Dafoe | Eric Masters |
William Petersen | Richard Chance (as William L. Petersen) |
Zarko Petievich | Agent |