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Shakedown
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5.8When 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.
Released: 1988-05-0693 minDir: James GlickenhausAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller, MysteryBudget: $6.0MBox office: $10.1M
Cast
- Peter Weller as Roland Dalton
- Sam Elliott as Richie Marks
- Patricia Charbonneau as Susan Cantrell
- Antonio Fargas as Nicky 'N.C.' Carr
- Blanche Baker as Gail Feinberger
- John C. McGinley as Sean Phillips
Themes
- drug dealer
- renegade
- cop
- lawyer
- bad cop
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Ratings
IMDb
6/10
4,038 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
70%
- Year
- 1988
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Rated
- R
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 112
- FilmAffinity ID
- 994403
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- publication date
- 1988-05-06
- title
- Shakedown
- review score
- 6.6
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Categories
1980s buddy cop films1980s crime action films1980s mystery films1988 action thriller films1988 American films1988 English-language films1988 filmsAmerican action thriller filmsAmerican buddy cop filmsAmerican crime action filmsAmerican crime thriller filmsAmerican mystery filmsEnglish-language buddy comedy filmsEnglish-language crime action filmsEnglish-language mystery filmsEnglish-language thriller filmsFilms about police corruptionFilms about police misconductFilms directed by James GlickenhausFilms scored by Jonathan EliasFilms set in New York CityFilms shot in New York CityIMDb ID (Cite Mojo) different from WikidataTemplate film date with 1 release date