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To Live and Die in L.A. - 1985
Posted on 2/19/26 at 8:36 am
Posted on 2/19/26 at 8:36 am
Anyone seen this? William Friedkin directed it. William Petersen gets a lot of praise for Manhunter (rightfully so), but he is just as good in this. When he says that he is going to bust Rick Masters no matter what, he means it. The car chase is iconic. Wang Chung does most of the music.
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Posted on 2/19/26 at 8:42 am to NankerPhelge
A very entertaining 80’s watch. Dafoe was a great villain…
Posted on 2/19/26 at 8:51 am to NankerPhelge
yes its amazing. Probably my 2nd fav Friedkin film after Sorcerer.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 9:10 am to NankerPhelge
Never seen it, but the soundtrack by Wang Chung was awesome.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 9:14 am to VoxDawg
its on prime rn. Go watch
Posted on 2/19/26 at 9:18 am to NankerPhelge
I always felt John Pankow as Petersen's partner was miscast and drags the movie down a bit. For such a big part, he feels like a 3rd lead TV detective wandered onto the set. Never did anything else.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 9:39 am to NankerPhelge
Great 80's movie. Hard to get on streaming for a while, but was finally made available a year or so ago. Darlene Fluegel should have had a bigger career. First leading man role for Peterson. Pankow is definitely miscast.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 9:44 am to NankerPhelge
Posted on 2/19/26 at 9:59 am to NankerPhelge
It is awesome.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 10:13 am to NankerPhelge
William Friedkin is underrated as a director
Posted on 2/19/26 at 5:45 pm to Godzilla jr
Excellent movie worth watching.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 6:15 pm to NankerPhelge
Watched it last week and forgot how darn good it was. Should be rated among the best cop movies ever.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 7:25 pm to panzer
Agree it's a great watch and the freeway chase scene is epic!
Posted on 2/19/26 at 7:30 pm to NankerPhelge
Excellent movie!
Posted on 2/19/26 at 9:59 pm to NankerPhelge
Epic cold open, epic car chase, epic Daphne Moon.
Posted on 2/20/26 at 7:42 am to NankerPhelge
I have this on my list.
Posted on 2/20/26 at 10:26 am to NankerPhelge
one of my fav 80s movies and wang chung knocked the soundtrack out of the park
Posted on 2/20/26 at 10:34 am to Handsome Pete
quote:
John Pankow
Hey now - That's Paul Buchman's cousin Ira.
Posted on 2/20/26 at 12:37 pm to NankerPhelge
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William Petersen
His career was on fire after his back-to-back performances in To Live and Die in L.A. and Manhunter, but he’s also claimed those roles were so emotionally exhausting that he avoided such heavy roles for the next couple of years.
He passed on a major role in Platoon and then as Henry Hill in Goodfellas. He chose smaller roles, Broadway plays, and TV movies instead of major Hollywood film productions. It was over a decade later when he resurrected his career on TV in CSI.
Posted on 2/20/26 at 3:09 pm to Handsome Pete
I get what you are saying about Pankow, however, at the end it made for a little surprise when his character transformed. The meek was turning into the bold (I am avoiding story reveals).
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