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6.3/10
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After a failed bank robbery, two heavily armed men hold the Los Angeles Police Department at bay for 44 minutes.After a failed bank robbery, two heavily armed men hold the Los Angeles Police Department at bay for 44 minutes.After a failed bank robbery, two heavily armed men hold the Los Angeles Police Department at bay for 44 minutes.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
5.2K
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- Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 4 nominations total
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Alex Madison
- Mariaas Maria
- (as Gail Monian)
JoNell Kennedy
- Cathyas Cathy
- (as Jo Nell Kennedy)
Chris Jacobs
- Rickas Rick
- (as Christopher Jacobs)
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- All cast & crew
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Storyline
On the 28th of February, 1997, two men armed with AK-47 machine guns try to pull a heist at the Bank of America in North Hollywood, but their plan fails and they are kept under siege by the LAPD. During the ensuing forty-four minutes, Los Angeles witnesses live on television one of the greatest shoot-outs in American history. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Taglines
- The true story of a bank robbery gone wrong
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- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for strong violence and bloody images
- Parents guide
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- TriviaSome statistics:
- Number of location shooting days: 24
- Number of cameras used: 8
- Number of extras used: 900
- Number of real LAPD Officers used as extras: 35
- Number of rounds of blank ammunition fired: 40,000
- Number of bullet hole squibs used: 5,000
- Number of blood squibs used: 100-150
- Amount of theatrical blood used: 10 gallons
- Number of police cars destroyed: 30
- GoofsOff duty cop played by Madsen, is being bothered by a large, noisy party next door. With no cooperation from them, he heads over with bolt cutters, and cuts through the electrical conduit supplying the house. Without electricity, the house and party go quiet. In reality, this would be incredibly dangerous, not just from electrocution, but from arc flash. In addition, the jaws of bolt cutters cannot open anywhere near wide enough to cut conduit, especially of that size.
- Quotes
Henry Jones: Ramon, I want you to have this.
Ramon: What is it?
Henry Jones: It's a bible, Ramon
Ramon: What do you want me to do with a bible?
Henry Jones: I want you to read it, Ramon
Ramon: Which part?
Henry Jones: Whatever part speaks to you.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Screen Junkies Show: Greatest Movie Bank Robbery Ever (2011)
Top review
Interesting twist on a documentary/action style movie
Plays off as a "day in the life of" at first, which was a pretty good move, I thought. Kind of "Cops"ish, with periodic interjections from the officers involved in the shootout, which does well to give the viewer the mindset of the people. I had a problem with some of the scenes of the two gunmen alone, making comments back and forth, which we don't really know what they were thinking, or saying, since it isn't like they are available anymore to tell us. But, dramatic license and all, it's hardly anything that Fox can't be forgiven for doing. They did an exceptional job with the firefight. You really get a sense of the sheer chaos that was happening then. The freeze frame cuts for commercial breaks were a nice touch as well, giving you a snapshot of the moment, which as I understand, happens in the mind of people in these types of situations sometimes.
The movie was credible, and nicely done. You don't get the full effect by just watching the action in the last hour. The narrations given, and the scenes from the first hour, help set the tone for what started out as an average work day in Los Angeles, but then sank an entire area into a heated war zone before lunchtime had even come around. Wouldn't have been one I'd have paid money to see, but for a made-for-TV-movie, I've seen a whole lot worse, but more importantly, not many better.
The movie was credible, and nicely done. You don't get the full effect by just watching the action in the last hour. The narrations given, and the scenes from the first hour, help set the tone for what started out as an average work day in Los Angeles, but then sank an entire area into a heated war zone before lunchtime had even come around. Wouldn't have been one I'd have paid money to see, but for a made-for-TV-movie, I've seen a whole lot worse, but more importantly, not many better.
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- rcslyman
- Apr 18, 2004
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- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (2003) officially released in Canada in English?
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