Vivere e morire a Los Angeles

Titolo originale: To Live and Die in L.A.
Regia: William Friedkin |
Anno: 1985
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Crime Thriller Azione
Tag: hold-up robbery | bungee-jump | cop | revenge | counterfeit | los angeles, california | blunt | secret service | counterfeit money | mysterious | neo-noir | provocative | factual | audacious | bold |
Cast: William Petersen | Willem Dafoe | John Pankow | Debra Feuer | John Turturro | Dean Stockwell | Darlanne Fluegel | Michael Greene | Steve James | Robert Downey Sr. | Christopher Allport | Valentin de Vargas | Jack Hoar | Dwier Brown | Michael Chong | Jacqueline Giroux | Michael Zand | Bobby Bass | Dar Robinson | Anne Betancourt | Katherine M. Louie | Edward Harrell | Gilbert Espinoza | John Petievich | Zarko Petievich | Rick Dalton | Richard L. Lane | Jack Cota | Shirley J. White | Gerald H. Brownlee | David M. DuFriend | Rubén García | Joe Duran | Bufort McClerkins | Gregg Dandridge | Donnie Williams | Earnest Hart Jr. | Thomas F. Duffy | Gerald Petievich | Mark Gash | Pat McGroarty | Brian Bradley | Jane Leeves | Cherise Bates | Michael Higgins | Shaun Earl | Gary Cole | Rainer Fetting | Stevie Mack | Robin John Price | Jason Ronard | Joey Sotello |

L'agente dei servizi segreti Richard Chance indaga sul contraffattore Eric Masters, che gli ha ucciso il partner Jimmy Hart durante una retata. Insieme al nuovo partner John Vukovich, Chance si lancia a testa bassa in una missione sotto copertura. Deciso a vendicarsi, Chance non intende guardare in faccia a nessuno e dimentica qualsiasi etica, mentre il collega cerca di tenerlo sotto controllo. Ma la violenza chiama altra violenza. Scritto dal regista con Gerald Petievich, da un romanzo di quest’ultimo, è da molti considerato il miglior Friedkin di sempre, teso, allucinato e ricco di sequenze magistrali.

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[last lines] John Vukovich: [to Ruth] You're work [...] D
Eric 'Rick' Masters: First you rip me off, then yo [...] D
[Richard Chance is looking at the journal he took [...] D
Carl Cody: Hey, what shit they're showing tonight? [...] D
Carl Cody: They want me to have an operation, but [...] D
Jack: Die, motherfucker! D
Eric 'Rick' Masters: You're beautiful. D
Credit Card Counterfeiter: Why are you chasing me? [...] D
Jeff Rice: Now look, my man. I told you I don't ha [...] D
Richard Chance: Who are they? Bianca Torres: Who [...] D
Terrorist: I am a martyr! D
[Jim has been shot] Jim Hart: Shitbag. Eric 'Ric [...] D
Eric 'Rick' Masters: You have my word you won't ha [...] D
Eric 'Rick' Masters: You broke your contract with [...] D
Richard Chance: [noticing a 'Do Not Enter - Wrong [...] D
Richard Chance: We're *on* with Masters tonight! D
Richard Chance: [to Vukovich] You ain't my partner [...] D
John Vukovich: So now you want to commit a robbery [...] D
Bob Grimes: I don't have a lot of time. I'm in the [...] D
Richard Chance: Where's the key? Thomas Ling: I d [...] D
Thomas Bateman: [to Chance and Vukovich] You're no [...] D
Eric 'Rick' Masters: A 19th Century Cameroon, yes? [...] D
Eric 'Rick' Masters: Everybody knows Rick Masters [...] D
Eric 'Rick' Masters: How you making it? Carl Cody [...] D
Jim Hart: I'm getting too old for this shit. D
Eric 'Rick' Masters: [to Chance, who's posing as " [...] D
Max Waxman: I am straight with Masters. I would ne [...] D
Terrorist: I'm ready to die! Richard Chance: Nobo [...] D
Richard Chance: Quentin Dailey got 30 points they [...] D
Richard Chance: Remember me? Football game at the [...] D
Bianca Torres: I love the rain. Max Waxman: Yeah, [...] D
John Vukovich: We got an FBI agent killed. You hea [...] D
Jeff Rice: Next time, there'll be no fuck-up. Eri [...] D
Carl Cody: [talking about Max Waxman] He's a lying [...] D
Richard Chance: If I was one of your asshole croni [...] D
Richard Chance: I'm gonna bag Masters, and I don't [...] D
Jeff Rice: Yo! Yo! Yo! Yo! Eric 'Rick' Masters: H [...] D
Bob Grimes: [to Vukovich] Because I represent Mast [...] D
[Richard Chance gets the judge's authorization to [...] D
Ruth Lanier: How much do I get for the information [...] D
[Masters enters his fancy car] Jeff Rice: You sti [...] D
Ruth Lanier: What would happen if I stopped giving [...] D
Eric 'Rick' Masters: I want my paper, Jeff. I can' [...] D
Eric 'Rick' Masters: I've got a friend in Palm Spr [...] D
Richard Chance: You know what this is? Thomas Lin [...] D
Ruth Lanier: I was reading about the stars. Talked [...] D
[Vukovich has been given details about the prospec [...] D
Richard Chance: Can I talk to you for a minute? T [...] D
Richard Chance: I wanna get Rick Masters. Carl Co [...] D