Quick Facts
DirectorJames Glickenhaus
Runtime1h 33m · R
GenresAction · Crime · Drama · Mystery · Thriller
Release1988-05-06
Film
Shakedown
1988· R· 1h 33m· Action· Crime· Drama· Mystery· Thriller
“In a city where everyone is for sale... They're the best money can't buy.”
When 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.
1988-05-06
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Key Crew
DirectorJames Glickenhaus
WriterJames Borrelli
ProducerJ. Boyce Harman Jr.
Director of PhotographyJohn Lindley
Original Music ComposerJonathan Elias
EditorPaul Fried
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 46 crew)
Details
Released1988-05-06
Runtime1h 33m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosShapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment · Blue Jean Cop · Universal Pictures
Budget$6M
Box office$10M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating5.8/10 · 99 votes
Original languageen
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