44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot Out
2004, 82 minutes, Rated MA
"The Most Violent Shoot-Out In U.S History"
200 rounds of ammunition
3 AK-47's
2 heavily armed bank robbers
300 LAPD and a SWAT team
The most violent shoot-out in U.S. history...
The 1997 North Hollywood shoot-out at the Bank of America was perhaps the most bizarre, and most heroic incident to occur in the history of the Los Angeles Police Department.
As the various units - from the Sheriff's Dept. to the FBI - took up positions, automatic gunfire could he heard from within. Responding officers had no idea if hostages were being executed or who was being fired upon.
The brazen conduct of the suspects as they exited the bank - with weapons which far outweighed that of the police - appalled all at the scene, but deterred none. Officers and civilians lives were saved that day by the individual heroic action of many.
Since the shoot-out, North Hollywood has adopted a new motto: "The Day Willpower Beat Firepower".
- Director:
- Yves Simoneau [11],
- Starring:
- Mario Van Peebles [20], Ron Livingston [20], Douglas Spain [5], Michael Madsen [51], Ray Baker [5],
- Screen Formats:
- Full Frame 1.33:1
- Language and Sound:
- English Dolby Digital Stereo
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