Film

To Live and Die in L.A.

1985 · 1h 56m · Crime · Thriller · Action

A federal agent is dead. A killer is loose. And the City of Angels is about to explode.

IMDb

7.3

Rotten Tomatoes

89%

Metacritic

81

When his longtime partner on the force is killed, reckless U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Chance vows revenge, setting out to nab dangerous counterfeit artist Eric Masters.

William L. Petersen

Richard Chance

Willem Dafoe

Rick Masters

John Pankow

John Vukovich

Debra Feuer

Bianca Torres

John Turturro

Carl Cody

Dean Stockwell

Bob Grimes

Darlanne Fluegel

Ruth Lanier

Michael Greene

Jim Hart

Steve James

Jeff Rice

Robert Downey Sr.

Thomas Bateman

Christopher Allport

Max Waxman

Valentin de Vargas

Judge Filo Cedillo

Jack Hoar

Jack

Dwier Brown

Doctor

Michael Chong

Thomas Ling

Jacqueline Giroux

Claudia Leith

• William FriedkinDirector · Screenplay
• Gerald PetievichScreenplay · Novel
• Irving H. LevinProducer
• Samuel SchulmanExecutive Producer
• Robby MüllerDirector of Photography
• Nick FeldmanOriginal Music Composer
• Jack HuesOriginal Music Composer
• M. Scott SmithEditor
• Robert WeinerCasting

Original TrailersOfficial TrailerOfficial Sizzle

Release date

November 1, 1985

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

R

Budget

$6,000,000

Revenue

$17,307,019

Genres

Crime, Thriller, Action

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