In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders (1988) (TV)

Ratare Uzant:

7.1/10   

Regizor:

Dick Lowry

Scenarist:

Tracy Keenan Wynn (writer)

Release Date:

27 NOIEMBRIE 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Action | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Florida 1985: A series of brutal robberies and murders keeps the F.B.I busy. Although all crimes seem to be comitted by the same group...

Awards:

1 nomination

Comentarii uzant:

This is truly the best TV Movie I have ever seen

Cast

Ronny Cox	...	Agent Benjamin 'Ben' Grogan
Bruce Greenwood	...	Agent Jerry Dove
Michael Gross	...	William "Bill" Russell Matix
Doug Sheehan	...	Agent Gordon McNeill
David Soul	...	Michael "Mike" Lee Platt
Ronald G. Joseph	...	Ed Mireles
Teri Copley	...	Vickie
Richard Jenkins
Peter McRobbie	...	John Hanlon
Anne Lange
Katie Layman		(as Kathleen Layman)
Deborah May
Becky Ann Baker
Randal Patrick
Ashton Wise

Lungime Film:

92 min

Tara:

USA

Limba:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Mixaj Sunet:

Mono

Certificare:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Germany:18 | UK:15

Company:

Telecom Entertainment Inc.

Goofs:

Factual errors: While briefing the other agents in the parking lot, Agent Ben Grogan tells them to be on the look out for a black '79 Monte Carlo. The car the bad guys are in is actually a 1974 Monte Carlo. The FBI would not make this kind of mistake since they questioned the owner of the car earlier and know exactly what year and make it was.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Making of 'Tremors' (1998) (V)

This is truly the best TV Movie I have ever seen

An explosive and completely true account of the most horrific shootout between criminals and federal law enforcement in U.S. history. It is the story of Bill Mattix and Mike Platt, two former Army Rangers and ordinary blue collar guys who have families, raise kids, and pay their taxes. They also rob armored cars and shoot people for a living. And they are damn good at it. They kill people about as routinely as mowing their lawns with absolutely no remorse or second thought as to the consequences of their actions. Their exploits attract the attention of the Miami F.B.I. field office who become more and more interested in finding out who they are. The agents quickly become obsessed with stopping them before they rob and kill again. It sets the scene for the eventual showdown and the carnage that ensues when they try to corner the robbers. This one is hard to find but it is a great insight into the minds of two bank robbers and the FBI agents who hunted them.