Shakedown

Shakedown

5.8IMDb Score
Released:1988-05-06
Duration:93 min
Director:James Glickenhaus
Actors:Peter Weller, Sam Elliott, Patricia Charbonneau, Antonio Fargas, Blanche Baker
Production:Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment, Blue Jean Cop, Universal Pictures

Overview:

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.

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