Shakedown

May 6, 1988

1h 33m

★ 5.8

In a city where everyone is for sale... They're the best money can't buy.

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.

Genres

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Mystery

Production Companies

Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment

Blue Jean Cop

Universal Pictures

Shakedown Trailers

Cast

Roland Dalton

Peter Weller

Richie Marks

Sam Elliott

Susan Cantrell

Patricia Charbonneau

Nicky 'N.C.' Carr

Antonio Fargas

Gail Feinberger

Blanche Baker

Sean Phillips

John C. McGinley

Michael Jones

Richard Brooks

Patrick O'Leary

Jude Ciccolella

Officer Kelly

Thomas G. Waites

Dr. Watson

Daryl Edwards

Ruben

Jos Laniado

Big Leroy

Henry Judd Baker

John LeTour is a recovering drug user who suffers insomnia and still deals to a high-end New York clientele, even though he’s trying to move on from the business. John’s professional midlife crisis becomes something more acute — and dangerous — when he re-encounters an old flame while a string of seemingly drug-related murders rocks the city.

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