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Dead Bang

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Los Angeles homicide detective Jerry Beck (Don Johnson) searches for the murderer who killed a police officer on Christmas Eve. The investigation takes Beck inside the violent world of hate groups and white supremacists, who are hatching a deadly plot to attack even more innocent people. Beck must also confront his own personal demons, including his growing problem with alcohol, if he wants to track down and stop the violent neo-Nazis before it is too late.
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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 08/21/2015
2.5/4
It's clear immediately that Dead Bang, written by Robert Foster and directed by John Frankenheimer, isn't looking to reinvent the wheel in terms of its narrative... Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 01/06/2015
C+
A film that maybe could only be more absurd if Woody Allen played the Don Johnson role. Go to Full Review Jake Euker F5 (Wichita, KS) 02/18/2007
3/5
Chuck O'Leary FulvueDrive-in.com 03/05/2006
6/10
John Frankenheimer was unhappy with the way the studio cut this one, but it remains a competent, watchable action-thriller. Most memorable for a scene where Don Johnson's hungover cop pukes on a suspect. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/09/2005
2/5
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01/09/2024 Such an underrated film. Johnsons charisma is off the chart here. But this film is well written. The action scenes and sequences are great. This is an underrated classic. See more Steve D 02/26/2023 Johnson makes this clunky action flick work just well enough. See more 02/12/2020 Fabulous movie. One of my all-time favorites. See more 03/27/2019 I love this movie, it had a real feeling of nothing to lose for the lead character. Of course there were parts that weren’t the best, but there are parts that are absolutely gratifyingly in your face. See more 09/08/2014 An under rated gem from Frankenheimer. Johnson is unbelievable in this and is in nearly every single scene. Forsythe is reliable as always and a text book twitch off Miller. My only critique would be Johnson's alcoholic cop who doesn't actually drink much throughout. See more 10/13/2013 I don't really understand the bad reputation this film has. It's a serviceable cop film. It's not an outstanding piece of work, and Frankenheimer has certainly done better (and worse) than this, but Johnson is really quite good as your standard maverick cop character and the plot is engaging. Any cop film where your hungover lead cop throws up on a suspect is at least worth a look ... it's more interesting than any of the "Lethal Weapon" sequels. See more Read all reviews
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John Frankenheimer

Director

Don Johnson

Jerry Beck

Penelope Ann Miller

Linda

William Forsythe

Arthur Kressler

Bob Balaban

Elliot Webly

Frank Military

Bobby Burns

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Synopsis Los Angeles homicide detective Jerry Beck (Don Johnson) searches for the murderer who killed a police officer on Christmas Eve. The investigation takes Beck inside the violent world of hate groups and white supremacists, who are hatching a deadly plot to attack even more innocent people. Beck must also confront his own personal demons, including his growing problem with alcohol, if he wants to track down and stop the violent neo-Nazis before it is too late.
Director
John Frankenheimer
Producer
Stephen J. Roth
Screenwriter
Robert Foster
Production Co
Lorimar Film Entertainment, Polyphony Digital
Rating
R
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$7.4M
Runtime
1h 45m
Sound Mix
Surround
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