With coke fiends, car chases, and Wang Chung galore, To Live and Die in L.A. is perhaps the ultimate '80s action/thriller.
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Movie Info
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Director -
William Friedkin -
Producer -
Irving H. Levin -
Screenwriter -
William Friedkin , Gerald Petievich -
Distributor -
MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc. , Vestron Video -
Production Co -
New Century Productions -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Crime , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Nov 1, 1985, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Nov 1, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$16.6M -
Runtime -
1h 56m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby , Surround -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)