Shakedown
“In a city where everyone is for sale... They're the best money can't buy.”
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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Cast
30 people
Peter Weller
Roland Dalton
Known for
RoboCop
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
Sam Elliott
Richie Marks
Known for
A Star Is Born
Ghost Rider
Patricia Charbonneau
Susan Cantrell
Known for
Crime Story
Desert Hearts
Antonio Fargas
Nicky 'N.C.' Carr
Known for
Starsky & Hutch
Everybody Hates Chris
Blanche Baker
Gail Feinberger
Known for
Sixteen Candles
Holocaust
John C. McGinley
Sean Phillips
Known for
Point Break
Scrubs
Richard Brooks
Michael Jones
Known for
Law & Order
Firefly
Jude Ciccolella
Patrick O'Leary
Known for
24
The Shawshank Redemption
Thomas G. Waites
Officer Kelly
Known for
The Thing
...And Justice for All
Daryl Edwards
Dr. Watson
Known for
Manifest
Defending Jacob
Jos Laniado
Ruben
Also in
Marvel's Jessica Jones
Mozart in the Jungle
Henry Judd Baker
Big Leroy
Known for
Neighbors
Clean and Sober
James Glickenhaus Director · James Borrelli Writer Jonathan Elias Composer
Worldwide gross $10M · Budget $6M · United States release May 6, 1988
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$10,068,039
Gross vs. budget
1.7×
Production
Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment
Production
Blue Jean Cop
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 6, 1988
Theatrical
France
July 20, 1988 · Theatrical
Germany
October 19, 1988 · Theatrical
Thailand
December 3, 1988 · Theatrical
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