L.A. Takedown


		This 1989 TV movie was directed by Michael Mann and has gone by many different names as can be seen from the video sleeves above. L.A. Takedown appears to be Mann's preferred title.
The Security Car Heist	Blowing the van door.

As can be seen from these images, at times the scripts from L.A. Takedown and HEAT can be very faithful to one another. However by the time HEAT was ready to be filmed, the script had been revised with more characters and scenes from the original script were re-instated including a different climax.
	Scott Plank is Hanna	Alex McArthur is Patrick McLaren. The character became Neil McCauley played by Robert DeNiro in HEAT.

		These stills come from the UK DVD. There are no extras on this version.
The Bank heist goes wrong.....

	When L.A. Takedown premiered on BBC 2 , it was preceded by a specially made documentary comparing the two movies with a new interview with Michael Mann.
Hanna