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On February 28, 1997, a pair of heavily armed and heavily armored outlaws named Larry Eugene Phillips Jr. and Emil Matasarenu, who had previously cut a crooked swath throughout the Los Angeles area as "The High Incident Bandits," botched the robbery of a bank in North Hollywood. The confrontation that followed has been described as the "most intense shootout in LAPD history," with the police and several SWAT teams trading gunfire with Phillips and Matareanu for three quarters of an hour. The made-for-cable 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shootout is an intense reenactment of this bloody incident, with Andrew Bryniarski and Oleg Taktarov as the bandits, and Michael Madsen, Ron Livingston, and Mario Van Peebles representing the forces of law and order. The final moments of the film includes on-the-spot video coverage of the actual incident. 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shootout originally aired over the FX network on June 1, 2003.

Rating:

R
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery & Suspense
Directed By:

Yves Simoneau
Written By:

Tim Metcalfe
In Theaters:

Jun 5, 2003 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Dec 16, 2003
Runtime:

95 minutes
Studio:

Fox Television Studios

Cast

Mario Van Peebles
as Officer Henry Jones

Michael Madsen
as Detective Frank McGregor

Ron Livingston
as Officer Donnie Anderson

Ray Baker
as Sergeant Jake Harris

Douglas Spain
as Officer Bobby Martinez

Julian Dulce Vida
as Luis Rivera

Andrew Bryniarski
as Larry Eugene Phillips Jr.

Jerry Lambert
as Randy Wills

Oleg Taktarov
as Emil M?t?s?reanu

Clare Carey
as Frank's Wife

Alex Meneses
as Officer Nicole Gomez

Dale Dye
as SWAT Lieutenant

Katrina Law
as Kate

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Critic Reviews for 44 Minutes

All Critics (1) | DVD (3)

Apart from the interview interruptions, one cannot fault the way the actual shoot-out is handled in the film....

Dec 11, 2003 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…

John J. Puccio
Movie Metropolis

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Audience Reviews for 44 Minutes

Aug 30, 2011

Stays true to the real-life incident of the North Hollywood LAPD shootout.

Max G Super Reviewer
Apr 04, 2008

In 1997 a north LA bank was being robbed by two armed men. The Police where quickly on the scene but to their horror the gun men had Ak 47 assault riffles and where not going to surrender so a fire fight ensued, the would be bank robbers shot rounds of ammo into everything that moved cars and walls too. The Police where out matched for the situation. I found this film really entertaining and it is also based on true events.

Greg Super Reviewer
Aug 03, 2007

a very intresting movie about what happens when 2 terrorists thirsty for money, guns and blood terrorise a whole town and kill plenty in just 44 minutes....inspired by true facts!

Ovi G Super Reviewer
Jul 11, 2007

Excellent film and true.

Barry L Super Reviewer