44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out

44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out is a 2003 film directed by Yves Simoneau. The film premiered on the FX Network in June 2003.

Plot

The plot, about bank robbers held at bay by the Los Angeles Police Department, is based on an actual incident which occurred February 28 1997 known as the North Hollywood shootout. It stars Michael Madsen as a homicide detective who is tracking a violent duo of bank robbers: Larry Eugene Phillips, Jr. (played by Andrew Bryniarski) and Emil Matasareanu (played by Oleg Taktarov).

Filming

The Bank of America building in the actual robbery was in North Hollywood, but the building used in the film was a vacant bank in a strip mall in La Habra, California. Scenes on the residential streets where the robbers fled were filmed on the actual locations.

Cast

Michael Madsen - Detective Frank McGregor
Ron Livingston - Officer Donnie Anderson
Ray Baker - Sgt. Harris
Douglas Spain - Bobby Martinez
Andrew Bryniarski - Larry Eugene Phillips Jr.
Oleg Taktarov - Emil Matasareanu
Clare Carey - Frank's Wife
Alex Meneses - Gomez
Dale Dye - SWAT Lieutenant
Katrina Law - Kate
J. E. Freeman - Police Commander
Mario Van Peebles - Officer Henry Jones

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