To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
| Release Date | 01 November 1985 |
| Tagline | The director of "The French Connection" is on the streets again! |
| Genre | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | 6th Street Bridge, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Language | English, Arabic, Spanish |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Crime Thriller, Police Detective Film, Action Thriller |
| Mood | Tough Guys, Thrill Rides |
| Themes | Rogue Cops, Obsessive Quests |
| Tones | Tense, Angry, Visceral, Downbeat, Bleak, Gritty |
| Tags | Bad Guy, Counterfeit, Espionage, Federal Agent, Good Guy, Kill, Law Enforcement, Murder, Police, Revenge |
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) is an American neo-noir thriller film directed by William Friedkin and based on the novel written by former Secret Service agent Gerald Petievich, who co-wrote the screenplay with Friedkin. The film features William L. Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Turturro, John Pankow, among others. Wang Chung composed and performed the original music soundtrack. The film tells the story of the lengths to which two Secret Service agents go to arrest a counterfeiter.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Jack Hoar
Jack
Valentin de Vargas
Judge Filo Cedillo
Michael Chong
Thomas Ling
Michael Zand
Terrorist
Bobby Bass
FBI Agent
Dar Robinson
FBI Agent
Katherine M. Louie
Ticket Agent
Edward Harrell
Airport Guard
Gilbert Espinoza
Bartender
John Petievich
Agent
Zarko Petievich
Agent
Rick Dalton
Agent
Richard L. Lane
Agent
Jack Cota
Agent
Shirley J. White
Airline Passenger
Gerald H. Brownlee
Visiting Room Guard
David M. DuFriend
Tower Guard
Rubén García
Inmate Ruben
Joe Duran
Prison Guard
Bufort McClerkins
Prison Inmate
Gregg Dandridge
Prison Inmate
Donnie Williams
Rick's Friend
Earnest Hart Jr.
Rick's Friend
Thomas F. Duffy
Credit Card Counterfeiter
Gerald Petievich
Special Agent
Mark Gash
Mark Gash
Pat McGroarty
Criminal
Brian Bradley
Tourist
Stevie Mack
Basketball Player
Director
Writer
Gerald Petievich
,
Producer
Irving H. Levin
producer
Samuel Schulman
executive producer
Bud S. Smith
co-producer
Original Music
Darren Costin
Nick Feldman
Jack Hues
Cinematographer
Robby Müller
Editor
M. Scott Smith
Casting Director
Robert Weiner
Production Designer
Lilly Kilvert
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Art Director
Buddy Cone
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Set Decorator
Cricket Rowland
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Costume Designer
Linda M. Bass
Makeup Department
Jeff Dawn
head makeup artist
Peter Tothpal
hair stylist
Production Manager
John J. Smith
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charles Myers
first assistant director
Bob Roe
second assistant director
Bud S. Smith
second unit director
Art Department
Raymond Camaioni
carpenter
Dins W.W. Danielsen
assistant art director
Rainer Fetting
painter: Masters' paintings
Amanda J. Flick
painter
Dennis Hoerter
carpenter
Richard K. Hummel
assistant set decorator
Jon Hutman
set dresser
Portia Iversen
assistant set decorator
William C. Jones
carpenter
Gavin McCune
carpenter
John Stadelman
set dresser
Frank Viviano
construction coordinator
David E. Harshbarger
props
Sound Department
Gary Alexander
sound re-recording mixer
Jeff Bushelman
sound effects editor
Mike Dobie
sound effects editor
Jean-Louis Ducarme
sound recordist
Louis L. Edemann
sound effects editor
Robert Glass
sound re-recording mixer
J. Paul Huntsman
dialogue editor
Chris Jenkins
sound re-recording mixer
Rodger Pardee
sound recordist
Craig Clark
assistant sound editor
Larry Kemp
sound editor
Jerry Trent
foley artist
Jay Wilkinson
sound editor
Special Effects
Phil Cory
special effects
Stunts
Jeb Stuart Adams
stunts
Carl L. Anderson
stunts
Bobby Bass
stunts
Billy Bates
stunts
Kenny Bates
stunts
Jophery C. Brown
stunts
Bobby Burns
stunts
William H. Burton
stunts
David Carlton
stunts
John Casino
stunts
Phil Chong
stunts
Carl Ciarfalio
stunts
Ray Colbert
stunts
Clarke Coleman
stunts
Jim Connors
stunts
Wally Crowder
stunts
Tim Culbertson
stunts
Jay C. Currin
stunts
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw
stunts
Steve M. Davison
stunts
Tim A. Davison
stunts
Justin De Rosa
stunts
Eddy Donno
stunts
Doc Duhame
stunts
David R. Ellis
stunts
Richard M. Ellis
stunts
Kenny Endoso
stunts
Tony Epper
stunts
Erik Felix
stunts
Glory Fioramonti
stunts
Pat Green
stunts
James M. Halty
stunts
Orwin C. Harvey
stunts
Steve Holladay
stunts
Larry Holt
stunts
Billy Hank Hooker
stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker
stunt coordinator: driving and chase sequences, stunts
Hugh Hooker
stunts
Richard Hooker
stunts
Tommy J. Huff
stunts
Gary Hymes
stunts
Kevin L. Jackson
stunts
Loren Janes
stunts
Pat E. Johnson
stunt coordinator: fight sequences
Matt Johnston
stunts
Donna Keegan
stunts
Billy D. Lucas
stunts
Pat McGroarty
stunts
Gary McLarty
stunts
Pat J. McNamara
stunts
John Meier
stunts
Charly Morgan
stunts
Jimmy Nickerson
stunts
Manny Perry
stunts
Jon Conrad Pochron
stunts
Chad Randall
stunts
Cyndi Lee Rice
stunts
Jean Riddel
stunts
Vernon Rieta
stunts
Dar Robinson
stunts
Danny Rogers
stunts
Pat Romano
stunts
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
stunts
R.A. Rondell
stunts
Debby Lynn Ross
stunts
Michael Runyard
stunts
George A. Sack Jr.
stunts
Ray Saniger
stunts
Dennis Scott
stunts
Keith Tellez
stunts
David Welch
stunts
Scott Wilder
stunts
Dan Koko
stunt safety
Camera and Electrical Department
Robert K. Feldmann
key grip
Bob Field
electrician
Kevin Galbraith
electrician
Greg Gardiner
chief lighting technician
Bill Guerre
grip
Scott Guthrie
best boy electric
Tim Moore
grip
Jane O'Neal
still photographer
Les Percy
best boy grip
Robert D. Yeoman
director of photography: second unit
Henry Minski
assistant camera
Randy Nolen
Steadicam operator
Vance Piper
assistant camera
Jonathan Sharpe
first assistant camera: second unit
Newton TerMeer
gaffer: second unit
Casting Department
Gary M. Zuckerbrod
casting associate
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Susie DeSanto
costume supervisor
Editorial Department
Sonny Baskin
assistant film editor
Donah Bassett
negative cutter
Aubrey Head
color timer
Jere Huggins
additional editor
Joe Mosca
assistant film editor
Richard Ritchie
color timer
Bud S. Smith
supervising editor
Jill Smith
assistant film editor
Transportation Department
Richard M. Brasic
transportation captain
Jeff F. Renfro
transportation coordinator
Olivia Varnado
transportation captain
Ralph D. Carpenter
driver: camera car
Hugh Kelly
driver
Other Crew
Cherise Bates
dancer
Barry Bedig
consultant
Cynthia Chvatal
assistant: William Friedkin
Shaun Earl
dancer
Pablo Ferro
consultant
Lesli Linka Glatter
choreographer
Diana Gold
post-production auditor
Michael Healy
location manager
Michael Helfand
assistant location manager
Michael Higgins
dancer
Robert Jellen
insurance provider: Albert G. Ruben & Company, Inc.
Adele Joseph
assistant: William Friedkin
Chris Latanzi
dancer
Betsy Oliver Luhrsen
production secretary
Dianne Mapp-Cheek
production coordinator
Gil Miller
institutional coordinator: prison
Larry Rovetti
lab consultant
Jackie Saunders
script supervisor
Michelle Troxell
assistant to producer
Woody Wilcoxan
technical advisor: prison
Bill Bennett
terra-flite operator
Terry Edinger
post-production accountant
Gerald Petievich
police technical advisor
Theresa Shepherd
caterer
Mike Sudrow
weapons specialist
Production Company
SLM Production Group
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New Century Productions
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Distributor
MGM Home Entertainment
MGM Home Entertainment
MGM/UA Distribution Company
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United International Pictures (UIP)
Vestron Video International
Vestron Video International
Vestron Video
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Miscellaneous
Geffen Records
soundtrack
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