

To Live and Die in L.A.
1985-11-01 · 116 min · ★ 7.1
When his longtime partner on the force is killed, reckless U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Chance vows revenge, setting out to nab dangerous counterfeit artist Eric Masters.
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Production details
- Directors
- William Friedkin
- Production companies
- SLM Production Group, New Century Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 6,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 17,307,019
Top Cast
William L. PetersenRichard Chance
Willem DafoeRick Masters
John PankowJohn Vukovich
Debra FeuerBianca Torres
John TurturroCarl Cody
Dean StockwellBob Grimes
Darlanne FluegelRuth Lanier
Michael GreeneJim Hart
Steve JamesJeff Rice
Robert Downey Sr.Thomas Bateman
Christopher AllportMax Waxman
Valentin de VargasJudge Filo Cedillo
Dwier BrownDoctor
Jacqueline GirouxClaudia Leith
Michael ZandTerrorist
Dar RobinsonFBI Agent
Anne BetancourtNurseTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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