L.A. Heat (film)
L.A. Heat is a 1989 police film directed by Joseph Merhi and starring Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs and Jim Brown. The film has two sequels, L.A. Vice (1989), and Chance (1990), which Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs reprises his role as Jon Chance.
| L.A. Heat | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Joseph Merhi |
| Produced by | Joseph Merhi Richard Pepin Charla Driver (co-producer) Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs (associate producer, as Lawrence Hilton Jacobs) Addison Randall (co-producer) |
| Written by | Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs (additional dialogue) (as Lawrence Hilton Jacobs) Charles T. Kanganis |
| Starring | Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs Jim Brown Kevin Benton |
| Music by | John Gonzalez |
| Cinematography | Richard Pepin |
| Edited by | Paul G. Volk (as Paul Volk) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | PM Video |
Release date | February 1989 |
Running time | 1hr 25min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $175,000 (estimated) |
- For the unrelated television show L.A. Heat, see L.A. Heat (TV series).
Plot Summary
Jon Chance, an L.A. vice cop who is a man who dreamed of being a cowboy hero. He saw himself as an exemplary hero who always felt that the use of guns was not a necessity. However, Chance needs to stop dreaming. He needed to return to the real world! Jon Chance gets an assignment which he can't say no to and has to accept, to bust a drug dealer named Clarence. The case later gets personal when Carl, Chance's partner get killed by Clarence during a routine drug bust. A drug war will soon ensue between Clarence, who is trying to retrieve his drugs and money, and the police...