44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out Page #6

Synopsis: On 28 February 1997, two men heavily armed with AK-47 try to heist the Bank of America of North Hollywood, but their plan fails and they are kept under siege by the LAPD. Along forty-four minutes, Los Angeles witnesses live on television one of the greatest shoot-out of the American history.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Yves Simoneau
Production: Fox Television Studios
  Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
R
Year:
2003
103 min
512 Views


Now those two guys|were packing AKs...

and I had a nine-millimeter Beretta.

I was in the wrong place|with the wrong gun.

1 5-A-39, I want one unit|on the north side.

One unit on the south side.|One unit around back if possible.

Hurry up!

You! The vault!|Open the vault!

- What? What?|- The vault!

- I need a second set of keys.|- Who got them?

- Randy. Over there. Randy? Randy!|- Randy!

- I have the key.|- Hurry up, b*tch.

- Faster.!|- All right. Let's not hurt anybody.

- I got the key right here.|- Give it. Give it. Shut up!

On the ground!|Pipe down!

Down!

Head down!

There's something|going on out

here. I don't|know what it is.

Flying over North Hollywood|right now,

where there are several|LAPD units...

surrounding what looks to be|a Bank of America building.

One Adam 1 1, we are on scene.

Where is your watch commander?

How long they been in there?

About six minutes.

This is 1 5-L-1 0.|All units, stay off the air.

I repeat, stay off the air|unless you have a genuine emergency.

Do they know we're out here?

I've been ringing the bank|manager's office. No answer.

I think I know these guys.|They're gonna come out heavy.

I want containment on the rear|of this building right now.

- We need traffic blocked off on Archwood and Kittridge.|- You got it.

No civilians in.|No suspects out.

Why don't you take the south side?

- All right, go.|- All the way to Kittridge.

Right.|Take another unit.

- Ramon, I'm gonna let you go under one condition.|- Are you crazy?

You heard the radio.|There's bank robbers everywhere, man.

- That condition is you stay your ass in school.|- Fine. Let me go, man.

Wait a minute now. I see you got|the cross and crucifix here, right?

Yeah?

All right. You take this.

You're gonna need it more than me.|Go ahead, take it.

A Bible, man?|What am I supposed to do with this?

- I want you to read it.|- Which part?

Whatever part speaks to you.

Ramon, listen.|Before you think

bout hitting your|mama again...

I got her number, she got mine.

I hit back.

Don't end up in my picture book,|brother.

Go on. Go.

You let him go?

Move back inside.

Hey, hey, I'm the one|that called 9 1 1.

These two guys just pulled up and--

Ma'am, we're all over it.|We know. You need to stand back.

- I saw them go into the bank.|- You need to stand back.

The 1 01 southbound|beginning to back up at the 1 7 0.

405 is clear but slow|in both directions.

Assignment desk,|this is Sky Fox.

I'm flying over North Hollywood|right now, and

something's going on|down here, you guys.

- Talk about--|- They're surrounding|this Bank of America.

- We're not sure what's going on, but it's really big.|- I have to call you back.

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Tim Metcalfe

Timothy Grant Metcalfe is an Australian born, Los Angeles based songwriter and producer best known for his work on Robbie Williams' Take the Crown 2012 album, with writing partner Flynn Francis. Born: March 12, 1988 (age 28 years), Australia more…

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