Shakedown

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Actors: John C. McGinley , Sam Elliott , Peter Weller , Blanche Baker , Richard Brooks , Shirley Stoler , Patricia Charbonneau , Thomas G. Waites , Daryl Edwards , Walter Flanagan , Henry Judd Baker , Andrew Johns , Jos Laniado , Walter Bobbie , George Loros

Director: James Glickenhaus

IMDB Rate: 5.4 out of 10 (898 votes)

Plot Summary:A drug dealer shoots a corrupt police officer. Though the drug dealer admits his guilt, he pleads self-defense. His lawyer, Roland Dalton, and a blue jean cop, Richie Marks, pursue evidence in his favor. They encounter difficulties from other corrupt police officers, drug dealers, and various street scum. Daltons life is further complicated by the fact that the prosecuting attorney is a former lover.