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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Not For Children Movie Release: 2003 DVD Release: 12/16/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 25 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Crime, Docudrama, Crime Drama

On February 28, 1997, a pair of heavily armed and heavily armored outlaws named Larry Eugene Phillips Jr. and Emil Matasarenu, who had previously cut a crooked swath throughout the Los Angeles area as "The High Incident Bandits," botched the robbery of a bank in North Hollywood. The confrontation that followed has been described as the "most intense shootout in LAPD history," with the police and several SWAT teams trading gunfire with Phillips and Matareanu for three quarters of an hour. The made-for-cable 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shootout is an intense reenactment of this bloody incident, with Andrew Bryniarski and Oleg Taktarov as the bandits, and Michael Madsen, Ron Livingston, and Mario Van Peebles representing the forces of law and order. The final moments of the film includes on-the-spot video coverage of the actual incident. 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shootout originally aired over the FX network on June 1, 2003. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Michael Madsen - Frank McGregor
Ron Livingston - Donnie
Mario Van Peebles - Henry
Andrew Bryniarski - Larry Eugene Phillips Jr.
Oleg Taktarov - Emil Matasarenu

Based on a real-life shoot-out between police officers and bank robbers, 44 Minutes arrives on DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.78:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. English and Spanish subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a behind-the-scenes featurette. This inexpensive 20th Century Fox title offers quality sound and picture quality. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide