This 1989 TV movie was directed by
Michael Mann and has gone by many
different names as can be seen from 
the video sleeves above. 

L.A. Takedown appears to be Mann's
preferred title.

The Security Car Heist

  Blowing the van door.


As can be seen from these images, at times the scripts from L.A. Takedown and HEAT can be very faithful to one another.

However by the time HEAT was ready to be
filmed, the script had been revised with more
characters and scenes  from the original script
were re-instated including a different climax.

  

Scott Plank is  Hanna

Alex McArthur is Patrick McLaren. 
The character became Neil McCauley played by Robert DeNiro in HEAT.


These stills come from the UK DVD.
There are no extras on this version. 

The heist goes wrong.....


When L.A. Takedown premiered on
BBC 2 , it was preceded by a specially
made documentary "Mann Made"
comparing the two movies with a new
interview with Michael Mann.

Hanna