Ep. 103 To Live & Die in L.A.

In 1985, William "Hurricane Billy" Friedkin was back on the streets
with the savage and illusive policier To Live and Die in L.A.
Filmed with gritty precision, photographed in painterly textures by
the immortal Robby Müller and encompassing one scorcher of an
extended city-wide high-speed pursuit that leaves even the
celebrated chase from The French Connection in the dust, the movie
electrified the screen yet couldn't produce a spark critically or
commercially. It has since been rightfully recognized as a classic,
much to the satisfaction of hosts Christopher Funderburg and John
Cribbs who sit down to review the fatal errors of Richard Chance,
Rick Masters and John Vukovich on the blood-red scorched inland
valleys of the City of Angels. A would-be presidential assassin
exploding midair, bungee jumping off the Vincent Thomas Bridge, the
intricate art of creating "funny money," a foot chase at an airport
terminal, canvases set ablaze, kabuki-inspired performance artists,
dumpster death, strip club stoolies, botched stakeouts, prison yard
hits, a sleazy lawyer who work both sides, a speedy escape down a
wrong way street, Steve friggin' James - there are a million
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twitter.com/TheLastMachine Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea
for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"