L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve

L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve
L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve
Directed by	Ed Anders
Written by	Rob Neighbors; BJ Davis
Story by	Gene Goldsman; John Meyer
Produced by	Maurice Smith; Charles M. Fries
Starring	Dennis Hopper
Production; companies	The Rock Entertainment; Maurice Smith Productions; Fries Film Group; Fleur De Lis Film Studios
Release date	2001;
Running time	94 mins
Countries	USA; Canada
Language	English
Budget	$2.3 million

L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve is a 2001 American crime film.

It was produced by Maurice Smith. Another producer was policeman Anthony Franco. The budget was $2.3 million and the film was shot in Canada.^[1]

Cast

Michael Madsen as Lt. James Alexander
Marc Singer as Officer Sam Steele
Dennis Hopper as Captain Elsworth
Wayne Crawford as Sgt. Steve Sextram
Charles Durning as Stuart Steele
Steve Bacic as Officer Richard Wade
John Novak as Det. Jack Kirby
David Palffy as Officer Falco
Garvin Cross as Smith

Reception

A Century of Canadian Cinema said "Filmed mostly in Toronto being passed off as Los Angeles, this is a tribute to “the most respected police force on the continent.” It no doubt has many honest and efficient constables, but so do Canadian police forces, will there ever be a time when we'll make films identitfying Canadian police forces? Other than the RCMP of course!"^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Hoboken cop's police thriller filmed, at last". The Jersey Journal. 23 May 2000. p. 11.
^ Pratley, Gerald (2003). A century of Canadian cinema : Gerald Pratley's feature film guide, 1900 to the present. p. 121.

External links

L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve at IMDb
LAPD To Protect and Serve at Letterbox DVD

[cop-1] "Hoboken cop's police thriller filmed, at last". The Jersey Journal. 23 May 2000. p. 11.

[2] Pratley, Gerald (2003). A century of Canadian cinema : Gerald Pratley's feature film guide, 1900 to the present. p. 121.

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