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Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'
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Title: Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'

Release Date: 2 Dec 2003

Runtime: 30m

Genre: Documentary

Director: MGM Home Entertainment

Production Companies: MGM Home Entertainment

Overview: The magic and creation behind the making of William Friedkin's classic action film To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). It follows cast, crew and the director several years after the film sharing their experiences while working on the project, also including footage from the shooting, and they discuss in detail the conception of the most spectacular scenes filmed there and also the great debate about the different endings developed for the film.

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Cast

  • Himself: William Friedkin
  • Himself: William Petersen
  • Himself: John Pankow
  • Himself (as Bud Smith): Bud S. Smith
  • Himself (archive footage): Robby Müller
  • Himself: Willem Dafoe
  • Himself: Barry Bedig
  • Himself (archive footage): Gerald Petievich
  • Herself: Darlanne Fluegel
  • Himself: Buddy Joe Hooker
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