44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out is a 2003 film directed by
Yves Simoneau. The film premiered on the
FX Network in June 2003.
Plot
The plot, about bank robbers held at bay by the
Los Angeles Police Department, is based on an actual incident which occurred
February 28 1997 known as the
North Hollywood shootout. It stars
Michael Madsen as a homicide detective who is tracking a violent duo of
bank robbers:
Larry Eugene Phillips, Jr. (played by
Andrew Bryniarski) and
Emil Matasareanu (played by
Oleg Taktarov).
