Identify true story film about two criminals, big shoot out at the end

mike_plumbs

I'm trying to remember an american film, or find out about the true events on which it was based, that I saw on UK TV in the late 80s or early 90s. I'm sure it was based on true events about two criminals - both white males and set in modern America. I don't remember anything about the film except that it culminates in a big shoot out on a freeway. The criminals are essentially cornered and massively outnumbered by police but they refuse to give...

Originally asked by Mr_Thyroid on Stack Exchange (movies) (CC BY-SA 3.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

I think you are looking for this TV movie: "In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders" (1988) From Wikipedia: This film is about a real event that occurred April 11, 1986. Two former army buddies, Mike Platt (played by David Soul) and Bill Matix (Michael Gross), commit a series of murders and bank robberies in Miami, Florida; a group of F.B.I. agents led by Benjamin Grogan (Ronny Cox), is designated to carry out the investigation. The story concludes with one of the bloodiest clashes in FBI history, the 1986 FBI Miami shootout. It was made in 1988 , it is based on a true event , two criminals who look red-neckish (see the poster below): The complete movie can be watched here: The movie starts...

Full answer by casspir: https://movies.stackexchange.com/a/69208 (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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