---
title: 'Dead Bang (1989)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Frankenheimer'
released: '1989-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 92
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dead-bang-1989'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097166/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dead Bang (1989)

1989 · 92 min · Action, Crime, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

Dead Bang is a 1989 American action thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Don Johnson, Penelope Ann Miller, William Forsythe, Bob Balaban, and Tim Reid. Johnson's character, based on real-life LASD Detective Jerry Beck, tracks the killer of a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy and uncovers a plot involving hate literature, white supremacist militias and arms trafficking.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Frankenheimer](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-frankenheimer)
- **Screenplay:** [Bob Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-foster)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gary Chang](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-chang)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gerry Fisher](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerry-fisher)
- **Editor:** [Robert F. Shugrue](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-f-shugrue)

## Cast

- [Penelope Ann Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/penelope-ann-miller)
- [William Forsythe](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-forsythe)
- [Michael Higgins](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-higgins)
- [Don Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-johnson)
- [Michael D. Higgins](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-d-higgins)
- [Brad Sullivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-sullivan)
- [Tim Reid](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-reid)
- [Michael Jeter](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-jeter)
- [Tate Donovan](https://cinepixo.com/people/tate-donovan)
- [Bob Balaban](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-balaban)

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