---
title: 'To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Friedkin'
released: '1985-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 111
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/to-live-and-die-in-la-1985'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090180/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)

1985 · R · 111 min · Drama, Action, Crime, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

To Live and Die in L.A. is a 1985 American neo-noir action thriller film directed and co-written by William Friedkin. It is based on the 1984 novel of the same name by former U.S. Secret Service agent Gerald Petievich, who co-wrote the screenplay with Friedkin. It stars William Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow, John Turturro, Darlanne Fluegel and Dean Stockwell. Wang Chung composed and performed the original music soundtrack. The film tells the story of the lengths to which two Secret Service agents go to arrest a counterfeiter.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Gerald Petievich](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-petievich), [William Friedkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-friedkin)
- **Director:** [William Friedkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-friedkin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Wang Chung](https://cinepixo.com/people/wang-chung)
- **Producer:** [Irv Levin](https://cinepixo.com/people/irv-levin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robby Müller](https://cinepixo.com/people/robby-muller)
- **Editor:** [Bud S. Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/bud-s-smith)

## Cast

- [Dean Stockwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/dean-stockwell)
- [Jane Leeves](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-leeves)
- [Valentin de Vargas](https://cinepixo.com/people/valentin-de-vargas)
- [Christopher Allport](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-allport)
- [Michael Chong](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-chong)
- [Dwier Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/dwier-brown)
- [John Pankow](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-pankow)
- [Darlanne Fluegel](https://cinepixo.com/people/darlanne-fluegel)
- [Gary Cole](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-cole)
- [John Turturro](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-turturro)
- [Steve James](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-james)
- [William Petersen](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-petersen)
- [Willem Dafoe](https://cinepixo.com/people/willem-dafoe)
- [Gerald Petievich](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-petievich)
- [Debra Feuer](https://cinepixo.com/people/debra-feuer)

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