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The Takeover (film)

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The Takeover
Directed byTroy Cook
Written byGene Mitchell
Produced byCheryl Cook
Michael Woods
StarringBilly Drago
John Savage
Nick Mancuso
Eric Da Re
Cali Timmins
Music byJimmy Lifton
Distributed byArtisan Entertainment
Release date
  • 1995 (1995)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Takeover is a 1995 action film directed by Troy Cook and starring Billy Drago and Nick Mancuso as rival drug lords. David Amos and Gene Mitchell play good-guys who try to intervene in the turf war.

Cast

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Subsequent arrest and convictions

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In 2000 co-producer Michael Woods and co-star David Amos would be arrested for the 1989 murder of Horace McKenna.[1] McKenna was a partner of Woods in two strip clubs in Los Angeles, The Bare Elegance and The New Jet Strip. After the film was made the detectives started to question associates of the two when it was realized that much of the plot of the film was based around the murder of McKenna.

During the 2001 trial Amos would give testimony against Woods in exchange for a lighter sentence.[2]

References

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  1. ^ PFEIFER, STUART; LEONARD, JACK; ANTON, MIKE (2000-10-31). "2 Charged in Murder Like One in Film They Produced". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12.
  2. ^ "Man who helped convict boss of murder sentenced". Napa Valley Register. Associated Press. 18 November 2001. Archived from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2024-06-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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