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Killpoint (1984) on Netflix

R19841h 20mActionCrimeDramaThriller

Lt. James Long hunts whoever raped and murdered his wife. His search points to arms dealer Joe Marks and a gang that raids a National Guard armory to sell guns.

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Lt. James Long of the Los Angeles police is hunting whoever raped and murdered his wife. The case leads him to Joe Marks, a psychopathic dealer in illegal arms, and to Marks's gang, which is headed by a man named Nighthawk. Marks and his crew have robbed a National Guard armory, and the weapons they took are meant for gangs and criminals across the city. FBI agent Bill Bryant joins Long on the investigation, and the two men set out after Marks and his crew. Long's superiors at the department include Captain Skidmore, and Bryant works the case on the federal side.

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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Killpoint (1984)

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  • According to the American Film Institute, part of Killpoint is based on real events, and the mass killing at a Chinese restaurant was one of the scenes taken from them; real policemen and gang members were hired, and director Frank Harris, a news reporter, had witnessed the violence in the streets himself.

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