The Taking of Beverly Hills

"The richest city in the world. Shut down. Ripped off. Blown up."

Oct 11 1991 R 1h 36m
Action, Thriller

A chemical spill has caused the occupants of Beverly Hills to be forcibly evacuated. A retiring football player left behind, finds that the toxic gas emulating from the spill is a bogus front for a heist set up by fired police officers out to plunder the city of all its valuables. Finding himself siding with a corrupt cop who was once apart of the plan until he discovered the city's mayor had just been blown away, by one of the chief crooks in charge. Now both on the run with no help in sight...both must do whatever they can to stop these murderous looters.

Plot

A chemical spill has caused the occupants of Beverly Hills to be forcibly evacuated. A retiring football player left behind, finds that the toxic gas emulating from the spill is a bogus front for a heist set up by fired police officers out to plunder the city of all its valuables. Finding himself siding with a corrupt cop who was once apart of the plan until he discovered the city's mayor had just been blown away, by one of the chief crooks in charge. Now both on the run with no help in sight...both must do whatever they can to stop these murderous looters.

Written by

Sidney J. Furie, Rick Natkin, David Fuller

Directed by

Sidney J. Furie

Cast

Ken Wahl, Matt Frewer, Harley Jane Kozak

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures, Nelson Entertainment

Languages

English

Awards

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Trailers
The Taking of Beverly Hills (1991) VHS trailer
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