The North Hollywood Shootout (1997) - Remember this?

[TheNinja]

The TV movie with Taktarov and Bryniarski as the robbers and Micheal Madsen as the lead detective was awesome

Great movie. Oleg was fantastic as always

 

[homer]

Check it out.

It was madness.

I used to work down the street from there and that was the bank we used that I used to go to daily. We heard the gun shots we were so close. I worked in a lumber yard and we had a rail spur at our back gate. The cops came to our business and searched everywhere, driving up and down the rail line. Traffic was so messed up that people were parking their cars in our lot, but we closed early and just locked their cars in the lot until the next day when it was all back to normal.

It was wild times. I think the bank already had bullet proof glass. They did not have much of a game plan after the robbery.

I also lived in West LA down the street from OJ when he and AC took the Bronco for a ride.

 

[Sobek]

It also inspired one of the greatest bank heists shootouts in movie history with Heat..

I think it was the other way around. Heat came out in 95 and I've heard it inspired those 2 whack jobs to really try it

I was training to be a cop when Heat came out.
The North Hollywood shootout was around 12 months or so after that and was obviously heavily talked about and studied all over the world in that profession shortly after.
Plus the vhs tape of Heat was found in their vcr when the cops went through their house.
Heat is one of my favourite movies so I remember this timeline well. (It also sticks in my memory because I had to correct an instructor on the same thing some years later).

Heat release date: Dec 1995
Shootout: Feb 28 1997

The shootout was massive news at the time for those here that were young, and yes the cops had to seize rifles and ammo from nearby gunstores to deal with them as theirs were inadequate for the task.

 

[syct23]

I was training to be a cop when Heat came out.
The North Hollywood shootout was around 12 months or so after that and was obviously heavily talked about and studied all over the world in that profession shortly after.
Plus the vhs tape of Heat was found in their vcr when the cops went through their house.
Heat is one of my favourite movies so I remember this timeline well. (It sticks in my memory because I had to correct an instructor on the same thing some years later).

Heat release date: Dec 1995
Shootout: Feb 28 1997

One thing about Mayberry,

You can make shit up about anything. Just don’t reference any movies without doing your background research.

 

[Sobek]

One thing about Mayberry,

You can make shit up about anything. Just don’t reference any movies without doing your background research.

Plus Heat is a mash up of Michael Mann's previous movies 'LA Takedown' and 'Thief'.

 

[Batjester]

We getting old yo!

Getting? I"m already there.

 

[Wilmer Digreux]

Getting? I"m already there.

Me too

 

[evergreenrider]

I remember. Didn't cops run into sporting goods stores for ammo?

And pawn shops

 

[shunyata]

Even the bulletproof vests the cops were issued back then were no match for the guns brought to this fight.

I remember the following weeks after that it was a full on reforms for the police departments needed to upgrade weapons, munitions and tactical gear.. and we the people had no problems with it, even we knew it was needed for the coming years.

That was the first time the people saw that kind of shootout with those types of guns. It was like a movie in real life, and nobody liked it…

Yeah it led directly to a significant escalation in the militarization of LAPD and other departments nation wide.

 

[Possum Jenkins]

I remember being a little disappointed that their body count was 0 after firing 1,000+ rounds. Also that they didn't make wild run for it in their car.

I was a teenager.

 

[tank666]

Yeah I remember watching it on the news for like three days straight.

Interesting video.

Off topic I'm offended by your AV and wish to complain. I was wondering if you know who she is so I can research and ensure my complaint is accurate?

 

[RoastBeast]

Was there another one around the same time where a guy was decked out in armor and casually walking through a parking lot shooting? I'm looking at the clips of this and it looks similar but not quite how I remember.

It was always on those "World's craziest police shit" specials on FOX back in the 90s.

 

[Berserker13]

Was there another one around the same time where a guy was decked out in armor and casually walking through a parking lot shooting? I'm looking at the clips of this and it looks similar but not quite how I remember.

It was always on those "World's craziest police shit" specials on FOX back in the 90s.

What about the guy who destroyed half a small town with a bulldozer decked out like a tank?

 

[RoastBeast]

What about the guy who destroyed half a small town with a bulldozer decked out like a tank?

I didn't hear about that at all at the time but I watched a Netflix doc on it a few years ago that was pretty interesting.

 

[crabmeat]

I didn't hear about that at all at the time but I watched a Netflix doc on it a few years ago that was pretty interesting.

Marvin Heemayer had many outs in regard to his situation, and was crazy. However, so did the city government. They wanted his property and plain screwed with him.

I don't see him as a folk hero, like many do, but the city didn't do themselves any favors in how they dealt with this guy. The city had no perceived consequences for their actions.

I respect how he proved them wrong, but not his actions, if that makes sense.

 

[TheTickG]

This was the closest thing to the movie Heat.

I'm surprised the only two people killed were the perpetrators.

"In this gripping documentary, we delve deep into one of the most intense and infamous events in American law enforcement history—the North Hollywood Shootout. On February 28, 1997, the streets of Los Angeles turned into a war zone as two heavily armed and armored bank robbers engaged in a brutal standoff with police officers.

For 44 minutes, the robbers unleashed over 1,100 rounds of ammunition, causing chaos and panic in broad daylight. This documentary provides an in-depth look at the shocking events of that day, featuring firsthand accounts from law enforcement officers, witnesses, and survivors who lived through the harrowing ordeal.

Through detailed analysis and expert commentary, we explore the tactical and strategic challenges faced by the police as they struggled to contain the situation. The documentary also examines the lasting impact of the shootout on law enforcement tactics, policies, and equipment. From the adrenaline-fueled moments of the firefight to the critical lessons learned in its aftermath, this film offers a comprehensive and riveting exploration of a day that forever changed the landscape of policing in America."


00:00 : Intro
02:59 : Bank Robbery Capital
10:11 : Difficult childhoods
18:30 : First Heists
25:56 : The North Hollywood Shootout
42:08 : Epilogue & Outro

I thought it was four robbers and 1994. But, yes I mostly remember it

 

[Adamant]

Damn, inspired by HEAT probably.