Rapid Fire (2006 film)

Rapid Fire
DVD artwork
GenreAction[1]
Based on1980 Norco shootout
Written byRobert Carney
Directed byKari Skogland
Starring
ComposersJohn Webster and Annette Ducharme
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
ProducerEvan Tylor
CinematographyAdam Sliwinski
EditorJames Ilecic
Running time90 minutes[1]
Production companies
  • Nomadic Pictures
  • Norco Productions Inc.
Original release
NetworkUSA Network (U.S.)
Release2006 (2006)

Rapid Fire is a 2006 action television film starring Jessica Steen and David Cubitt based on the 1980 Norco shootout. While in production it was titled Norco.

Plot

In Norco, California, four men plot a bank robbery using heavy weapons to intimidate the public and the police force. However, one employee activates the silent alarm in the police station, and the criminals are chased by the police. In despair, in Lytle Creek, the robbers fire about 2,000 rounds and kill one policeman. In the ambush, robbers hit eight others. The offenders damage many police cars and one helicopter. L.A.S.D. SWAT conduct a manhunt and neutralise one robber. In the end, the one survivor was sentenced to life without parole.

References

  1. ^ a b "Rapid Fire (2006)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 24, 2020.