L.A. Takedown vs. Heat, Spot the Differences

By Bert Ehrmann

"Taking down the story behind Heat" – the article.
See photos comparing L.A. Takedown and Heat.
Even more differences between L.A. Takedown and Heat.

	Heat	L.A. Takedown
McCauley steals an ambulance	Yes	No
Hanna's wife	Justine	Lillian
Hanna step-daughter sub-plot	Yes	No
Waingro new guy to McCauley's/McLaren's crew	Yes	Yes
Use of tow-truck to knock over armored-car	Yes	Yes
McCauley uses ambulance to set-up armored car for crash	Yes	No
Shape charge to open armored car	Yes	Yes
Reason Waingro kills guard	Won't listen	Keeps smiling at him
McCauley/McLaren tries to kill Waingro	Parking lot	Parking lot
Name heard at robbery	Slick	Sport
Hanna's wife owns a bar	No	Yes
Bearer bond sub-plot	Yes	No
Chris & Charlene sub-plot	Yes	No
Hanna & wife marriage problems	Yes	Yes
McCauley meets Eady at diner	Yes	Yes
Waingro as serial killer sub-plot	Yes	Yes
Chris has a gambling problem	Yes	No
Breedan/Jackson ex-con working in a kitchen sub-plot	Yes	No
Torena connects nickname with McCauley/McLaren crew	Yes	Yes
McCauley tries to sell bearer-bonds back to Van Zant	Yes	No
Shoot-out at drive-in	Yes	No
Entire Van Zant sub-plot	Yes	No
Vincent spies on McCauley/ McLaren crew leaving restauant with families	Yes	Yes
McCauley/McLaren and crew call off burglary when something isn't quite right	Yes	No
Jimmy hits on Hanna's wife	No	Yes
Marciano sub-plot	Yes	No
McCauley/McLaren set-up Hanna and crew	At docks	In office park
Hanna meets with McCauley/ McLaren for coffee	Yes	Yes
Waingro sets up McCauley/McLaren	Yes	Yes
Bank robbery shoot-out	Yes	Yes
Bosko killed	Yes	No
Casal's shot	No	Yes
Hanna kills Cheritto hiding behind child	Yes	Yes
Chris treated at vet hospital	Yes	Yes
Waingro kills Trejo & wife	Yes	Yes
"I am double the worst trouble you ever thought of."	Yes	Yes
McCauley kills Van Zant	Yes	No
Police use Charlene to set-up Chris	Yes	No
Hanna's wife is cheeting on him	Yes	No
Hanna's step-daughter tries to commit suiecide	Yes	No
McCauley/McLaren goes after Waingro	Yes	Yes
McCauley/McLaren and Eady try to flee country	Yes	Yes
Police are using Waingro as a lure for McCauley/McLaren	Yes	No
Who kills Waingro?	McCauley	Hanna
Who kills McCauley/McLaren?	Hanna	Waingro