: Best known at the time as the mild-mannered father on Family Ties , Gross delivered what critics called a "chillingly convincing" performance as William Matix.
: Because the agents were significantly outgunned (using revolvers against semi-automatic rifles), the incident led to a fundamental shift in law enforcement training and equipment, including the FBI's transition to higher-capacity semi-automatic pistols. The film itself has been used as a training model for street confrontations within the bureau. In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders
The 1988 film is a landmark of true-crime television, dramatizing the 1986 Miami shootout that remains the deadliest single day in FBI history. Released just two years after the actual event, the movie is noted for its harrowing realism and its chilling subversion of its lead actors' public personas. A Study in Contrast: The Casting : Best known at the time as the