The Taking of Beverly Hills is a 1991 American action film, directed by Sidney J. Furie. An action film in the vein of Die Hard, the film stars Ken Wahl, fresh off the success of the television series Wiseguy, as football hero Boomer Hayes, with Matt Frewer stepping up to the plate as his sidekick, Beverly Hills policeman Ed Kelvin. The film also features Pamela Anderson in her first film part in an uncredited role playing a cheerleader. One night in Beverly Hills, California, a truck carrying hazardous materials crashes, releasing a deadly chemical. The citizens of Beverly Hills are sent to... quarantine in a hotel in Century City, while the police and the EPA agents stay behind to keep an eye on the valuables and clean up the town. However, the spill is a cleverly executed hoax masterminded by the head of L.A.'s football team, Robert 'Bat' Masterson. The police officers and DEA agents are bitter ex-cops eager for a piece of what the citizens have hoarded from them. Within the 70 minutes that it will take for the National Guard to arrive, they plot to loot every home and business in the city. However, one man has been forgotten in the rush to get everyone out.
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| Release date: | October 11, 1991 |
| Directed by: | Sidney J. Furie |
| Runtime: | 95 Minutes |
| Producer: | Graham Henderson |
| Editor: | Antony Gibbs |
| Music by: | Jan Hammer |
| Cinematography: | Frank E. Johnson, Frank E. Johnson |
| Screenplay by: | Sidney J. Furie, Rick Natkin, David Fuller, David J. Burke |
| Estimated budget: | $19,000,000 |
| Genre: | Thriller, Action |