i found this accidentally. turns out it's the only 1 star movie i've seen there, so i had to watch it. it's a low budget cop action film with haltingly bad acting and a crazy plot set in LA about gangs and making music videos. someone check it out and back me up!
Hammer Down, 1991 https://www.amazon.com/Hammer-Down-Matthew-Almond/dp/B009L69MKS
A sleazy rock video producer is suspected of murder when one of his video dancers is found dead. When young detective Johnny Marks and his veteran partner Eddie Van Owen investigate, they expose a video scandal.
