Shakedown

Shakedown or Shake Down may refer to:

• Shakedown (continuum mechanics), a type of plastic deformation
• Shakedown (testing) or a shakedown cruise, a period of testing undergone by a ship, airplane or other craft before being declared operational
• Extortion, a criminal act of coercion or intimidation for personal gain
• A colloquial term for an inspection for contraband inside a prison
• An English term for kuzushi techniques of various Japanese martial arts, which literally means shaking down the opponent

Music

• Shakedown (band), a Swiss musical project formed in 1999
• Shakedown Records, a record label founded by Red Café

Albums

• Shakedown (album), by the Freemasons, 2007
• Shake Down (album), by Savoy Brown, 1967
• Shakedown or Shake Down, another title for The Best of the Wailers, by the Wailers, 1971
• Shakedown! The Texas Tapes Revisited, by Bobby Fuller, 1996
• Shakedown!, by theStart, 2001

Songs

• "Shakedown" (Bob Seger song), 1987
• "Shake Down", by Akon from Konvicted, 2006
• "Shakedown", by Behind Crimson Eyes from A Revelation for Despair, 2006
• "Shake Down", by Billy Squier from the St. Elmo's Fire film soundtrack, 1985
• "Shakedown", by Blondie from The Curse of Blondie
• "Shake Down", by Die Warzau from Disco Rigido, 1989
• "Shakedown", by Kid Rock from Bad Reputation (Kid Rock album)
• "Shake Down", by Mary J. Blige from Growing Pains, 2007

Film

• The Shakedown (1929 film), an American sports drama directed by William Wyler
• Shakedown (1936 film), an American crime drama directed by David Selman
• Shakedown (1950 film), an American film noir directed by Joseph Pevney
• The Shakedown (1959 film), a British crime drama directed by John Lemont
• Shakedown (1988 film), an American crime action film directed by James Glickenhaus
• Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans, a 1995 made-for-video dramatic spin-off of Doctor Who
• Shakedown (2018 film) an American documentary directed by Leilah Weinraub
• The Shakedown, a 2024 Amazon Prime Video original film

Books

• Shakedown (Angel novel), a 2000 original novel based on the U.S. television series Angel
• Shakedown, the novelisation of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans by Terrance Dicks
• Shakedown: Exposing the Real Jesse Jackson by Kenneth R. Timmerman
• Shakedown: How Our Government is Undermining Democracy in the Name of Human Rights by Ezra Levant

Other

• Shakedown (Snowboard Games), rider-driven snowboard event
• Shakedown, a fictional supervillain in the DC Universe who is a member of Masters of Disaster