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Release Date:
19 September 1997 (USA)
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Tagline:
Off the record, on the QT, and very hush-hush... more
Plot:
A shooting at an all night diner is investigated by three LA policemen in their own unique ways. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars.
Another 69 wins
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43 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(71 articles)
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Tour de Force
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kevin Spacey | ... | Jack Vincennes |
 | Russell Crowe | ... | Bud White |
 | Guy Pearce | ... | Ed Exley |
 | James Cromwell | ... | Dudley Smith |
 | Kim Basinger | ... | Lynn Bracken |
 | Danny DeVito | ... | Sid Hudgens |
 | David Strathairn | ... | Pierce Patchett |
 | Ron Rifkin | ... | D.A. Ellis Loew |
 | Matt McCoy | ... | 'Badge of Honor' Star Brett Chase |
 | Paul Guilfoyle | ... | Mickey Cohen |
| Paolo Seganti | ... | Johnny Stompanato |
 | Elisabeth Granli | ... | Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner |
 | Sandra Taylor | ... | Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner |
| Steve Rankin | ... | Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen |
| Graham Beckel | ... | Dick Stensland |
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence and language, and for sexuality.
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Runtime:
138 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
South Korea:18 |
USA:R (certificate #35218) |
Philippines:R-18 |
Brazil:18 |
USA:TV-MA (TV rating) |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:MA |
Belgium:KT |
Canada:18A |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-16 |
France:U |
Germany:16 (w) |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Netherlands:12 (original rating) |
Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) |
New Zealand:R18 |
Norway:15 |
Peru:14 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) |
Singapore:R(A) (original rating) |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18
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Body count: 30
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Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: The phone number of Fleur-de-Lis is CRestview 2239. At the time, Los Angeles was using a mixture of phone numbers with 4 and 5 digits after the exchange (what today we would call 6 and 7 digit phone numbers).
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Sid Hudgens: [voiceover] Come to Los Angeles! The sun shines bright, the beaches are wide and inviting, and the orange groves stretch as far as the eye can see. There are jobs aplenty, and land is cheap. Every working man can have his own house, and inside every house, a happy, all-American family. You can have all this, and who knows... you could even be discovered, become a movie star... or at least see one. Life is good in Los Angeles... it's paradise on Earth." Ha ha ha ha. That's what they tell you, anyway.
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Sid Hudgens: [voiceover] Come to Los Angeles! The sun shines bright, the beaches are wide and inviting, and the orange groves stretch as far as the eye can see. There are jobs aplenty, and land is cheap. Every working man can have his own house, and inside every house, a happy, all-American family. You can have all this, and who knows... you could even be discovered, become a movie star... or at least see one. Life is good in Los Angeles... it's paradise on Earth." Ha ha ha ha. That's what they tell you, anyway.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Good Eats: Gravy Confidential (#1.8)" (1999)
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Soundtrack:
Looking at You
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FAQ
How did Bud White get off?How did Exley know they were talking about a hero?
How did Exley find where the three black guys were hiding?
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This is the ultimate movie on the corruptness of the police force during the 1950's. No one is going to make a better movie than LA Confidential, the cast is perfect, the direction is superb, the screenplay is amazing, the choice of music, the graphic brutality, the not so fine line between good and evil.
When I saw this in the theatres, I came out of the theatre and couldn't say anything because I was awed. And I was amazed by how wonderful Russell Crowe and Guy Pearce were, I had never heard of them before, so I didn't know what to expect, but now I have two new favorite actors. And I couldn't believe that Russell was a New Zealander and Guy was an Aussie. They had great American accents. And of course Kevin Spacey was superb as always.
Any way, this is an awesome movie, go rent it if you have not seen it.