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L.A. Confidential (1997) -- A shooting at an all night diner is investigated by three LA policemen in their own unique ways.
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Writers (WGA):
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Release Date:
19 September 1997 (USA) more
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Off the record, on the QT, and very hush-hush... more
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A shooting at an all night diner is investigated by three LA policemen in their own unique ways. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 69 wins & 43 nominations more
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(71 articles)
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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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Rated R for strong violence and language, and for sexuality.
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138 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Body count: 30 more
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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). more
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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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69 out of 96 people found the following comment useful.
Tour de Force, 9 February 1999
10/10
Author: Kyra Mairead Gorski (orla.kyra@excite.com) from Tucson, Arizona

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.

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