The Informers (2009)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Gregor Jordan

Writers (WGA):

Bret Easton Ellis (screenplay) &
Nicholas Jarecki (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

11 June 2009 (Israel)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Greed is good. Sex is easy. Youth is forever.

Plot:

A multi-strand narrative set in early 1980's Los Angeles, centered on an array of characters who represent both the top of the heap (a Hollywood dream merchant, a dissolute rock star, an aging newscaster) and the bottom (a voyeuristic doorman, an amoral ex-con). Connecting the intertwining strands are a group of beautiful, blonde young men and women who sleep all day and party all night, doing drugs -- and one another --with abandon, never realizing that they are dancing on the edge of a volcano.

Plot Keywords:

Drug | Party | Sex | 1980s | Doorman

Cast

Billy Bob Thornton	...	William
Kim Basinger	...	Laura
Mickey Rourke	...	Peter
Winona Ryder	...	Cheryl Laine
Jon Foster	...	Graham
Amber Heard	...	Christie
Rhys Ifans	...	Roger
Chris Isaak	...	Les Price
Austin Nichols	...	Martin
Lou Taylor Pucci	...	Tim Price
Mel Raido	...	Bryan Metro
Brad Renfro	...	Jack
Theo Rossi	...	Spaz
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Milena Arango	...	Miss Nebraska
Denise Bradley	...	Mourner
Suzanne Ford	...	Bruce's mom
Valentina Garcia	...	The P.A.
Cameron Goodman	...	Susan Sloan
Aaron Himelstein	...	Raymond
Simone Kessell	...	Nina Metro
Diego Klattenhoff	...	Dirk
Noli McCool	...	Joe
Katy Mixon	...	Patty
Daniel Rosenberg	...	Rocko
Angela Sarafyan	...	Mary
Peter Scanavino	...	Leon
Gabriel Schwalenstocker	...	Walter
Jessica Stroup	...	Rachel

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, drug use, pervasive language and some disturbing images.

Runtime:

USA:98 min | Germany:100 min (European Film Market)

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #44674) | Finland:K-15 | Ireland:16 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Company:

Senator Entertainment Co

Trivia:

Brad Renfro's final film.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Peter (Mickey Rourke) shows Jack (Brad Renfro) the child in the van, you can easily see a crew member through the front windshield looking in. He tries to get out of the way, but much too late.

Soundtrack:

Dance Hall Days

Sex, Drugs and Rockin' Roll = Destruction

Acting was superb but the film was a LOT darker then I expected it to be. My expectations were way off going in. I thought it would be an upbeat film with some edgy scenes and instead I felt like I was living the roller-coaster life of an addict for 2 hours. I feel I am a pretty opened minded person but I think the sex and drugs were over the top and there was enough for 10 films put together. I would have liked to know the characters a little more. It would have been nice to have a little more dialog and less pulls from the bottle, hits form the bong, and group sex scenes. I never felt really connected to any of the characters and I only felt sad for them. I walked out of the theater feeling icky and little depressed so I would not see it again or recommend it.