L.A. Confidential
(1997)
It's a crime saga that will shock you. It's a mystery that will keep you guessing. It's a thriller that will keep you riveted.
Stars: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, Kim Basinger
Director: Curtis Hanson
Writer: Brian Helgeland, James Ellroy
Language: English
Studio: Regency Enterprises
Duration: 138
Rated: MA
DVD Release: April 1998
1950's Los Angeles is the seedy backdrop for this intricate noir-ish tale of police corruption and Hollywood sleaze. Three very different cops are all after the truth, each in their own style: Ed Exley, the golden boy of the police force, willing to do almost anything to get ahead, except sell out; Bud White, ready to break the rules to seek justice, but barely able to keep his raging violence under control; and Jack Vincennes, always looking for celebrity and a quick buck until his conscience drives him to join Exley and White down the one-way path to find the truth behind the dark world of L.A. crime.
Kevin Spacey | Det. Sgt. Jack Vincennes |
Russell Crowe | Officer Wendell 'Bud' White |
Guy Pearce | Det. Lt. Edmund Jennings 'Ed' Exley |
James Cromwell | Capt. Dudley Liam Smith |
Kim Basinger | Lynn Margaret Bracken |
David Strathairn | Pierce Morehouse Patchett |
Danny DeVito | Sid Hudgens |
Graham Beckel | Det. Sgt. Richard Alex 'Dick' Stensland |
Paul Guilfoyle | Meyer Harris 'Mickey' Cohen |
Ron Rifkin | Dist. Atty. Ellis Loew |
Matt McCoy | Brett Chase |
Paolo Seganti | Johnny Stompanato |
Sandra Taylor | Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner |
Steve Rankin | Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen |
Elisabeth Granli | Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner |
Brenda Bakke | Lana Turner |
Jerry Goldsmith | Composer |
Nectar Rose | Marilyn Monroe |
Dante Spinotti | Cinematographer |
Peter Honess | Editor |
Jeannine Claudia Oppewall | Production Designer |
William Arnold | Art Director |
Allan Graf | Wife Beater |
Precious Chong | Wife |
Symba | Jack's Dancing Partner (as Symba Smith) |
Bob Clendenin | Reporter at Hollywood Station |
Lennie Loftin | Photographer at Hollywood Station |
Will Zahrn | Liquor Store Owner |
Amber Smith | Susan Lefferts |
Darrell Sandeen | Leland 'Buzz' Meeks |
Michael Warwick | Sid's Assistant |
Simon Baker | Matt Reynolds (as Simon Baker Denny) |
Shawnee Free Jones | Tammy Jordan |
Matthew Allen Bretz | Officer Escorting Mexicans |
Thomas Rosales Jr. | First Mexican |
Shane Dixon | Officer - Detective at Hollywood Station |
Norman Howell | Officer - Detective at Hollywood Station |
Brian Lally | Officer - Detective at Hollywood Station |
Don Pulford | Officer - Detective at Hollywood Station |
Chris Short | Officer - Detective at Hollywood Station |
John Mahon | Police Chief |
Tomas Arana | Breuning - Dudley's Guy |
Michael McCleery | Carlisle - Dudley's Guy |
George Yager | Gangster at Victory Motel |
Jack Conley | Vice Captain |
Ginger Slaughter | Secretary in Vice |
Jack Knight | Detective at Detective Bureau |
John H. Evans | Patrolman at Nite Owl Cafe |
Gene Wolande | Forensic Chief |
Brian Bossetta | Forensic Officer |
Michael Chieffo | Coroner |
Gwenda Deacon | Mrs. Lefferts |
Mike Kennedy | Bud's Rejected Partner |
Ingo Neuhaus | Jack's Rejected Partner |
Robert Harrison | Pierce Patchett's Bodyguard |
Jim Metzler | City Councilman |
Robert Barry Fleming | Boxer |
Jeremiah Birkett | Ray Collins - Nite Owl Suspect |
Salim Grant | Louis Fontaine - Nite Owl Suspect |
Karreem Washington | Ty Jones - Nite Owl Suspect |
Noel Evangelisti | Stenographer |
Marisol Padilla Sánchez | Inez Soto - Rape Victim (as Marisol Padilla Sanchez) |
Jeff Sanders | Sylvester Fitch |
Steven Lambert | Roland Navarette (as Steve Lambert) |
Jordan Marder | Officer at Detective Bureau |
Gregory White | Mayor |
April Breneman | Look-Alike Dancer |
Lisa Worthy | Look-Alike Dancer |
Beverly Sharpe | Witness on 'Badge of Honor' |
Colin Mitchell | Reporter at Hospital |
John Slade | Photographer at Hospital |
Kevin Maloney | Frolic Room Bartender |
Patrice Walters | Police File Clerk |
Rebecca Klingler | Police File Clerk (as Rebecca Jane Klingler) |
Irene Roseen | D.A. Ellis Loew's Secretary |
Scott Eberlein | West Hollywood Sheriff's Deputy |
David St. James | Detective at Hush-Hush Office |
Bodie Newcomb | Officer at Hush-Hush Office |
Jeff Austin | Detective |
Robert Foster | Detective |
Kevin Patrick Kelly | Detective (as Kevin Kelly) |
Henry Marder | Detective |
Monty McKee | Detective |
Henry Meyers | Detective |
Michael Ossmann | Detective |
Dick Stilwell | Detective |
Jess Thomas | Detective |
Robert Thompson | Detective (as Samuel Thompson) |
Jody Wood | Detective |
Genre: Drama
Media: DVD
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
IMDb: 0119488