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L.A. Confidential (1997)
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Overview
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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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Actor Sandeen Dies
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User Comments:
hard-hitting, smart movie
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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) |
Australia:M (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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Trivia:
Izabella Scorupco was offered the lead female role but turned it down, fearing she was too young for the part.
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Anachronisms: When we see the kidnapper of Inez Soto watching TV just before White sneaks up on him and shoots him, the carton of milk on the coffee table is of today's "fold-open top" design, which was not invented until well after the early 1950s.
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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 Triple Threat (2005/I) (V)
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Soundtrack:
Makin' Whoopee
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How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?How did Exley find where the three black guys were hiding?
Why did Sid send the Reynolds kid to Ellis Loew? Was it so the kid could get killed?
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