1997 Directed by Curtis Hanson
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
Russell Crowe Guy Pearce Kevin Spacey Kim Basinger Danny DeVito James Cromwell David Strathairn Ron Rifkin Matt McCoy Paul Guilfoyle Paolo Seganti Elisabeth Granli Sandra Taylor Steve Rankin Graham Beckel Allan Graf Precious Chong Symba Bob Clendenin Lennie Loftin Will Zahrn Amber Smith Darrell Sandeen Michael Warwick Simon Baker Shawnee Free Jones Thomas Rosales Jr. Shane Dixon Norman Howell Show All…
Jimmy Ortega Joey Box Gene LeBell Chris Palermo Rick Avery Bob Herron Troy Brown Doc Duhame Gary Epper Jeff Imada Toby Holguin Gilbert Rosales John Meier Gary Price Troy Robinson Norm Compton Jimmy Romano Anthony G. Schmidt Kevin L. Jackson Fred Lerner Joni Avery Frankie 'G' Garbutt Robby Robinson Dion Mitchell J.P. Romano Richie Gaona Richard Drown Tom Lupo Danny Costa Danny Rogers Freddie Jin
Bob Beher John Roesch Andy Nelson Hilda Hodges Anna Behlmer Gordon Ecker Becky Sullivan Terry Rodman Steve Mann Glenn Hoskinson John Leveque Kirk Francis Joe Divitale
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when you think about it, it's The Wizard of Oz! Bud gets a brain, Jack gets a heart, Ed gets the courage
I'm glad they explained it all at the end, because I had no fucking idea what was going on.
Read the book then rewatched the movie and this has gotta be the ultimate example of an adaptation discarding massive amounts of the source material (ya gotta, it’s a dense book) but keeping the heart and spirit of it and managing to make something just as good
A perfect movie that made America fall in love with Russell Crowe and Guy Pearce, and they're still both as a beautiful as the day we married them.
i wish i could write something serious about this but all i can say is guy peace. guy pearce's hair. guy pearce with glasses. guy pearce without glasses. guy pearce shouting at k*vin sp*cey. guy pearce's jawline. guy pearce.
It takes a great writer, director and cast to elevate pulp to this caliber of class! The film is dripping with style but in no way shape or form does it sacrifice substance in favor of style! It's an extraordinary film that lets you have your cake and eat it too!
An all star cast that gave equally brilliant performances thus making it next to impossible to single out any specific actor for an exceptional performance! They ALL made a significant contribution to the films success!
Let me introduce you to this wonderful cast:
Kevin Spacey
Russell Crowe
Guy Pearce
James Cromwell
Danny DeVito
Kim Basinger
The plot has more twists than a pretzel! And it's just as tasty!
Naughty Approved!
80
Doesn't really have the subverted genre styling or uprooted narrative conventions of most neo-noir. In practice it's just a ripping James Ellroy adaptation and a compelling mystery, but with Curtis Hanson behind the camera and Dante Spinotti as DP, it's a tantalizing mix of 90s sex and violence with the moral dilemmas of corrupt law enforcement. Each sequence unfolding onto the next, like a great novel, all while the A-game ensemble cast rises to the challenge.
I would estimate I can recite at least 60% of the dialogue of this movie from memory. One moment has driven me crazy since 1997, and bugs me every time I watch this movie: The tiny jump cut when Bud White pulls his car up to Pierce Patchett’s house. Why not use a different take? Why not cut away to something so to hide the jump cut? I’ll never figure this out.
