L.A. Confidential (1997)

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R | 2 hr 18 mins | Drama, Thriller, Romance, Crime, Period, Adaptation, Noir | Released: 9/19/1997 |Box Office Total: $64.6M

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Synopsis:

Set against the glamorous backdrop of 1950's Los Angeles, Sid Hudgeons is the sleazy reporter for the tabloid "Hush-Hush" who has always helped ferret out a scandal that Sid can mine for a potential celebrity bust. Jack Vincennes is a celebrity cop who serves as the technical advisor for a TV show called "Badge of Honor." He becomes involved in a murder investigation which will link him to a web of corruption and scandal involving fellow detectives Ed Exley and Bud White. White and Exley are involved with Lynn Bracken, a woman who is the key to a murder investigation both men are trying to solve under the watchful eyes of the DA and the entire police department.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
9/19/1997

Director	Credit
Curtis Hanson	Director
Cast	Credit
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	District Attorney 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
Allan Graf	Wife Beater
Precious Chong	Wife
Symba Smith	Jack's Dancing Partner
Robert Clendenin	Reporter at Hollywood Station
Lennie Loftin	Photographer at Hollywood Station
Will Zahrn	Liquor Store Owner
Amber Smith	Susan Lefferts
Darrell Sandeen	Buzz Meeks
Michael Warwick	Sid's Assistant
Simon Baker-Denny	Matt Reynolds
Shawnee Free Jones	Tammy Jordan
Matthew Allen Bretz	Officer Escorting Mexicans
Thomas Rosales Jr	1st 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 W Birkett	Ray Collins
Salim Grant	Louis Fontaine
Karreem Washington	Ty Jones
Noel Evangelisti	Stenographer
Marisol Padilla Sanchez	Inez Soto
Jeff Sanders	Sylvester Fitch
Steven Lambert	Roland Navarette
Jordan Marder	Officer at Detective Bureau
Gregory White	Mayor
April Breneman	Look-Alike Dancer
Lisa Worthy	Look-Alike Dancer
Beverly Sharpe	Witness on
Colin Mitchell	Reporter at Hospital
John Slade	Photographer at Hospital
Brenda Bakke	Lana Turner
Kevin Maloney	Frolic Room Bartender
Patrice Walters	Police File Clerk
Rebecca Klingler	Police File Clerk
Irene Roseen	District Attorney 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
Henry Meyers	Detective
Robert Foster	Detective
Michael Ossman	Detective
Kevin Kelly	Detective
Dick Stilwell	Detective
Henry Marder	Detective
Jess Thomas	Detective
Monty McKee	Detective
Samuel Thompson	Detective
Jody Wood	Detective
Production Credits	Credit
Dan Kolsrud	Executive Producer
Arnon Milchan	Producer
Brian Helgeland	Co-Producer
David Wolper	Executive Producer
Curtis Hanson	Producer
Michael Nathanson	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
New Regency Films, Inc.	Production Company
David Wolper Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group	Domestic Video Distributor
BBC Enterprises	Foreign TV Distributor
Samsung	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Village Roadshow Pictures Worldwide	Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Los Angeles, California, USA
Writer	Credit
James Ellroy	Source Material
James Ellroy	Source Material (from novel)
Curtis Hanson	Screenplay
Brian Helgeland	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Cheryl McHugh	Accountant - payroll accountant
Susan Montgomery	Production Accountant
Marila Chappelle	Post-Production Accountant
Karen Yokomizo	Assistant Accountant
Nancy Bullock	Assistant Accountant - construction accounting assistant
Kim Bodner	Production Accountant
Bradley L Gordon	Accountant - accounting clerk
Mark D Houston	Accountant - accounting clerk
Art Department	Credit
Andrea Morland	Art Assistant - art department production assistant
John L Root	Sign Writer - sign writer supervisor
Troy Peters	Set Dresser - on-set dresser
Moira Gill	Art Department Coordinator
Louisa Bonnie	Set Designer
Gary Thomas	Storyboard Artist
Jay R. Hart	Set Decorator
Scott Bailey	Lead Person
Jeannine Oppewall	Production Designer
G Roger Abell	Swing Gang
William David Arnold	Art Director
Julie Beattie-Iiams	Swing Gang
Julia Levine	Set Designer
Bruce Kerner	Sign Writer
Kai Blomberg	Swing Gang
Mark Poll	Set Designer
Chris Grantz	Swing Gang
R Patrick McGee	Swing Gang
Doug Sieck	Swing Gang
Casting	Credit
Mali Finn	Casting
Emily Schweber	Casting Associate
Trish Stuckey	Extras Casting - extras casting associate
Craft Services	Credit
Teddy Yonenaka	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
J Michael Muro	Steadicam Operator
Duane Manwiller	Camera Assistant
Peter Sorel	Photography - still photographer
Gary Jay	Camera Operator
Lonnie Gatlin	Lighting - assistant chief lighting technician
David Orr	Color Timer
Dante Spinotti	Director of Photography
James Apted	Camera - camera loader
Poly Veitzer	Camera Assistant
Merrick Morton	Photography - still photographer
Film Sales Financing	Credit
WBI	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
John Mercer	Song
John Mercer	Song Performer
Malcolm McNab	Trumpet - trumpet soloist
Kenneth Hall	Music Editor
Jerry Goldsmith	Music
Lee Wiley	Song Performer
Harold Arlen	Song - songs
Paul Rabjohns	Music Editor
Bruce Botnick	Music - music scoring mixer
Bing Crosby	Song Performer
John Devries	Song
Joe Bushkin	Song
Dean Martin	Song Performer
Jay Livingston	Song
Chet Baker	Song Performer
Betty Hutton	Song Performer
Ray Evans	Song
Franz Gruber	Song
Kay Starr	Song Performer
Gerry Mulligan	Song Performer
Joseph Mohr	Song
Alex Anderson	Song
Gerry Mulligan Quartet	Song Performer
Joni James	Song Performer
Sammy Cahn	Song
David Holt	Song
Chet Baker and the Lighthouse All-Stars	Song Performer
Jackie Gleason	Song Performer
James S Pierpont	Song
Jerome Kern	Song
Bud DeSilva	Song
George David Weiss	Song - songs
Bennie Benjamin	Song - songs
Walter Donaldson	Song
Gus Kahn	Song
Richard Rodgers	Song
Lorenz Hart	Song
Carmen Lombardo	Song
Stanley Rochinski	Song
Cole Porter	Song
Harry Warren	Song
Mack Gordon	Song
George Gershwin	Song
Ira Gershwin	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Jeff Imada	Stunt Coordinator
Rick Avery	Stunts
Joe Box	Stunts
Troy Brown	Stunts
Norm Compton	Stunts
Danny Costa	Stunts
Richard Drown	Stunts
Doc Duhame	Stunts
Gary Epper	Stunts
Richie Gaona	Stunts
Frankie Garbutt	Stunts
Bob Herron	Stunts
Toby Holguin	Stunts
Kevin L Jackson	Stunts
Fred Jin	Stunts
Gene LeBell	Stunts
Fred Lerner	Stunts
Tom Lupo	Stunts
John Meier	Stunts
Jimmy Ortega	Stunts
Chris Palermo	Stunts
Gary Price	Stunts
Robby Robinson	Stunts
Troy Robinson	Stunts
Danny Rogers	Stunts
JP Romano	Stunts
Jimmy Romano	Stunts
Gilbert Rosales	Stunts
Anthony Schmidt	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
Leslie Thorson	Assistant Location Manager
Carolyn Crittenden	Production Coordinator - production office coordinator
L Dean Jones Jr	Unit Production Manager
Patti McGuire	Assistant Production Coordinator
Linda Montanti	Assistant Director
John Panzarella	Location Manager
Kevin Koster	DGA Trainee
Sharron Reynolds	Script Supervisor
Drew Ann Rosenberg	Assistant Director
Connie Papineau	Script Supervisor
Stephen Fischer	Assistant Location Manager
Jim Goldthwait	Assistant Director
Heather Kritzer	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Publicity	Credit
Mark Pogachefsky	Publicity
Michael Battaglia	Unit Publicist
Eric Kops	Publicity
Sound	Credit
Mychal D Smith	Boom Operator
Terry Rodman	Sound Design
John Roesch	Foley Artist
Andy Nelson	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Barbara Harris	ADR Voice Casting
Steven Gerrior	Assistant Sound Editor
Kirk Francis	Sound Mixer - production sound mixer
Glenn Hoskinson	Sound Effects Editor
Gary Blufer	Sound Effects - sound effects recordist
Kay Colvin	Sound - utility sound technician
John Leveque	Sound Editor
Bob Deschaine	ADR - ADR recording mixer
Becky Sullivan	ADR Editor
Shawn Sykora	Foley Editor
Roland N Thai	Sound Design
Anna Behlmer	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Michael Dressel	Foley Editor
Andrea Horta	ADR Editor
Hilda Hodges	Foley Artist
Steve Mann	Sound Effects Editor
Charleen Richards	ADR - ADR recording mixer
Denise Horta	ADR Editor
Joe Divitale	Sound Effects Editor
Bob Beher	Foley Editor
Tami Treadwell	ADR - ADR recordist
Gordon Ecker	Sound Effects Editor
Marc Deschaine	ADR Editor - assistant ADR editor
Diane Linn	ADR - ADR recordist
Lori Martino	Foley Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Peter Donen	Visual Effects Supervisor
William N Green III	Special Effects
Pablo Ferro	Titles - main title
Eric Rylander	Special Effects Coordinator
Bob King	Special Effects
Richard Stutsman	Special Effects Coordinator
Roger Lifsey	Special Effects
Robert Olmstead	Special Effects
Rudy R Perez	Special Effects
David A Schroeder	Special Effects
Neil Smith	Special Effects
Elizabeth Abate	Special Effects
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Michael Tereschuk	Wardrobe - wardrobe cutter fitter
Ruth Myers	Costume Designer
Lisa Lovaas	Costume Supervisor
Barry Kellogg	Costumes - costumer
John M Elliott Jr	Makeup Supervisor
Jane English	Makeup - body makeup
Tommy Cole	Makeup Artist
Janis Clark	Hair Stylist - key hair stylist
Scott Eddo	Makeup Supervisor
Gail Just	Costumes - costumer
Linda Leiter-Sharp	Hair Stylist
Bella Noubarian	Wardrobe - seamstress
Lance Anderson	Makeup Artist
Francesca Tolot	Makeup Artist
Tom MacDonald	Costumes - costumer
Peter Savic	Hair Stylist
Donna O'Neal	Costumes - Kim Basinger's costumer

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