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L A Confidential

As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.

Director

Curtis Hanson

Year

Genre

crime, drama, mystery

Box Office

$64,616,940

Production

Regency Enterprises,Warner Bros. Pictures,Wolper Organization

Awards

Won 2 Oscars. 92 wins & 86 nominations total

Jack Vincennes

Bud White

Ed Exley

Dudley Smith

Lynn Bracken

Sid Hudgens

Pierce Patchett

David Strathairn

D.A. Ellis Loew

'Badge of Honor' Star Brett Chase

Mickey Cohen

Johnny Stompanato

Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner

Elisabeth Granli

Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner

Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen

Richard 'Dick' Stensland

Wife Beater

Wife

Jack's Dancing Partner

Reporter at Hollywood Station

Photographer at Hollywood Station

Liquor Store Owner

Susan Lefferts

Leland 'Buzz' Meeks

Darrell Sandeen

Sid's Assistant

Michael Warwick

Matt Reynolds

Tammy Jordan

Shawnee Free Jones

Officer Escorting Mexicans

Matthew Allen Bretz

First Mexican

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Officer

Officer

Officer

Officer

Officer

Police Chief

Michael Breuning

William Carlisle

Michael McCleery

Gangster at Victory Motel

Vice Captain

Secretary in Vice

Ginger Slaughter

Detective at Detective Bureau

Patrolman at Nite Owl Cafe

Forensic Chief

Forensic Officer

Coroner

Michael Chieffo

Mrs. Lefferts

Bud's Rejected Partner

Jack's Rejected Partner

Phillip

Robert Harrison

City Councilman

Boxer

Robert Barry Fleming

Raymond 'Sugar Ray' Collins

Jeremiah Birkett

Louis Fontaine

Ty Jones

Karr Washington

Stenographer

Noel Evangelisti

Inez Soto

Marisol Padilla Sánchez

Sylvester Fitch

Roland Navarette

Officer at Detective Bureau

Mayor

Look-Alike Dancer

Look-Alike Dancer

Witness on 'Badge of Honor'

Reporter at Hospital

Photographer at Hospital

John Currie Slade

Lana Turner

Frolic Room Bartender

Police File Clerk

Patrice Walters

Police File Clerk

Rebecca Klingler

D.A. Ellis Loew's Secretary

West Hollywood Sheriff's Deputy

Detective at Hush-Hush Office

David St. James

Officer at Hush-Hush Office

Detective

Detective

Detective

Kevin Patrick Kelly

Detective

Detective

Detective

Detective

Michael Ossmann

Detective

Detective

Detective

Robert Thompson

Detective

Photographer

Mayor's Wife

Dancer

Jana Rains Austinson

Parade Leader as Hopalong Cassidy

Reporter

Hennen Chambers

1940s Courthouse

Brunette Police Woman

Josephine Blake - Senator's Aide

Senator's Aide

Ronda Fleming

Deborah Kerr

Alan Ladd

Veronica Lake

Dudley's Guy with Shotgun

Cop

Drug Dealer

Self

Second Mexican

Anthony Trombino

Deuce Perkins

Third Mexican

Gilbert Rosales

Marilyn Monroe

Jane Russell

Uniformed Patrol Officer

Frank Sinatra

Elaine Stewart

Park Ranger

Detective

Sam P. Whitehead

Court Bailiff

Movie Star

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Jack Vincennes Dudley Smith Lynn Bracken Ed Exley Bud White Jack's Dancing Partner Johnny Stompanato Lana Turner City Councilman Sid Hudgens Wife Beater Dick Stensland Pierce Patchett Detective At Hush-hush Office Police Chief Officer Matt Reynolds Liquor Store Owner Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen

The sun shines bright the beaches are wide and invitingAnd the orange groves stretch as far as the eye can seeThere are jobs aplenty and land is cheapEvery workingman can have his own houseAnd inside every house a happy all American familyYou can have all - L A Confidential

The sun shines bright the beaches are wide and invitingAnd...

Something has to be doneBut nothing too original because hey this is HollywoodWhat worked for al Capone would work for the micksterMr Cohen you're under arrest Nonpayment of federal income tax - L A Confidential

Something has to be doneBut nothing too original because hey...

Off the record on the q TAnd very hush hush - L A Confidential

Off the record on the q TAnd very hush hush

You're like Santa claus with that list, bud, except everyone on it's been naughty. - L A Confidential

You're like Santa claus with that list, bud, except...

Quit your whining. - L A Confidential

Quit your whining.

Who in the hell are you The ghost of Christmas pastDance with a man for a change What are you some kind of smart assYou'll be out in a year and a half I'll get cozy with your parole officerYou touch her again I'll have you violated on a kiddie raper - L A Confidential

Who in the hell are you The ghost of Christmas pastDance...

You'll be out in a year and a half. - L A Confidential

You'll be out in a year and a half.

You got some place you can go? - L A Confidential

You got some place you can go?

Merry Christmas, huh? - L A Confidential

Merry Christmas, huh?

I'm the technical adviserI teach Brett chase how to walk and talk like a copBrett chase doesn't walk and talk like youWell that's because he's the television versionAmerica isn't ready for the real me - L A Confidential

I'm the technical adviserI teach Brett chase how to...

Why don't you and I go some place quietI'd love to give you the lowdown on mitchum - L A Confidential

Why don't you and I go some place quietI'd love to...

Karen this is sid hudgens from hush hush magazineHello Karen Hello yourselfWhat's that aboutWe did a piece ingénue dykes in Hollywood Her name got mentioned - L A Confidential

Karen this is sid hudgens from hush hush magazineHello Karen...

Sergeant ed exley, son of the legendary Preston exley. - L A Confidential

Sergeant ed exley, son of the legendary Preston exley.

- Merry Christmas. - L A Confidential

- Merry Christmas.

Edmund you're a political animalYou have the eye for human weakness but not the stomachYou're wrong sirWould you be willing to plant evidence on a suspect you knew to be guiltyIn order to ensure an indictmentWe've been over this Yes or noWould you beat a - L A Confidential

Edmund you're a political animalYou have the eye for...

If I get held up you guys better be here - L A Confidential

If I get held up you guys better be here

Hiya, Nick. - L A Confidential

Merry Christmas. - L A Confidential

Merry Christmas.

Hey. Get lost, why don't you? - L A Confidential

Hey. Get lost, why don't you?

Down. Get your fucking head down. I got a license for that. - L A Confidential

Down. Get your fucking head down. I got a license for that.

Cut me some slack. - L A Confidential

Cut me some slack.

What is it, then? - L A Confidential

What is it, then?

Drive safely. - L A Confidential

- You know him? - L A Confidential

- You know him?

They're sitting in the dark, goofing on a Christmas tree. - L A Confidential

They're sitting in the dark, goofing on a Christmas...

Freeze. - L A Confidential

It's Christmas Eve in the city of angels... - L A Confidential

It's Christmas Eve in the city of angels...

What took youMy partner stopped to help a damsel in distressHis priorities are all screwed up - L A Confidential

What took youMy partner stopped to help a damsel in...

What's that for? - L A Confidential

What's that for?

Hey, Dwight? - L A Confidential

Teach him a lesson. - L A Confidential

Teach him a lesson.

"Bloody Christmas." The press love to label. - L A Confidential

"Bloody Christmas." The press love to label.

District attorney loew? - L A Confidential

District attorney loew?

We need police witnesses to offset the damage done to the department. - L A Confidential

We need police witnesses to offset the damage done to the...

May I make a suggestion sir By all meansThe public will expect the department to protect its ownAnd sweep this under the carpet Don'tShift the guilt to men whose pensions are securedForce them to retireBut somebody has to swing so indict try and - L A Confidential

May I make a suggestion sir By all meansThe public will...

But bud white is a valuable officerWhite's a mindless thugNo EdmundHe's just a man who can answer yes to those questions I've asked you - L A Confidential

But bud white is a valuable officerWhite's a mindless...

Call sergeant vincennes. - L A Confidential

Call sergeant vincennes.

Well, sergeant, we'll get right to it. - L A Confidential

Well, sergeant, we'll get right to it.

The show? - L A Confidential

The grand jury will hear your testimony tomorrow. - L A Confidential

The grand jury will hear your testimony tomorrow.

And so it goes... - L A Confidential

And so it goes...

So you're the stellar witness. - L A Confidential

So you're the stellar witness.

Captain, what do you want? - L A Confidential

Captain, what do you want?

They're yours. - L A Confidential

There's no goddamn bill on meFour witnesses recanted their testimony whyThey had a change of heart What about stenslandYour partner's throughDepartmental scapegoat on the chief's ordersA year from his pensionExleyExley made his play and got what he - L A Confidential

There's no goddamn bill on meFour witnesses recanted...

You'll do as I say and ask no questions Do you follow my driftIn technicolor sir - L A Confidential

You'll do as I say and ask no questions Do you follow...

Meet deuce Perkins, Mickey Cohen's narcotics lieutenant. - L A Confidential

Meet deuce Perkins, Mickey Cohen's narcotics...

One thing's for sure: Two-man triggers are punching the tickets on the mickster's muscle. - L A Confidential

One thing's for sure: Two-man triggers are punching the...

Picture-book smut, gentlemen. - L A Confidential

Picture-book smut, gentlemen.

Look at that The great jerk off case of 1953 - L A Confidential

Look at that The great jerk off case of 1953

Go get the facts, Jack. - L A Confidential

Go get the facts, Jack.

Whatever you desire. - L A Confidential

Whatever you desire.

Hush-hush, off the record, on the q. - L A Confidential

Hush-hush, off the record, on the q.

Get me some narco skinny I want to do an all hophead issueShvartze jazz musicians and movie stars You like it - L A Confidential

Get me some narco skinny I want to do an all hophead...

Hey. Take it easy. Tough break, stens. Good man. We're gonna miss you around here. Raw deal, stensla - L A Confidential

Hey. Take it easy. Tough break, stens. Good man. We're...

Stay out of trouble, bud. - L A Confidential

Stay out of trouble, bud.

Rain check No I got a hot date Come onYeah Who is she and what did you arrest her for - L A Confidential

Rain check No I got a hot date Come onYeah Who is she and...

We'll do the town on meYeah I'll bring my wallet just in case - L A Confidential

We'll do the town on meYeah I'll bring my wallet...

- See you tomorrow. - L A Confidential

- See you tomorrow.

Punk kid. - L A Confidential

Sergeant Williams, pick up, please. - L A Confidential

Sergeant Williams, pick up, please.

Is there anybody up there in homicide? - L A Confidential

Is there anybody up there in homicide?

Sir, at least one person's dead. - L A Confidential

Sir, at least one person's dead.

I want barricades at both ends of the street. - L A Confidential

I want barricades at both ends of the street.

Sir... We got a total of 15 spent 12-Gauge Remington shotgun shells. I'm betting three men, five-sho - L A Confidential

Sir... We got a total of 15 spent 12-Gauge Remington shotgun...

You tell me what happened? - L A Confidential

You tell me what happened?

Is this your daughter, Mrs. - L A Confidential

Is this your daughter, Mrs.

It's her. - L A Confidential

Enough on that. - L A Confidential

Enough on that.

We got it from here. - L A Confidential

We got it from here.

I need an address on a customer of yours. - L A Confidential

I need an address on a customer of yours.

Are you soliciting for police charities? - L A Confidential

Are you soliciting for police charities?

What can I do for you? - L A Confidential

What can I do for you?

What happened to the other guy, buzz? - L A Confidential

What happened to the other guy, buzz?

I use girls that look like movie starsSometimes I employ a plastic surgeonWhen the work had been done that's when you saw usThat's why her mother couldn't ID herJesus fucking ChristNo Mr White Pierce morehouse patchettI sense you're on your best behavior - L A Confidential

I use girls that look like movie starsSometimes I employ a...

Come on. - L A Confidential

Miss bracken, I'm officer white. - L A Confidential

Miss bracken, I'm officer white.

Maybe I willMaybe I won'tL a p d shit bird Get out of here or I'll call your wife to come get youOfficer Councilman - L A Confidential

Maybe I willMaybe I won'tL a p d shit bird Get out of...

- Would you care for a drink? - L A Confidential

- Would you care for a drink?

Miss bracken don't ever try to fucking bribe me or threaten meOr I'll have you and patchett in shit up to your ears - L A Confidential

Miss bracken don't ever try to fucking bribe me or...

You say fuck a lot You fuck for money - L A Confidential

You say fuck a lot You fuck for money

There's blood on your shirt Is that an integral part of your jobYeah Do you enjoy itWhen they deserve it Did they deserve it todayI'm not sureBut you did it anyway YeahJust like the half dozen guys you screwed todayWell actually it was only two - L A Confidential

There's blood on your shirt Is that an integral part of...

You're the first man in five years who didn't tell me I look like Veronica lakeYou look better than Veronica lake - L A Confidential

You're the first man in five years who didn't tell...

Pierce patchett? - L A Confidential

Pierce patchett?

- I'd like to see you again. - L A Confidential

- I'd like to see you again.

- Damn it. - L A Confidential

What are you guys doing here? - L A Confidential

What are you guys doing here?

Yeah, right. - L A Confidential

- Police. - L A Confidential

- It's crowded in here, white. - L A Confidential

- It's crowded in here, white.

L A Confidential poster

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As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Curtis Hanson

Writer: James Ellroy, Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson

Production: Regency Enterprises,Warner Bros. Pictures,Wolper Organization

Genre: crime, drama, mystery

Year: 1997

MetaScore: 90/100

ImdbRating: 8.2

BoxOffice: $64,616,940

Released: 19 Sep 1997

Awards: Won 2 Oscars. 92 wins & 86 nominations total

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