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"L A Confidential" quotes

L A Confidential poster
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
Writer: James Ellroy, Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson
Production: N/A
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

79 video clips

Jack VincennesDudley SmithLynn BrackenEd ExleyBud WhiteJack's Dancing PartnerJohnny StompanatoLana TurnerCity CouncilmanSid HudgensWife BeaterDick StenslandPierce PatchettDetective At Hush-hush OfficePolice ChiefOfficerMatt ReynoldsLiquor Store OwnerOfficer Arresting Mickey Cohen
Have you a valediction' boyo - L A Confidential 00:15 Have you a valediction' boyo L wouldn't trade places with Edmund Exley right now for all the whiskey in lreland - L A Confidential 00:07 L wouldn't trade places with Edmund Exley right now for... Go back to Jersey' sonny This is the City of the Angels - L A Confidential 00:09 Go back to Jersey' sonny This is the City of the Angels L see Bud because l want to - L A Confidential 00:19 L see Bud because l want to Lf we're gonna figure this out' we need to work together - L A Confidential 00:25 Lf we're gonna figure this out' we need to work... Just the facts - L A Confidential 00:29 Just the facts Some men get the world - L A Confidential 00:24 Some men get the world You say fuck a lot You fuck for money - L A Confidential 00:05 You say fuck a lot You fuck for money Want an autograph Write to MGM - L A Confidential 00:32 Want an autograph Write to MGM All l ever wanted was to measure up to my father - L A Confidential 00:12 All l ever wanted was to measure up to my father A naked guy with a gun You expect anyone to believe that - L A Confidential 00:35 A naked guy with a gun You expect anyone to believe that SMITH Sergeant Vincennes was killed by a 32 slug to the heart - L A Confidential 00:30 SMITH Sergeant Vincennes was killed by a 32 slug to the... You're the first man in five years who didn't tell me l look like Veronica Lake - L A Confidential 00:09 You're the first man in five years who didn't tell... L'd like to see you again You asking for a date or an appointment - L A Confidential 00:15 L'd like to see you again You asking for a date or an... Three days before a truant officer found us - L A Confidential 00:30 Three days before a truant officer found us You'll do as l say and ask no questions Do you follow my drift - L A Confidential 00:10 You'll do as l say and ask no questions Do you follow... Maybe l will - L A Confidential 00:28 Maybe l will Off the record on the q t - L A Confidential 00:09 Off the record on the q t What heroin - L A Confidential 00:35 What heroin Hold up your badge so they'll know you're a policeman - L A Confidential 00:07 Hold up your badge so they'll know you're a... Oh' great You get the girl l get the coroner - L A Confidential 00:05 Oh' great You get the girl l get the coroner You tight with the DA Jackie Oh' yeah Yeah - L A Confidential 00:08 You tight with the DA Jackie Oh' yeah Yeah There's something wrong with the Nite Owl - L A Confidential 00:25 There's something wrong with the Nite Owl Rollo Tomasi - L A Confidential 00:21 Rollo Tomasi But Bud White is a aluable officer - L A Confidential 00:12 But Bud White is a aluable officer L admire you as a policeman - L A Confidential 00:09 L admire you as a policeman Don't start trying to do the right thing' boyo - L A Confidential 00:07 Don't start trying to do the right thing' boyo Lt's Christmas Eve in the City of Angels - L A Confidential 00:29 Lt's Christmas Eve in the City of Angels Are you okay - L A Confidential 00:22 Are you okay Bullshit - L A Confidential 00:24 Bullshit A naked guy with a gun You expect anyone to believe that - L A Confidential 00:05 A naked guy with a gun You expect anyone to believe that L use girls that look like movie stars - L A Confidential 00:27 L use girls that look like movie stars Wendell this is Sid Hudgens - L A Confidential 00:16 Wendell this is Sid Hudgens Reciprocity Mr Hudgens' is the key to every relationship - L A Confidential 00:06 Reciprocity Mr Hudgens' is the key to every... Fucking me and fucking Bud aren't the same thing you know - L A Confidential 00:05 Fucking me and fucking Bud aren't the same thing you... Where'd this come from - L A Confidential 00:36 Where'd this come from Ah look at that The great jerk off case of 1 953 - L A Confidential 00:05 Ah look at that The great jerk off case of 1 953 Rain check No l got a hot date Come on - L A Confidential 00:08 Rain check No l got a hot date Come on Are you sure Golden Boy is up to the task cap - L A Confidential 00:09 Are you sure Golden Boy is up to the task cap What happened - L A Confidential 00:12 What happened Dudley killed Jack - L A Confidential 00:19 Dudley killed Jack This Christ' it'll stain the department for years - L A Confidential 00:31 This Christ' it'll stain the department for years You know Ray' l'm talking about the gas chamber - L A Confidential 00:12 You know Ray' l'm talking about the gas chamber L doubt you've ever taken a stupid breath Don't start now - L A Confidential 00:06 L doubt you've ever taken a stupid breath Don't... Said they called you Sugar because you gave it out so sweet - L A Confidential 00:07 Said they called you Sugar because you gave it out so sweet Miss Bracken' don't e er try to fucking bribe me or threaten me - L A Confidential 00:09 Miss Bracken' don't e er try to fucking bribe me... Of events surrounding the Nite Owl case - L A Confidential 00:36 Of events surrounding the Nite Owl case What took you - L A Confidential 00:09 What took you Our justice must be swift and merciless - L A Confidential 00:06 Our justice must be swift and merciless Stomach of the week from a motel homicide - L A Confidential 00:11 Stomach of the week from a motel homicide What more do you want - L A Confidential 00:36 What more do you want There's blood on your shirt ls that an integral part of your job - L A Confidential 00:21 There's blood on your shirt ls that an integral part of... L wondered when you might knock on my door again Officer White - L A Confidential 00:07 L wondered when you might knock on my door again Officer... L'll be okay - L A Confidential 00:24 L'll be okay So you're the stellar witness - L A Confidential 00:34 So you're the stellar witness When l came out to L this isn't exactly where l saw myself ending up - L A Confidential 00:11 When l came out to L this isn't exactly where l saw... What's this all about' boyo - L A Confidential 00:27 What's this all about' boyo What do l get if l give you your balls back' you wop cocksucker - L A Confidential 00:05 What do l get if l give you your balls back' you wop... You're a bit of a puzzlement to me these days' Wendell - L A Confidential 00:11 You're a bit of a puzzlement to me these days'... How they hanging Sid Down around my ankles - L A Confidential 00:05 How they hanging Sid Down around my ankles Hey' White You better put a leash on your partner before he kills somebody - L A Confidential 00:06 Hey' White You better put a leash on your partner... Pierce Patchett - L A Confidential 00:25 Pierce Patchett L want DA bureau men to tail Dudley Smith and Patchett 24 hours a day - L A Confidential 00:17 L want DA bureau men to tail Dudley Smith and Patchett 24... Suicide note - L A Confidential 00:16 Suicide note Get me some Narco skinny l want to do an all hophead issue - L A Confidential 00:10 Get me some Narco skinny l want to do an all hophead issue Where the hell are you going Lynn Bracken's - L A Confidential 00:04 Where the hell are you going Lynn Bracken's We'll do the town' on me - L A Confidential 00:07 We'll do the town' on me Excuse me' ma'am Just the facts Light or dark - L A Confidential 00:05 Excuse me' ma'am Just the facts Light or dark He wants you to kill me - L A Confidential 00:09 He wants you to kill me Captain' what do you want - L A Confidential 00:10 Captain' what do you want L heard you like to shoot dogs Dogs got no reason to live - L A Confidential 00:06 L heard you like to shoot dogs Dogs got no reason to live This should be it - L A Confidential 00:36 This should be it L can tell you he's on the night train to the big adi s - L A Confidential 00:05 L can tell you he's on the night train to the big adi s There's no goddamn bill on me - L A Confidential 00:33 There's no goddamn bill on me Why me - L A Confidential 00:06 Why me My glasses You're kidding - L A Confidential 00:08 My glasses You're kidding And so it goes - L A Confidential 00:17 And so it goes Wendell l'd like full and docile cooperation on every topic - L A Confidential 00:07 Wendell l'd like full and docile cooperation on every... What do you know about Pierce Patchett - L A Confidential 00:27 What do you know about Pierce Patchett

Cast

Jack Vincennes - Kevin Spacey
Bud White - Russell Crowe
Ed Exley - Guy Pearce
Dudley Smith - James Cromwell
Lynn Bracken - Kim Basinger
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