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L.A. Confidential is a 1997 feature film based on the 1990 crime fiction novel of the same title by James Ellroy, the third in his L.A. Quartet novel cycle. [1]
L.A. Confidential (1990) is neo-noir crime novel by James Ellroy, and the third in his L.A. Quartet series. [2]
Everything in this film is fantastic. [3]
Jack Vincennes is a slick and likable Hollywood cop who moonlights as the technical adviser for Badge of Honor, a popular Dragnet -like television show. [2]
At the time, both Australian actors, Russell Crowe and Guy Pearce, were relatively unknown in North America and one of the film’s backers, Arnon Milchan was worried about the lack of established stars in the lead roles. [...]… he supported Hanson’s casting decisions and this gave the director the confidence to approach Kevin Spacey, Kim Basinger, and Danny DeVito. [...] Both the book and the film tell the story about a group of Los Angeles police in the 1950s, and police corruption bumping up against Hollywood celebrity. [1]
He also manages to present familiar LA locations in a unique way, a feat matched only by Curtis Hanson’s LA Confidential and Steven Soderbergh’s The Limey. [...] The first film directed by Curtis Hanson since 1997’s LA Confidential. [4]
Curtis Hanson doesn’t shove anything in the audience’s face; instead, he allows the audience to discover the film’s nuances on their own. [3]
He increases the resentment against him by testifying against cops in a police brutality case (based on the Bloody Christmas incident) early in the novel. [2]
The film adaptation was produced and directed by Curtis Hanson and co-written by Brian Helgeland and Hanson. [1]
Anachronisms: In early 1953 (before March 15), characters watch Roman Holiday (1953), which actually premiered in late summer. [...] Sid Hudgens: [voiceover] Come to Los Angeles! [3]
The novel’s title refers to the infamous 1950s scandal magazine Confidential, which was fictionalized as Hush-Hush magazine in the novel (although a tabloid magazine called Hush-Hush also existed in 1950s). [2]
Sources:
[1] L.A. Confidential (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[2] L.A. Confidential - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[3] L.A. Confidential - IMDb
[4] Movie Reviews - Google Search