L.A. Confidential (film)

L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Curtis Hanson
Screenplay by	Brian Helgeland; Curtis Hanson;
Based on	L.A. Confidential; by James Ellroy
Produced by	Arnon Milchan; Curtis Hanson; Michael Nathanson;
Starring	Kevin Spacey; Russell Crowe; Guy Pearce; James Cromwell; David Strathairn; Kim Basinger; Danny DeVito;
Cinematography	Dante Spinotti
Edited by	Peter Honess
Music by	Jerry Goldsmith
Production; company	Regency Enterprises; The Wolper Organization;
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release dates	May 14, 1997 (Cannes); September 19, 1997 (United States);
Running time	138 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$35 million
Box office	$126.2 million

L.A. Confidential is a 1997 American neo-noir crime film directed, produced, and co-written by Curtis Hanson. The screenplay by Hanson and Brian Helgeland is based on James Ellroy's 1990 novel, the third book in his L.A. Quartet series. The film tells the story of a group of LAPD officers in 1953, and the intersection of police corruption and Hollywood celebrity. The title refers to the 1950s scandal magazine Confidential, portrayed in the film as Hush-Hush.

At the time, actors Guy Pearce and Russell Crowe were relatively unknown in North America. One of the film's backers, Peter Dennett, was worried about the lack of established stars in the lead roles, but supported Hanson's casting decisions, and the director had the confidence also to recruit Kevin Spacey, Kim Basinger, and Danny DeVito.

L.A. Confidential was a critical and commercial success. It grossed $126 million against a $35 million budget and received critical acclaim for the acting, writing, directing, editing, and Jerry Goldsmith's musical score.^[3]^[4] It was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, winning two: Best Supporting Actress (Basinger) and Best Adapted Screenplay; Titanic won in every other category for which L.A. Confidential was nominated. In 2015, the Library of Congress selected L.A. Confidential for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".^[5]^[6]^[7]

^ "L.A. Confidential – Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
^ "L.A. Confidential (1997)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
^ Cite error: The named reference tomatoes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference metacritic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Barnes, Mike (December 16, 2015). "'Ghostbusters,' 'Top Gun,' 'Shawshank' Enter National Film Registry". The Hollywood Reporter. Los Angeles, California. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
^ "2015 National Film Registry: "Ghostbusters" Gets the Call". Library of Congress. Washington, D.C. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Washington, D.C. Retrieved 2020-11-18.

[numbers-1] "L.A. Confidential – Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 17, 2017.

[BOM-2] "L.A. Confidential (1997)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 12, 2016.

[tomatoes-3] Cite error: The named reference tomatoes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[metacritic-4] Cite error: The named reference metacritic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Barnes-5] Barnes, Mike (December 16, 2015). "'Ghostbusters,' 'Top Gun,' 'Shawshank' Enter National Film Registry". The Hollywood Reporter. Los Angeles, California. Retrieved December 16, 2015.

[6] "2015 National Film Registry: "Ghostbusters" Gets the Call". Library of Congress. Washington, D.C. Retrieved 2020-11-18.

[Washington,_D.C-7] "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Washington, D.C. Retrieved 2020-11-18.

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