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Brown's Requiem (1998)
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3 June 1999 (Netherlands)
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In L.A., The Law Is Still For Sale.
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Fritz Brown is an ex-LAPD, recovering alcoholic who now splits his time repossessing cars for a used...
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Wonderful, evocative adaptation of Ellroy
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Michael Rooker | ... | Fritz Brown | |
| Big Daddy Wayne | ... | Leotis McCarver | |
| Jack Wallace | ... | Bud Myers | |
| Will Sasso | ... | Fat Dog (as William Sasso) | |
| Selma Blair | ... | Jane | |
| Harold Gould | ... | Solly K | |
| Brion James | ... | Cathcart | |
| Kevin Corrigan | ... | Walter | |
| Ron Barker | ... | Bartender | |
| William Newman | ... | Augie | |
| David Labiosa | ... | Henry Cruz | |
| Al Rodrigo | ... | Sandoval | |
| Lisa Koch | ... | Lulu | |
| Barry Newman | ... | Jack Skolnick | |
| Lee Weaver | ... | Wino |
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Rated R for violence, nudity and language.
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104 min
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References "The Dudley Do-Right Show" (1969)
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Thunderstorms And Neon Signs
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The film succeeds at the most basic level: it creates a vivid lead character, and portrays a specific time and place accurately and memorably.
Fans of noir should not miss this undeservedly obscure rendering of Ellroy's first (and most autobiographical) novel.