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The Informers (2008)

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A multi-strand narrative set in early 1980's Los Angeles, centered on an array of characters who represent both the top of the heap (a Hollywood dream merchant, a dissolute rock star, an aging newscaster) and the bottom (a voyeuristic doorman, an amoral ex-con). Connecting the intertwining strands are a group of beautiful, blonde young men and women who sleep all day and party all night, doing ... See full summary »

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Loosely connected stories capture a week in L.A. in 1983, featuring movie executives, rock stars, a vampire and other morally challenged characters in adventures laced with sex, drugs and violence. Written by anonymous

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drug | 1980s | sex | doorman | party | See more »

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Greed is good. Sex is easy. Youth is forever.

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Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, drug use, pervasive language and some disturbing images | See all certifications »

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11 June 2009 (Israel)  »

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$18,000,000 (estimated)
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Trivia

Billy Bob Thornton refused to go to Uruguay to shoot his scenes, so his and Winona Ryder's scenes were all shot in Los Angeles. See more »

Goofs

At the wake when the guys are sat on the balcony they're wearing Wayfarer sunglasses with Rayban written on the lenses. This was not done in the '80s. See more »

Quotes

Susan Sloan: [dryly, to a topless Christie] Nice shirt.
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Referenced in Top Gear: Episode #16.5 (2011) See more »

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"Gone for Good"
Written by Justin Meldal-Johnsen
Performed by Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Jason Falkner and Justin Stanley
Recorded and Mixed by Justin Stanley
Produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen
Published by Senator Musik
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More Shallow than the 80's
17 August 2009 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

I don't know how this movie got made, it is not even a story. I kept waiting for it to start. No arc, no character development. I watch lots of movies and usually find something redeeming. Nothing here except some decent acting and cinematography. I am so surprised at some of the actors in this film that they would decided to waste their talent on a project like this. If someone could explain this film I would love to understand what it was trying to say. Maybe a warning to the youth of today that are starting to behave like those of the eighties? Or possibly it is just an exercise in acting and cinematography? I haven't seen a movie this bad since JCVD's "the quest" and that was actually better. People seriously, watching this movie is worse than being one of the character in it.


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