The Informers (2008)

One 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.

Director:

Gregor Jordan

Writers:

Bret Easton Ellis (screenplay), Nicholas Jarecki (screenplay),

Stars:

Billy Bob Thornton, Kim Basinger, Mickey Rourke

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jon Foster	...	Graham Sloan
Billy Bob Thornton	...	William Sloan
Austin Nichols	...	Martin
Amber Heard	...	Christie
Lou Taylor Pucci	...	Tim
Fernando Consagra	...	Bruce
Aaron Himelstein	...	Raymond
Mel Raido	...	Bryan Metro
Rhys Ifans	...	Roger
Germán Tripel	...	Bryan's Guitarist (as German Tripel)
Kim Basinger	...	Laura Sloan
Winona Ryder	...	Cheryl Moore
Brad Renfro	...	Jack
Suzanne Ford	...	Bruce's Mother
Cameron Goodman	...	Susan Sloan

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

sex | drug | lying on a beach | chauffeured limousine | hand bandage | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

18A

Details

Official Sites:

MySpace Official site

Country:

Germany USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 June 2009 (Israel)

Also Known As:

Ahalinotes nyhtes

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Box Office

Budget:

$18,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Senator Entertainment Co

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original script was over 2 hours long and featured story lines not included in the final cut. According to Ellis, early cuts of the film, though vastly different than his original screenplay, made for a tighter narrative and an overall more cohesive film. Ellis claims that the shorter the film got with every subsequent cut, the less sense it made.

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Goofs

When Peter (Mickey Rourke) shows Jack (Brad Renfro) the child in the van, you can easily see a crew member through the front windshield looking in. He tries to get out of the way, but much too late.

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Quotes

Susan Sloan: [dryly, to a topless Christie] Nice shirt.

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Connections

References Amadeus (1984)

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Soundtracks

The Devil Made Me Do It
Written by Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen (as Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen) and Steve Van Velvet
Performed by 7RAY
Published by Senator Musik and Hanseatic/Warner/Chappell

User Reviews

Informed but never entertained

The informers is not a bad movie, but it is definitely not a movie you would like to see twice. Various stories are told and lives are exposed in this film but nothing shown really gets to the viewer. It's main aim is to show the very essence of some of the luxurious lives of California big shots at the end of the 80s.

While intensive drug abuse, cheap rock n' roll and sex is going on the director shows confrontational situations within families, adolescents that have everything and nothing at the same time and Micky Roorke, that was probably in this film as a source of information about the 80s cocaine as the new trend and career downfall. No complains with K. Basinger and Billy Bob though there is no mayor performance in the cast. Script could have been much better and it's far from original.

There is literally no need for anyone to watch this film unless you want to see the dark side of fame and Hollywood which is definitely a cliché.