L.A. Confidential

TV Movie
20032003
47m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

769

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POPULARITY

13,415

2,522

Kiefer Sutherland, Josh Hopkins, David Conrad, Melissa George, and Pruitt Taylor Vince in L.A. Confidential (2003)

Crime Drama Mystery

Unsold TV pilot based on the James Ellroy novel. An ambitious internal affairs investigator, a simple but tough patrolman and a morally gray vice squad detective investigate corruption and a... Read allUnsold TV pilot based on the James Ellroy novel. An ambitious internal affairs investigator, a simple but tough patrolman and a morally gray vice squad detective investigate corruption and a mysterious heroin smuggling ring in 1950s L.A.Unsold TV pilot based on the James Ellroy novel. An ambitious internal affairs investigator, a simple but tough patrolman and a morally gray vice squad detective investigate corruption and a mysterious heroin smuggling ring in 1950s L.A.

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

769

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

13,415

2,522

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Director
- Eric Laneuville
Writers
- James Ellroy(novel)
- Walon Green
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Trivia
This was originally going to be a 13-part mini-series for HBO. But negotiations broke down and HBO passed on the project. The pilot was then produced for the Fox Network. But Fox did not pick up the show.

Connections
Spun-off from L.A. Confidential (1997)

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1/10

Absolutely Dreadful

I finished a repeat viewing of the masterful 1997 noir film of the same name on blu-ray, investigated the special features, and saw this TV pilot that never got picked up as a series... and you'd better thank your lucky stars for that, too! The story, dialogue, acting, direction, EVERYTHING is just beyond terrible. Thankfully, this one-and-done TV episode never got picked up, because if it had we'd never have been treated to Kiefer Sutherland's signature character, Jack Bauer, on "24" the following year.

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