L.A. Confidential

TV Movie
20032003
47m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

767

YOUR RATING

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

767

YOUR RATING

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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10/10

L.A Confidential TV Movie / Pilot.

This is a great movie. The directing, the photography, the acting, the story, the choice of the cast are wonderful. Kiefer is great, low key but cool. Melissa George does a great job. I like the acting of Bruno Angelico as the intriguing gangster, also the girl playing the drug addict these 2 intense roles are amazingly and unusually acted. This is film quality to TV. It is really too bad that FOX and then HBO didn't follow thru with it. It seems they had creative differences and the cost of a period piece scared them away. There is is not one TV show/series currently airing who is close to this. Csi, law and order etc.. seem repetitive and boring next to this. Kiefer would have done as well as 24 if not better.

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