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Release Date:
11 June 2009 (Israel)
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Tagline:
Greed is good. Sex is easy. Youth is forever.
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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 drugs -- and one another --with abandon, never realizing that they are dancing on the edge of a volcano. full summary | full synopsis
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jon Foster | ... | Graham 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 | ... | Brian's Guitarist (as Germán Tripel) |
 | Billy Bob Thornton | ... | William Sloan |
 | Kim Basinger | ... | Laura Sloan |
 | Winona Ryder | ... | Cheryl Moore |
 | Brad Renfro | ... | Jack |
 | Cameron Goodman | ... | Susan Sloan |
 | Mickey Rourke | ... | Peter |
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Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, drug use, pervasive language and some disturbing images.
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98 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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USA:R (certificate #44674) |
Finland:K-15 |
Ireland:16 |
UK:15 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Netherlands:16 |
Canada:13+ (Québec) |
Canada:18A (Ontario) |
Ireland:18 (DVD rating) |
Australia:MA
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Brad Renfro's final film.
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Anachronisms: At the start of the movie there is a segment of sped-up-traffic, in one view of an intersection a VW New Beetle is clearly visible stopping at the traffic lights. The VW New Beetle was introduced in 1998, long after the events of 1983.
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Susan Sloan:
[dryly, to a topless Christie] Nice Shirt.
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References Sunset Blvd. (1950)
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Shadows of the Night
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In terms of both faithfulness to their source material and sheer entertainment value, the adaptations of Bret Easton Ellis's notoriously difficult, notoriously nihilistic novels have improved exponentially. Granted, these are tales that (on the surface, at least) do little more than add a smattering of sex, violence, drugs, and general bad behavior to the lives of blonde, vacant teenagers growing up spoiled rotten in the 1980s. Film has come a long way toward "understanding" (if such a thing is possible) and transferring Ellis's stock and trade into something cinematic. Directed by Gregor Jordan (whose name even seems pulled from the author's pages), "The Informers" is as scattered as its source (the screenplay was co-written by Ellis), with barely the bare bones of a cohesive plot–events are only really "connected" by the repeat appearances of its bored, oversexed, and/or strung out protagonists. In a very odd way, I was reminded of Terry Gilliam's "Tideland," a recent example of a film where the viewer's best response is to be swept along unquestioningly by the events that transpire, regardless of how ridiculous or bizarre they may be; "The Informers" begins awkwardly, giving only cursory introductions to barely-distinguishable characters, but eventually affects a lyrical rhythm of its own–Jordan composes countless shots of stunning beauty that are also (quite paradoxically) void of any semblance of humanity. True to Ellis, the characters are sad, pathetic, sadistic, and–above all–lost, searching for a deeper meaning that their hedonistic lifestyle keeps them from attaining. While lacking the biting wit of Ellis's work, "The Informers" will likely connect with the author's niche fans; others will find it as empty and nihilistic and pointless as its characters (which, as several note near the end, is the point exactly).