The Informers (2008)

Director:

Gregor Jordan

Writers (WGA):

Bret Easton Ellis (screenplay) &
Nicholas Jarecki (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

11 June 2009 (Israel)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Drug | Party | Sex | 1980s | Doorman

Cast

Jon Foster	...	Graham Sloan
Austin Nichols	...	Martin
Amber Heard	...	Christie
Lou Taylor Pucci	...	Tim
Aaron Himelstein	...	Raymond
Mel Raido	...	Bryan Metro
Rhys Ifans	...	Roger
Germán Tripel	...	Bryan's Guitarist (as German Tripel)
Billy Bob Thornton	...	William Sloan
Kim Basinger	...	Laura Sloan
Winona Ryder	...	Cheryl Moore
Brad Renfro	...	Jack
Suzanne Ford	...	Bruce's Mother
Cameron Goodman	...	Susan Sloan
Mickey Rourke	...	Peter
Angela Sarafyan	...	Mary
Chris Isaak	...	Les Price
Diego Leske	...	Gary Gray
Katy Mixon	...	Patty
Peter Scanavino	...	Leon
Theo Rossi	...	Spaz
Daniel Rosenberg	...	Rocko
Jessica Stroup	...	Rachel
Brady Matthews	...	Maitre D'
Simone Kessell	...	Nina Metro
Jeanette O'Connor	...	Canter's Waitress
Milena Arango	...	Miss Nebraska
Diego Klattenhoff	...	Dirk
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Denise Bradley	...	Mourner (uncredited)
Donovan	...	Funeral Goer (uncredited)
Derek DuChesne	...	Memorial Service Goer (uncredited)
Kimberly Evan	...	Actress on the red carpet (uncredited)
Evans Forde	...	Rock Journalist (uncredited)
Valentina Garcia	...	The P.A. (uncredited)
Anya Samantha Jordanova	...	Party girl (uncredited)
Kimberly Langley	...	Memorial Service Goer (uncredited)
Patrick Mapel	...	Ryan (uncredited)
Noli McCool	...	Joe (uncredited)
Gabriel Schwalenstocker	...	Walter (uncredited)
George F. Watson	...	Mother's Consoling Remembrance Service Friend (uncredited)

Directed by
Gregor Jordan

Writing credits (WGA)
Bret Easton Ellis		(screenplay) &
Nicholas Jarecki		(screenplay)
Bret Easton Ellis		(novel)

Produced by
Vanessa Coifman	....	executive producer
Bret Easton Ellis	....	executive producer
Jere Hausfater	....	executive producer
Nicholas Jarecki	....	executive producer
Miggel	....	line producer: Uruguay, Argentina
Samson Mucke	....	line producer
Marco Weber	....	producer
Brian Young	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Christopher Young

Cinematography by
Petra Korner

Film Editing by
Robert Brakey

Casting by
John Papsidera

Production Design by
Cecilia Montiel

Art Direction by
Inés Olmedo
Nick Ralbovsky

Set Decoration by
Kathy Orlando

Costume Design by
Sophie Carbonell

Makeup Department
Beatrice De Alba	....	personal hair stylist: Kim Basinger
Karyn Huston	....	hair department head
Tracy Manzo	....	makeup artist
Ronnie Specter	....	makeup artist: Kim Basinger

Production Management
Ines Artagaveytia	....	production manager: Uruguay
Marjorie Chodorov	....	production supervisor
Tony Manzione	....	executive in charge of production: Uruguay
Samson Mucke	....	unit production manager
Tim Pedegana	....	post-production supervisor
Rachel Rose	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fernando Altschul	....	first assistant director
Kristina M. Peterson	....	second second assistant director
Pablo Ramos	....	second assistant director: Argentina
Jason Roberts	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Daniele Auber	....	conceptual design and storyboards
John Brunot	....	property master
Elizabeth Colomba	....	storyboard artist
Franco Esile	....	leadman
Ursula Glaviano	....	set dresser
Joshua Green	....	buyer
Ron Karkoska	....	dead rat props
Mina Kinukawa	....	art department coordinator
Amanda Mendonca	....	set dresser
Andy Rusk	....	art assistant

Sound Department
Joshua Adeniji	....	foley editor
Randy Babajtis	....	sound designer
Michael Baird	....	supervising sound designer
Dhyana Carlton-Tims	....	supervising dialogue & adr editor
David O. Daniel	....	sound mixer
Robert Dehn	....	assistant sound editor
Robert Dehn	....	sound studio manager
Levent Erdogan	....	assistant sound editor
Robert Fernandez	....	score mixer
Jason Gaya	....	sound recordist
Judah Getz	....	adr mixer
Corey J. Grasso	....	assistant sound editor
Scott Hinkley	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard Kitting	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Tiffany Lentz	....	assistant sound editor
Andrew Morgado	....	adr mixer
Jonathan Wales	....	sound re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by
J. Cody Baker	....	digital intermediate assistant (as James Cody Baker)
Michael Boggs	....	scanning manager
Sean Coonce	....	digital compositor: Gradient FX
Peter 'Beak' Cvijanovic	....	senior flame artist
Jay Frankenberger	....	compositor
Philip Fraschetti	....	digital compositor: Gradient Effects
Brad Gayo	....	visual effects
Dylan Highsmith	....	visual effects editor
Christopher Ide	....	post production assistant
Thomas Kernan	....	digital artist
Nineli Khanian	....	digital compositor
Ji Young 'Gina' Kim	....	digital artist
Pouyan Navid	....	visual effects artist
Shane Paugh	....	visual effects editor
Raphael Protti	....	digital artist
Kelley Ray	....	compositor
Kelley Ray	....	visual effects supervisor
Ryan Reeb	....	digital artist
Rick Sander	....	lighting supervisor: Gradient Effects
Thomas Tannenberger	....	visual effects producer
Olcun Tan	....	visual effects supervisor
Bob Froehlig	....	lead systems engineer: Gradient Effects (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Bruno Alzaga	....	rigging best boy electrician
Richard W. Botchlet	....	best boy electric
Ryan Bradley	....	grip
Chris Buchakjian	....	best boy grip
Erik Gonzales	....	lighting technician
Dylan Goss	....	aerial director of photography
Peter Graf	....	aerial camera system tech super g
Patrick R. Heffernan	....	key grip
Matías Mesa	....	camera operator
Cris Moris	....	gaffer
Brandon Ponticelle	....	assistant camera
Jeff Porter	....	first assistant camera
Dan Preiser	....	grip
Van Redin	....	still photographer
Gonzalo Regules	....	second assistant camera
Travis Stewart	....	lighting technician
Gustavo Triviño	....	additional steadicam operator
Diego Zalduondo	....	loader: Uruguay

Casting Department
Chris Bustard	....	extras casting
Pablo Carnaghi	....	casting: Buenos Aires
Jennifer Cram	....	casting associate
Dylan Jury	....	casting assistant
Mariann H.W. Lee	....	extras casting
Claudia Marquez	....	casting: Buenos Aires

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jean Bone	....	set costumer
Alejandro M. Hernandez	....	set costumer
Marian Toy	....	associate costume designer

Editorial Department
Salvatore Catanzaro	....	on-line editor
Jim Eberle	....	digital intermediate on-line editor
Dan Goslee	....	digital intermediate assistant
Bruce Lomet	....	digital intermediate head of production: Company 3
Christopher Marquez	....	post-production assistant
Eric McClain	....	colorist: dailies
Erik Rogers	....	senior digital intermediate producer
Amber Taylor	....	Account Manager (The Post Group )
Martin Wilson	....	assistant editor
Ian Turpen	....	digital intermediate scanner: Company 3 (uncredited)

Music Department
Mark Buys	....	musician
Mark Buys	....	orchestrator
Kevin Crehan	....	music editor
Ugo Derouard	....	music re-recording engineer
Eric Jasper	....	computer orchestrator
Sungtae Kim	....	computer orchestrator
Sean McMahon	....	orchestrator
Joohyun Park	....	score coordinator
Brian Sapp	....	music clearance
Samuel Joseph Smythe	....	score programmer
Andrew Spence	....	computer orchestrator
Andrew Spence	....	musician
Jonathan Timpe	....	computer orchestrator
Brandon K. Verrett	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Juan Manuel Arreseigor	....	transportation assistant
Corey Askins	....	transportation captain
Ted Joneson	....	driver
Eli Lozano	....	driver: honeywagon
Kelly Murphy	....	production van operator
Josh Sarfaty	....	driver
Marilyn Shannon	....	driver: grip truck

Other crew
Elizabeth A. Bergman	....	post-production accountant
JB Blanc	....	dialect coach
Erik Bright	....	unit publicist
Jenni Cardone	....	stand-in: winona ryder
Usha Chaman	....	production coordinator
Marjorie Chodorov	....	production supervisor
Michael G. Cruz	....	assistant location manager
Zachary Dawes	....	production assistant
Rhonda DeVictor	....	production coordinator
David Ettedgui	....	production assistant
Suraj Gohill	....	production lender
Trent Hara	....	production coordinator
Matt Hausfater	....	production secretary
Anya Samantha Jordanova	....	production assistant
Mina Kinukawa	....	production assistant
Pepe Lamboglia	....	production supervisor: Uruguay
Eloy Lara	....	key set medic
George McDowell Agnew	....	location manager
Jan McWilliams	....	script supervisor
Ralph B. Meyer	....	location manager
Rusty Nye	....	assistant: cast
Leora Olivas	....	assistant to line producer
Corinna Pieloch	....	publicity department
Sara Nicole Powell	....	production secretary
Marie Rechberg	....	assistant: producers
Pilar L. Salazar	....	accounting clerk
Frederick William Springer III	....	production assistant: reshoots
Sophia Tapia	....	payroll accountant
Erin Tarasi	....	additional script supervisor: reshoots
Nate Taylor	....	key assistant location manager
Naomi Yospe	....	key assistant production coordinator
Lavinia Zetina	....	key first assistant accountant

Production Companies

• Senator Entertainment Co

Distributors

• Senator Distribution (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• E1 Entertainment (2009) (Canada) (theatrical)
• European Film Partners (EFP) (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Senator Film (2009) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2009) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• CatchPlay (2009) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Paradox Entertainment Group (2009) (Canada) (DVD)
• Sandrews (2009) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Sandrews (2009) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Other Companies

• Act One Script Clearance  script research
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Company 3  digital intermediate
• Film Art  artwork
• Gradient Effects  visual effects
• IndieClear  script clearance
• Insignia Public Relations  unit publicity
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• Otto Nemenz International  camera equipment provided by
• Productora Films, La  special thanks
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production
• Ugosound Studios  sound re-recording
• iO Films  video dailies

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, drug use, pervasive language and some disturbing images.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #44674) | Finland:K-15 | Ireland:16 | UK:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Netherlands:16 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:18A (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Company:

Senator Entertainment Co

Trivia:

Brandon Routh was originally set to play the vampire Jamie, but his scenes were cancelled at the last minute, just before the shooting.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Bryan Metro gets out of the bath tub and puts a towel around his waist, he is completely dry.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

References Amadeus (1984)

Soundtrack:

Shadows of the Night

Enough with the hating!!

"The Informers" is a compelling film that goes into the lives of a few inhabitants of 1983 Los Angeles. These characters all have one common feature, the absence of personal morals in their lives. As their lives have sudden changes they learn more about themselves and others.

After watching this movie I sat in the theater for a couple minutes to comprehend what i just saw. What i realized was that every story teaches a different lesson. The characters were not as far-fetched as many people are saying. This movie is not as extreme as people believe it is. I think that the film did lake some comedic relief and tended to be too serious which can make it difficult to gain interest. But, if your like me, you will always find something interesting in movies.

And also, after watching the film, unlike many critics are saying, this film actually taught me something, if not a few things. One particular scene, which might have been hard to catch, had a very distinct climax in which self realization is established. The movie ends with a pretty memorable scene that is pretty clear.

Overall, acting wasn't that bad, Billy Bob Thorton i believe was the best in the cast. A few characters could have been polished up a bit though. The film seems pretty accurate in depicting 80's as well.

This movie is a good watch, not a must watch. Not something to be watched for someone who is narrow minded. While it did lake some elements of a memorable film, it wasn't as good as a film like Crash for instance, But definitely worth my time and money.