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There are more than 60 locations in the film, and sometimes two or three locations are shot every day.
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Producer David L. Walper and HBO TV both hoped to make "L.A. Confidential" into a series. After the success of the film, the first episode of the TV series "L.A. Confidential" was indeed filmed, in which Jack was played by Kiefer Sutherland, but due to the breakdown of negotiations between the producer and the HBO TV station, the series also died.
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In the film, Pierce Packett’s business stems from long-lived rumors that there is a brothel that specializes in imitating famous movie stars in Hollywood.
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Jerry Goldsmith replaced Elmer Bernstein to create the soundtrack for the film, and the film won him an Oscar nomination.
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There are as many as 80 characters in the film.
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Isabella Skrupko refused to play the heroine of the film.
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Guy Pierce said in an interview that the original candidate to play Lynn was Jennifer Jason Lee, but she refused to play the role because of too many prostitutes.
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In the film preparation stage, director Curtis Hansen asked the cast and crew to watch "Dead Kiss", "Urban Frenzy," "Killer", "Avenging Girl", "Lonely Place", "Private Hell 36" and " The Lineup.
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The novel "L.A. Confidential" is the third part of the "Los Angeles Quadruple" written by James Allory.
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Many plots in the film are derived from real events.
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Michael Madsen was expected to play Bud.
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The Mickey Cohen in the film is indeed a person. He is a member of the famous Los Angeles gang. He initially followed the gang boss, Geshe Segal, after the death of Geshe. , Cohen took over his business, which included drug trafficking, gambling and prostitution. The Los Angeles police hated him deeply. Just like the plot in the film, Cohen was eventually sentenced to jail for tax evasion, and he was released nearly 10 years later.
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In the film, multiple close-ups of Pierce's face during the fight between Guy Pierce and Russell Crowe were taken four months after the film was completed.
L.A. Confidential behind the scenes gags
2021-10-13 18:32
Extended Reading
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Isabel 2022-03-26 09:01:01
Relive the classics on the big screen, the two peaks of justice and evil, the three heroes are involved in danger, overcome difficulties, and the plots are intertwined. The pen is slowly moistened by the branches, depicting the personalities of the characters, and paving the way for complex relationships. Gathering the main trunk, the danger is everywhere, while pulling the cocoon, the dark thunder is picked up to the bright spot, and the climax detonates. This is the dual confrontation between desire and power, and it is also the perfect expression of business and art.
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Omari 2021-10-20 18:58:39
When will there be such brilliant police and criminal films in Mainland China? The previous Hong Kong police and criminal films were also pretty good-looking, but there have been fewer in recent years.
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Bud White: Pierce Patchett?
Lynn Bracken: He takes a cut of our earnings and invests it for us. He doesn't let us use narcotics and he doesn't abuse us. Can your policeman's mentality grasp those contradictions?
Bud White: He had you cut to look like Veronica Lake.
Lynn Bracken: No. I'm really a brunette, but the rest is me.
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Ed Exley: I want D.A. bureau men to tail Dudley Smith and Pierce Patchett 24 hours a day. I want you to get a judge to authorize wiretaps on their home phones, and I want authorization to check their bank records.
Ellis Loew: On what evidence?
Bud White: Call it a hunch.