Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
Cast
Kevin Spacey
Jack Vincennes
Russell Crowe
Wendell 'Bud' White
Guy Pearce
Edmund 'Ed' Exley
James Cromwell
Dudley Smith
Kim Basinger
Lynn Bracken
Danny DeVito
Sid Hudgens
David Strathairn
Pierce Patchett
Ron Rifkin
D.A. Ellis Loew
Graham Beckel
Dick Stensland
Amber Smith
Susan Lefferts
John Mahon
Police Chief
Paul Guilfoyle
Mickey Cohen
Matt McCoy
'Badge of Honor' Star Brett Chase
Paolo Seganti
Johnny Stompanato
Simon Baker
Matt Reynolds
Elisabeth Granli
Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner
Sandra Taylor
Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner
Steve Rankin
Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen
Allan Graf
Wife Beater
Precious Chong
Wife
Symba
Jack's Dancing Partner
Bob Clendenin
Reporter at Hollywood Station
Lennie Loftin
Photographer at Hollywood Station
Will Zahrn
Liquor Store Owner
Darrell Sandeen
Buzz Meeks
Michael Warwick
Sid's Assistant
Shawnee Free Jones
Tammy Jordan
Matthew Allen Bretz
Officer Escorting Mexicans
Thomas Rosales Jr.
First Mexican
Shane Dixon
Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station
Norman Howell
Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station
Brian Lally
Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station
Don Pulford
Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station
Chris Short
Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station
Tomas Arana
Breuning - Dudley's Guy
Michael McCleery
Carlisle - Dudley's Guy
George Yager
Gangster at Victory Motel
Jack Conley
Vice Captain
Ginger Slaughter
Secretary in Vice
Jack Knight
Detective at Detective Bureau
John H. Evans
Patrolman at Nite Owl Cafe
Gene Wolande
Forensic Chief
Brian Bossetta
Forensic Officer
Michael Chieffo
Coroner
Gwenda Deacon
Mrs. Lefferts
T.J. Kennedy
Bud's Rejected Partner
Ingo Neuhaus
Jack's Rejected Partner
Robert Harrison
Pierce Patchett’s Bodyguard
Jim Metzler
City Councilman
Robert Barry Fleming
Boxer
Jeremiah Birkett
Ray Collins - Nite Owl Suspect
Salim Grant
Louis Fontaine - Nite Owl Suspect
Karr Washington
Ty Jones - Nite Owl Suspect
Noel Evangelisti
Stenographer
Marisol Padilla Sánchez
Inez Soto - Rape Victim
Jeff Sanders
Sylvester Fitch
Steven Lambert
Roland Navarette
Jordan Marder
Officer at Detective Bureau
Gregory White
Mayor
April Breneman
Look-Alike Dancer
Lisa Worthy
Look-Alike Dancer
Beverly Sharpe
Witness on Badge of Honor
Colin Mitchell
Reporter at Hospital
John Slade
Photographer at Hospital
Brenda Bakke
Lana Turner
Kevin Maloney
Frolic Room Bartender
Patrice Walters
Police File Clerk
Rebecca Klingler
Police File Clerk
Irene Roseen
D.A. Ellis Loew's Secretary
Scott Eberlein
West Hollywood Sheriff's Deputy
David St. James
Detective at Hush-Hush Office
Bodie Newcomb
Officer at Hush-Hush Office
Jeff Austin
Detective
Robert Foster
Detective
Kevin Patrick Kelly
Detective
Henry Marder
Detective
Monty McKee
Detective
Henry Meyers
Detective
Michael Ossmann
Detective
Dick Stilwell
Detective
Jess Thomas
Detective
Robert Thompson
Detective
Jody Wood
Detective
Jimmy Ortega
Second Mexican (uncredited)
Nectar Rose
Marilyn Monroe (uncredited)
Rocco Salata
Uniformed Patrol Officer (uncredited)
Dell Yount
Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Scott McKinley
Cop (uncredited)
Gilbert Rosales
Third Mexican (uncredited)
J.P. Romano
Deuce Perkins (uncredited)
Chris Palermo
Anthony Trombino (uncredited)
April Audia
Mayor's Wife (uncredited)
Priscilla Cory
Brunette Police Woman (uncredited)
Fred Lerner
Dudley's Guy with Shotgun (uncredited)
Anne Zogby
Movie Star (uncredited)
Crew
Curtis Hanson
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Brian Helgeland
Screenplay, Co-Producer
James Ellroy
Novel
Peter Honess
Editor
Michael Trent
Assistant Editor
Carole Henderson Harrington
Assistant Editor
Dante Spinotti
Director of Photography
David Orr
Color Timer
Drew Ann Rosenberg
First Assistant Director
Linda Montanti
First Assistant Director
Jim Goldthwait
Second Assistant Director
Heather Kritzer
Second Second Assistant Director
Gary Damian Thomas
Storyboard Artist
Patti McGuire
Assistant Production Coordinator
David L. Wolper
Executive Producer
Dan Kolsrud
Executive Producer
Warren Smith
Production Supervisor
Michael G. Nathanson
Producer
Arnon Milchan
Producer
Raul Moreno
Production Assistant
Jeannine Oppewall
Production Design
Bonnie Daniels
Production Controller
Gary Jay
Camera Operator
Edward A. Gutentag
Assistant Camera
Duane Manwiller
First Assistant Camera
Poly Veitzer
Second Assistant Camera
Alberto S. Ramos
Dolly Grip
J. Michael Muro
Steadicam Operator
James W. Apted
Camera Loader
Glenn Brown
Camera Production Assistant
Emily Schweber
Casting Associate
Mali Finn
Casting
Marsha Bozeman
Set Costumer
Lisa Lovaas
Costume Supervisor
Ruth Myers
Costume Design
Elizabeth Abate
Costumer
Janis Clark
Key Hair Stylist
Peter Savic
Hairstylist
Gus Le Pre
Hair Assistant
Lance Anderson
Makeup Artist
Scott H. Eddo
Makeup Supervisor
Moira Gill
Art Department Coordinator
Andrea Morland
Art Department Production Assistant
Gary Archer
Prosthetics
Terry Rodman
Sound Designer
Joe Divitale
Sound Effects Editor
Gordon Ecker
Sound Effects Editor
Steve Mann
Sound Effects Editor
Glenn Hoskinson
Sound Effects Editor
Steven Gerrior
Assistant Sound Editor
Brian Best
Apprentice Sound Editor
Anna Behlmer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Andy Nelson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kirk Francis
Production Sound Mixer
John Leveque
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Bruce Botnick
Scoring Mixer
Thom 'Coach' Ehle
Dolby Consultant
Mychal D. Smith
Boom Operator
John Roesch
Foley Artist
Hilda Hodges
Foley Artist
Bob Beher
Foley Editor
Becky Sullivan
Supervising ADR Editor
Denise Horta
ADR Editor
Andrea Horta
ADR Editor
Charleen Richards-Steeves
ADR Mixer
Robert Deschaine
ADR Mixer
Tami Treadwell
ADR Recordist
Diane Linn
ADR Recordist
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Jeffrey W. Petersen
Chief Lighting Technician
Lonnie S. Gatlin
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Boyd Lacosse
Special Effects Technician
Richard Stutsman
Special Effects Coordinator
Eric Rylander
Special Effects Coordinator
Peter Donen
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Nick Vidar
Music Programmer
Kenneth Hall
Music Editor
Pete Bianco
Transportation Captain
John Bush
Transportation Co-Captain
Keith Dillin
Transportation Coordinator
Kim Bodner
Production Accountant
Cheryl McHugh
Payroll Accountant
Karen Yokomizo
Assistant Accountant
Mildred Iatrou
Dialogue Editor
Cathie Speakman
Dialogue Editor
Kimberly Lowe Voigt
Dialogue Editor
Donald L. Warner Jr.
Dialogue Editor
Jessica Drake
Dialect Coach
Jim Duggan
Key Rigging Grip
John Hinkle
Standby Painter
Rick Broderman
Painter
Jay Hart
Set Decoration
Mark Poll
Set Designer
Julia K. Levine
Set Designer
Louisa Bonnie
Set Designer
Dave DeGaetano
Construction Coordinator
Javier Carrillo
Construction Foreman
Al DeGaetano
Construction Buyer
John Cales
Propmaker
Merrick Morton
Still Photographer
Peter Sorel
Still Photographer
Travis Baumann
Compositing Artist
Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez
Script Supervisor
Connie Papineau
Script Supervisor
Nikola Ristić
Electrician
Mark Soucie
Electrician
Jeff Durling
Electrician
Kenny Schneider
Electrician
Corwin A. Bibb
Electrician
Eric Smith
Electrician
Eric Yount
Carpenter
Dave Amberik
Driver
John Baumhauer
Set Production Assistant
John Panzarella
Location Manager
Kenneth Hunter
Location Manager
Leslie Thorson
Assistant Location Manager
Stephen Fischer
Assistant Location Manager
Carolyn Hagan
Production Office Coordinator
Gilbert Rosales
Stunts
Jimmy Romano
Stunts
Danny Costa
Stunts
Norm Compton
Stunts
Joni Avery
Stunts
Kevin L. Jackson
Stunts
Fred Lerner
Stunts
Gene LeBell
Stunts
Chris Palermo
Stunts
Richard Drown
Stunts
J.P. Romano
Stunts
Toby Holguin
Stunts
Joey Box
Stunts
Doc Duhame
Stunts
Troy Robinson
Stunts
Tom Lupo
Stunts
Gary Price
Stunts
Jimmy Ortega
Stunts
Danny Rogers
Stunts
Robby Robinson
Stunts
John C. Meier
Stunts
Frankie 'G' Garbutt
Stunts
Richie Gaona
Stunts
Freddie Jin
Stunts
Gary Epper
Stunts
Troy Brown
Stunts
Rick Avery
Stunts
Anthony G. Schmidt
Stunts
Bob Herron
Stunts
Dion Mitchell
Utility Stunts
Jeff Imada
Stunt Coordinator
Steven Melton
Property Master
Al Eisenmann
Assistant Property Master
Robert Duggan
Best Boy Grip
Robert Lamkin
Chef
Chris Grantz
Swing
Patrick McGee
Swing
Kai Blomberg
Swing
Julie Beattie Iiams
Swing
Doug Sieck
Swing
G. Roger Abell
Swing
Troy Alan Peters
Dresser
Mark Burnett
Video Assist Operator
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
Scott M. Robinson
Key Grip
Danny Jimenez
Grip
Carlos M. Gallardo
Grip
Randy Berrett
Grip
L. Dean Jones Jr.
Unit Production Manager
Bella Noubarian
Seamstress
Pablo Ferro
Title Designer
David Guilbeau
Craft Service
Michael Battaglia
Unit Publicist
William Arnold
Art Direction
Beth Jochem Besterveld
First Assistant Editor
Thell Reed
Armorer
Sara Flamm
Production Secretary
Kay Colvin
Utility Sound
Arthur Morton
Orchestrator
Neil David Pontecorvo
Head Greensman
Chuck Brooks
Greensman
Fred Fein
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