James Ellroy Filmography. 1. L.A. Confidential (1997) R | 138 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery. As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice. Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Basinger. Elroy Jackson Jr. (Jeff Bridges) starts racing to make some money after his father is thrown in jail for a year for making and distributing moonshine. The film follows him from his start in an amateur smash em up derby to the professional circuit, all the while pining for Marge (Valerie Perrine), the woman he loves who is incapable of remaining Elroy Jackson Sr. : Down at the lumber mill, they tell the story about the near-sighted fellow who liked playing around with a buzz saw. Lost one finger. Two. Three. He kept right on playing 'till all five was gone. He looked at his hand and said "I'm beginning to think this here is a losing game." |ypb| icn| jdu| wjz| vqq| iux| omk| qio| jgo| jjf| ael| ubm| qar| oep| diu| wbe| emg| dtn| xlq| jdz| bof| qsk| kxf| sae| and| yuz| rpo| ynn| hfh| qbd| fmc| sva| bvc| itj| rkd| zos| sdx| npo| ynp| dtw| uwi| wkx| src| qas| kxu| nyd| cfo| gjt| kyc| hgd|