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The Informers

The Informers

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

20084.81h 38m

Overview

A collection of intersecting short stories set in early 1980s Los Angeles, depicts a week in the lives of an assortment of socially alienated, mainly well-off characters who numb their sense of emptiness with casual sex, violence, and drugs.

Directed by Gregor Jordan
Written by Bret Easton Ellis, Nicholas Jarecki
Produced by Bret Easton Ellis, Marco Weber
Box OfficeBudget: $18.0MRevenue: $382K

Top Cast

Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob Thornton

William Sloan

Kim Basinger

Kim Basinger

Laura Sloan

Jon Foster

Jon Foster

Graham Sloan

Amber Heard

Amber Heard

Christie

Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder

Cheryl Moore

Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke

Peter

Rhys Ifans

Rhys Ifans

Roger

Chris Isaak

Chris Isaak

Les Price

Austin Nichols

Austin Nichols

Martin

Lou Taylor Pucci

Lou Taylor Pucci

Tim Price

Themes & Keywords

child murderslice of lifehollywooddrugshedonism1980sdysfunctionalintersecting lives

About The Informers

The Informers is a drama, crime, thriller film released in 2008 exploring themes of child murder, slice of life, hollywood, drugs, hedonism, 1980s. Directed by Gregor Jordan, it stars Billy Bob Thornton, Kim Basinger, Jon Foster. A collection of intersecting short stories set in early 1980s Los Angeles, depicts a week in the lives of an assortment of socially alienated, mainly well-off characters who numb their sense of emptiness with casual sex, violence, and drugs.

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