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When Bud White pulls into the driveway at Pierce Patchett's house to question him about Susan Leffert's murder, the wind is causing a tree top (top center of the frame) to sway. Before Bud opens the car door, you can see the tree come to a sudden stop in a position different than that of the last frame. See more...
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The film has eighty speaking parts. See more...
LA Confidential (1997) - 5 quotes
Directed by Curtis Hanson, starring Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, Kevin Spacey, Kim Basinger, Russell Crowe (add more)
Ed Exley: Why'd you become a cop?
Jack Vincennes: I don't remember.
Dudley Smith: I wouldn't trade places with Edmund Exley right now for all the whiskey in Ireland.
Lynn Bracken: You're the first man in five years who didn't tell me I look like Veronica Lake inside of a minute.
Bud White: You look better than Veronica Lake.
Ed Exley: A hooker cut to look like Lana Turner is still a hooker.
Johnny Stampanato: Hey!
Ed Exley: She looks just like Lana Turner.
Jack Vincennes: She is Lana Turner.
Ed Exley: What?
Jack Vincennes: She IS Lana Turner.
Bud White: Merry Christmas.
Lynn Bracken: Merry Christmas to you, officer.
Bud White: That obvious, huh?
Lynn Bracken: It's practically stamped on your forehead.