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L.A. Confidential

The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award

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David Strathairn, Ron Rifkin and Matt McCoy are candidates, with Rifkin’s first name corrected from Rob to Ron.

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  • David Strathairn, Ron Rifkin and Matt McCoy are candidates, with Rifkin’s first name corrected from Rob to Ron.
  • Alan Graff, the opening abusive husband and stunt coordinator, is nominated.
  • Thomas Arana and John Mahone are offered.
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L.A. Confidential

Recasting Couch

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A Dudley suggestion transcribed as Apostle/postuate is praised for Irish authenticity but may signal villainy too early; the identity needs confirmation.

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  • A Dudley suggestion transcribed as Apostle/postuate is praised for Irish authenticity but may signal villainy too early; the identity needs confirmation.
  • Campbell Scott, Josh Charles, Matt Damon and Ed Norton are proposed for Exley; Norton’s availability is questioned.
  • Ed Burns as Exley is considered, prompting recollection of a detective show.
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The Big Kahuna Burger Award for Best Use of Food and Drink

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The flex discussion enjoys liquor stores with simple choices, Stensland pouring both liquors into punch, and Stompanato drinking Schlitz at Formosa.

Flex pick · Andy Greenwald

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  • The flex discussion enjoys liquor stores with simple choices, Stensland pouring both liquors into punch, and Stompanato drinking Schlitz at Formosa.
  • Matt Reynolds’s autopsy stomach contents are offered as a darkly comic last meal.
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L.A. Confidential

Half-Assed Internet Research

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Camera angles reportedly excluded later tall buildings, and Pearce wore a wig for the fight shot months after principal photography.

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  • Camera angles reportedly excluded later tall buildings, and Pearce wore a wig for the fight shot months after principal photography.
  • Daryl Gates’s congratulatory cameo is called controversial.
  • Inez has a much larger role in the novel.
  • Patchett’s house and Lynn’s house are real locations; the Victory Motel was built near oil fields.
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L.A. Confidential

Apex Mountain

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Crowe is rejected; Spacey’s run is accepted, with this film versus American Beauty debated.

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  • Crowe is rejected; Spacey’s run is accepted, with this film versus American Beauty debated.
  • Pearce’s Memento period is proposed; another view favors his post-Brutalist standing, with concern about his social-media activity.
  • Chinatown wins for LA noir; Basinger’s Nine and a Half Weeks/Batman era is favored over this film.
  • DeVito is rejected; evil Cromwell is praised, though Star Trek and Succession are other favorites.
  • St. Elmo’s Fire and The Big Lebowski are raised for toilet dunking; dangling a man out a window is also considered.
  • The Aviator’s Howard Hughes home is favored for Hancock Park movie houses.
  • Heart-shot acting is nominated, especially the cartoon-watching victim and Jack; time to death is debated without medical certainty.
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L.A. Confidential

Best Hang / Worst Hang

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Lynn, Hollywood Jack and Patchett are best-hang choices, with club access and golf among the attractions.

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  • Lynn, Hollywood Jack and Patchett are best-hang choices, with club access and golf among the attractions.
  • Dudley’s whiskey and knowledge are considered; Stensland and Mrs. Lefferts are worst-hang suggestions.
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Picking Nits

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Basinger’s resemblance and acting style are questioned against the more playful Veronica Lake.

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  • Basinger’s resemblance and acting style are questioned against the more playful Veronica Lake.
  • The Lana Turner likeness works, but her Stompanato relationship is said to be shifted earlier.
  • Minor anachronism hunting is dismissed; Dudley’s no-glasses assertion is contradicted by another cop at the party.
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L.A. Confidential

Sequel, Prequel, Limited Series, or All-Black Remake

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A 1974-set sequel with Chadwick Boseman, Crowe and Pearce reportedly failed to happen.

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  • A 1974-set sequel with Chadwick Boseman, Crowe and Pearce reportedly failed to happen.
  • The 2003 Kiefer Sutherland pilot and Jordan Harper’s later CBS pilot are recalled; the latter had Walton Goggins and the actor transcribed as Shea Wiggum and delayed Night Owl until season two.
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