Based on a novel by James Ellroy, FTP, name this 1997 film which starred Danny DeVito, Kevin Spacey and Russell Crowe, and which netted a Best Actress Oscar for Kim Basinger.
One of the characters threatens a man who lives at 4216 Evergreen by asking him if he knows what they do to "kiddie rapers" in San Quentin. Later, that character goes to a liquor store and meets a woman who is with Pierce Patchett. Another character is a tutor for Brett Chase, the star of Badge of Honor. The first voice we hear in this film belongs to Sid Hudgens, who writes for the magazine Hush-Hush and also pays Jack Vincennes to supply him with information. In the end, we discover that Dudley Smith is the bad guy, but he is shot in the back by Ed Exley after shooting Bud White. Based on a novel by James Ellroy, FTP, name this 1997 film which starred Danny DeVito, Kevin Spacey and Russell Crowe, and which netted a Best Actress Oscar for Kim Basinger.
One of the characters threatens a man who lives at 4216 Evergreen by asking him if he knows what they do to "kiddie rapers" in San Quentin.
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