James Ellroy Says He Can Now “Disparage” Curtis Hanson’s ‘L.A. Confidential’ Film Adaptation: “I Think It’s Turkey Of The Highest Form”
deadline.comJames Ellroy, the author of L.A. Confidential, made an appearance at the L.A. Times Festival of Books where he talked about the film adaptation of his book. “People love the movie L.A.
Confidential,” Ellroy said, via the Los Angeles Times. “I think it’s turkey of the highest form. I think Russell Crowe and Kim Basinger are impotent.
The director [Curtis Hanson] died, so now I can disparage the movie.” L.A. Confidential was released in 1997 and not only did it receive rave reviews, it was a hit at the box office as well.
The film earned two Academy Awards including Best Screenplay and a Best Supporting Actress award for Kim Basinger. Ellroy has been critical of the adaptation Hanson made of his work and following the film director’s death, the author wrote a piece where he talked about their differences. “I conceived a tale of 1953 L.A.
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