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Brown's Requiem
Film poster
Directed byJason Freeland
Written byJason Freeland
James Ellroy (novel)
Starring
Release date
1998
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Brown's Requiem is a 1998 film written and directed by Jason Freeland. Brown's Requiem was the first novel by noted crime author James Ellroy, and his third to be adapted to film following L.A. Confidential in 1997, and Blood on the Moon (filmed under the title Cop) in 1987.[1][2]

Plot

Fritz Brown is a disgraced former LAPD officer now working as a private investigator, part-time repo man and struggling on-the-wagon ex-alcoholic. Fritz is hired by an obese caddy named Freddy 'Fat Dog' Baker, supposedly to keep tabs on Fat Dog's sister, Jane. In the course of his investigation, Fritz learns that Jane is indeed living with an elderly millionaire named Solly Kupferman, and that their relationship is odd at best.

Fritz follows Solly and witnesses a transaction between Solly and Cathcart, the Internal Affairs Chief who disgraced Fritz and had him expelled from the police force Brown suspects Fat Dog of being an arsonist and discovers that Kupferman owned Club Utopia through a proxy. Brown, thinking there might be a connection between the two men, decides to look for Fat Dog, who has disappeared and force him to confess but finds him dead in Mexico instead. He has been killed by Richard Ralston, with whom Fat Dog had started an illegal trade in social welfare benefits. Ralston failed to find a notebook where Fat Dog had meticulously noted their illegal transactions.

Fritz soon finds himself involved in a complicated set of circumstances involving crooks, hit men, corrupt police and murder.

Reaction

The film received mixed reviews upon its release; some critics dubbed the film a pale imitation of Chinatown, while others applauded it as a modern film noir masterpiece which remained true to Ellroy's original novel.

The film garnered writer/director Jason Freeland the Prize of the City of Grândola at the Festróia-Tróia International Film Festival, and also received the Jury Award for Best Premiere at the Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Thomas, Kevin (February 25, 2000). "Requiem: First Book, First Film, First-Class". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Elley, Derek (November 22, 1998). "Brown's Requiem". Variety. Retrieved October 21, 2018.


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