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The Grifters

( Catalog Number 90545 )
(1.33:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

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The Grifters
1990 - 114 min. - Color
Genre: Drama
Rated R
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
THE GRIFTERS is an intense character study of a group of people caught up in a world where nobody can be trusted. Stephen Frears presents this cool and brutal adaptation of Jim Thompson's stylish noir novel, which centers on the complex lives of three con artists. Shady Roy Dillon (John Cusack), a low-level Los Angeles con man and petty thief, and Roy's sexy, amoral girlfriend Myra (Annette Bening), a con artist who is down on her luck and willing to do whatever it takes to get back on top of her game; are the focal point of the action. Rounding out the trio is Roy's mother, Lilly (Angelica Huston), a veteran con artist who shares little with Roy other than a bizarre oedipal attraction. The seedy underbelly of LA life is played out in evocative tableaux, as Myra and Lilly compete for Roy's attention until they ultimately drive him away.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Director Stephen Frears' tense adaptation of Jim Thompson's novel The Grifters is one of the finest film noirs of the first half of the '90s. Updating the setting to contemporary Los Angeles, the film follows a trio of con artists who are intent on out-foxing each other. Roy Dillon (John Cusack) is a simple, two-bit con, whose life is thrown into turmoil when his estranged mother Lilly (Anjelica Huston) returns home in an attempt to evade the law. Lilly doesn't warm to Roy's girlfriend Myra Langtry (Annette Bening), who is too similar to herself. Soon, the two women are competing for Roy in a battle that is more of a power struggle than a pursuit of affection, and the battle quickly turns dangerous. Fueled by terrific performances by all three leads (Huston was nominated for an Academy Award), The Grifters stands as one of Frears' finest films and is the best of the numerous Thompson adaptations of the early '90s. --- Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Of the several movies made in the 1990s that mined the original material of writer Jim Thompson, Stephen Frears' The Grifters was easily the best. Adapted for the screen by noted crime novelist Donald Westlake, the intelligent, knowing script is a major strength. Like Frears' previous film, Dangerous Liaisons, The Grifters is full of smart, character-driven deceit and intrigue. It's essentially a morality play, but, in keeping with the material's film noir feel, its morals are not simple, and definitive conclusions are unclear. John Cusack, Annette Bening, and Anjelica Huston perfectly portray the three characters involved in the ethical tug-of-war: Cusack finally asserted himself an adult actor with his stylish, sympathetic performance, but Huston and Bening steal the show as the harpies out to devour him. They capture the film's peculiarly fragile tone. With its odd gloss and modern viewpoint, The Grifters is more akin to the post-noir sensibilities of Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye than to such other neo-noir films as Red Rock West or the Thompson-inspired After Dark, My Sweet. --- Brendon Hanley

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Cast for The Grifters

John Cusack - Roy Dillon
Anjelica Huston - Lilly Dillon
Annette Bening - Myra Langtry
Pat Hingle - Bobo Justus
J.T. Walsh - Cole
Charles Napier - Rebbing
Gailard Sartain - Joe
Ray Sharkey - FBI Man
Jeremy Piven - Sailor - Freshman
Jeff Perry - Drunk
Jan Munroe - Guy at Bar
Victoria Thomas
Stephen Tobolowsky - Jeweler
Ivette Soler - Maid
Juliet Taylor
Gregory Sporleder - Sailor - Spooney
Teresa Gilmore Capps - Receptionist 1
Lou Hancock - Nurse
Noelle Harling - Nurse Flynn
Frances Bay - Arizona Motel Clerk
Jon Gries - Drunk's Friend
Xander R. Berkeley - Lt. Pierson
Micole Mercurio - Waitress
Juliet Landau - Young Lilly
Michael Laskin - Irv
Richard Holden - Cop
Sandy Baron - Doctor
Henry Jones - Simms
Ed Jones - Mintz

Crew for The Grifters

Stephen Frears - Director
Jim Thompson - Book Author
Donald E. Westlake - Screenwriter
Oliver Stapleton - Cinematographer
Elmer Bernstein - Composer (Music Score)
Mick Audsley - Editor
Dennis Gassner - Production Designer
Leslie McDonald - Art Director
Robert A. Harris - Co-producer
James Painten - Co-producer
Peggy Rajski - Co-producer
Martin Scorsese - Co-producer
Barbara de Fina - Executive Producer
Nancy Haigh - Set Designer
Richard Hornung - Costume Designer
Julie Hewett - Makeup
Juliet Taylor - Casting
Victoria Thomas - Casting
Llewellyn Wells - Production Manager

Awards for The Grifters

Best Actress (win) Anjelica Huston 1989 L.A. Film Critics Association
Best Actress (win) 1989 National Society of Film Critics
Best Supporting Actress (win) 1989 National Society of Film Critics
Best Actress (nom) Anjelica Huston 1989 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Actress (nom) Anjelica Huston 1989 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Film (nom) 1989 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Film (nom) 1989 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Supporting Actress (nom) Annette Bening 1989 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Supporting Actress (nom) Annette Bening 1989 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Actress (nom) Huston, Anjelica 1990 Academy
Best Adapted Screenplay (nom) Donald E. Westlake 1990 Academy
Best Director (nom) Stephen Frears 1990 Academy
Best Supporting Actress (nom) Annette Bening 1990 Academy
Best Actress (Drama) (nom) Anjelica Huston 1990 Golden Globe
Best Actress (win) 1990 Independent Spirit
Best Film (win) 1990 Independent Spirit
Best Picture (nom) 1990 National Board of Review
Best Supporting Actress (nom) Annette Bening 1991 British Academy Awards

Feature Details

Title: The Grifters
Feature Release Date: 1990
Genre: Drama
Rating: R
Color: Color
Runtime: 114 Minutes
Picture: Pan & Scan
Ratio: 1.33:1
Playback Format: CLV

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Catalog Number: 90545
UPC: 026359054563
Manufacturer: Pioneer USA
Publisher: HBO Video

Sides: 2
Cover: Jacket
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: 90545-N
Shipping Weight: 1 lbs
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John Cusack, Anjelica Huston and Annette Bening in...

The Grifters

( Catalog Number 90545 )
(1.33:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc

The Grifters
1990 - 114 min. - Color
Genre: Drama
Rated R
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
THE GRIFTERS is an intense character study of a group of people caught up in a world where nobody can be trusted. Stephen Frears presents this cool and brutal adaptation of Jim Thompson's stylish noir novel, which centers on the complex lives of three con artists. Shady Roy Dillon (John Cusack), a low-level Los Angeles con man and petty thief, and Roy's sexy, amoral girlfriend Myra (Annette Bening), a con artist who is down on her luck and willing to do whatever it takes to get back on top of her game; are the focal point of the action. Rounding out the trio is Roy's mother, Lilly (Angelica Huston), a veteran con artist who shares little with Roy other than a bizarre oedipal attraction. The seedy underbelly of LA life is played out in evocative tableaux, as Myra and Lilly compete for Roy's attention until they ultimately drive him away.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Director Stephen Frears' tense adaptation of Jim Thompson's novel The Grifters is one of the finest film noirs of the first half of the '90s. Updating the setting to contemporary Los Angeles, the film follows a trio of con artists who are intent on out-foxing each other. Roy Dillon (John Cusack) is a simple, two-bit con, whose life is thrown into turmoil when his estranged mother Lilly (Anjelica Huston) returns home in an attempt to evade the law. Lilly doesn't warm to Roy's girlfriend Myra Langtry (Annette Bening), who is too similar to herself. Soon, the two women are competing for Roy in a battle that is more of a power struggle than a pursuit of affection, and the battle quickly turns dangerous. Fueled by terrific performances by all three leads (Huston was nominated for an Academy Award), The Grifters stands as one of Frears' finest films and is the best of the numerous Thompson adaptations of the early '90s. --- Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Of the several movies made in the 1990s that mined the original material of writer Jim Thompson, Stephen Frears' The Grifters was easily the best. Adapted for the screen by noted crime novelist Donald Westlake, the intelligent, knowing script is a major strength. Like Frears' previous film, Dangerous Liaisons, The Grifters is full of smart, character-driven deceit and intrigue. It's essentially a morality play, but, in keeping with the material's film noir feel, its morals are not simple, and definitive conclusions are unclear. John Cusack, Annette Bening, and Anjelica Huston perfectly portray the three characters involved in the ethical tug-of-war: Cusack finally asserted himself an adult actor with his stylish, sympathetic performance, but Huston and Bening steal the show as the harpies out to devour him. They capture the film's peculiarly fragile tone. With its odd gloss and modern viewpoint, The Grifters is more akin to the post-noir sensibilities of Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye than to such other neo-noir films as Red Rock West or the Thompson-inspired After Dark, My Sweet. --- Brendon Hanley

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Cast for The Grifters

John Cusack - Roy Dillon
Anjelica Huston - Lilly Dillon
Annette Bening - Myra Langtry
Pat Hingle - Bobo Justus
J.T. Walsh - Cole
Charles Napier - Rebbing
Gailard Sartain - Joe
Ray Sharkey - FBI Man
Jeremy Piven - Sailor - Freshman
Jeff Perry - Drunk
Jan Munroe - Guy at Bar
Victoria Thomas
Stephen Tobolowsky - Jeweler
Ivette Soler - Maid
Juliet Taylor
Gregory Sporleder - Sailor - Spooney
Teresa Gilmore Capps - Receptionist 1
Lou Hancock - Nurse
Noelle Harling - Nurse Flynn
Frances Bay - Arizona Motel Clerk
Jon Gries - Drunk's Friend
Xander R. Berkeley - Lt. Pierson
Micole Mercurio - Waitress
Juliet Landau - Young Lilly
Michael Laskin - Irv
Richard Holden - Cop
Sandy Baron - Doctor
Henry Jones - Simms
Ed Jones - Mintz

Crew for The Grifters

Stephen Frears - Director
Jim Thompson - Book Author
Donald E. Westlake - Screenwriter
Oliver Stapleton - Cinematographer
Elmer Bernstein - Composer (Music Score)
Mick Audsley - Editor
Dennis Gassner - Production Designer
Leslie McDonald - Art Director
Robert A. Harris - Co-producer
James Painten - Co-producer
Peggy Rajski - Co-producer
Martin Scorsese - Co-producer
Barbara de Fina - Executive Producer
Nancy Haigh - Set Designer
Richard Hornung - Costume Designer
Julie Hewett - Makeup
Juliet Taylor - Casting
Victoria Thomas - Casting
Llewellyn Wells - Production Manager

Awards for The Grifters

Best Actress (win) Anjelica Huston 1989 L.A. Film Critics Association
Best Actress (win) 1989 National Society of Film Critics
Best Supporting Actress (win) 1989 National Society of Film Critics
Best Actress (nom) Anjelica Huston 1989 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Actress (nom) Anjelica Huston 1989 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Film (nom) 1989 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Film (nom) 1989 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Supporting Actress (nom) Annette Bening 1989 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Supporting Actress (nom) Annette Bening 1989 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Actress (nom) Huston, Anjelica 1990 Academy
Best Adapted Screenplay (nom) Donald E. Westlake 1990 Academy
Best Director (nom) Stephen Frears 1990 Academy
Best Supporting Actress (nom) Annette Bening 1990 Academy
Best Actress (Drama) (nom) Anjelica Huston 1990 Golden Globe
Best Actress (win) 1990 Independent Spirit
Best Film (win) 1990 Independent Spirit
Best Picture (nom) 1990 National Board of Review
Best Supporting Actress (nom) Annette Bening 1991 British Academy Awards

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