THE GRIFTERS
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Egyptian Theatre | Q&A with actor Annette Bening. Moderated by Eddie Muller.
‘NOIR CITY: Hollywood 2025’
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- RELEASED IN: 1990
- 110 MINUTES
- DIRECTED BY: Stephen Frears
ABOUT THE FILM:
Originally released December 5, 1990
The best movie ever made from a book by Jim Thompson, America’s preeminent writer of noir fiction. Roy Dillon (John Cusack) is a young grifter blithely scamming his way through sunny Southern California, until he gets trapped in the battle of wills and wiles waged by the women in his life: mother Lilly (a never-better Anjelica Huston) and girlfriend Myra (Annette Bening channeling Gloria Grahame). Westlake’s script deals flashbacks like a game of three-card monte, while Frears balances Thompson’s humor and horror as the three-way con builds to its shattering conclusion. Featuring memorable performances from Pat Hingle and J.T. Walsh. It’s been 35 years… long enough to call this an all-time classic!
FORMAT: 35mm
DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount Pictures
COUNTRY: USA
