Talk:L.A. Confidential (film)

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Contents 1 Rollo Tomasi 2 Merge? 3 TandM Studio 4 "references to real life" 5 Article split from novel 6 Name? 7 Fair use rationale for Image:La confidential.jpg 8 Fair use rationale for Image:La confidential.jpg 9 TV pilot

[edit] Rollo Tomasi

Re: L.A. Confidential: Is it possible that Dudley Smith is "Rollo Tomasi"? ie. that he did kill Preston Exley (Edmund Exley's father) in order to conceal his own corruption, and that his "execution" at the end of the film was more just than appears obvious? OK, anything is possible, but is it probable? He shows in the film that he has no real scruples when it comes to killing his fellow officers...

That's a matter of speculation. The film departs quite a bit from the novel in this respect (e.g. there is no mention of Rollo Tomasi in the book), so it's anyone's guess. --MarkSweep (call me collect) 01:34, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

I see no reason for Rollo Tomasi and Dudley Smith to be the same person. All we know from Ed Exley is that Preston Exley was killed by an unknown purse snatcher. Jack Vincennes calls Dudley Smith "Rollo Tomasi" not because he thinks he's the guy who killed Preston Exley, but because of the rest of what Ed Exley said when they talked about him. Exley said: "Rollo's the reason I became a cop. I wanted to catch the guys who thought they could get away with it." Jack Vincennes sees Dudley Smith as being one of those guys.

Plus it really helps to tie the plot of the movie together! Spider1 06:57, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Dudley is probably not Tomasi. If you read the Rollo Tomasi entry, it all makes sense. But consider this your spoiler warning. MMetro (talk) 21:32, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merge?

There has been a merge tag on Rollo Tomasi for a long time - could anyone who knows the subject comment on, or even better make, the merge? Kcordina 12:21, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

In light of the lack of comments, I'm going to remove the merge tags as I don't think they should be merged. Kcordina ^Talk 08:50, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] TandM Studio

citation source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119488/trivia (fifth point)

[edit] "references to real life"

This section seems to be nothing but speculation, and it composes more than half the entire article. I incline to deleting the entire section. Thoughts? Uucp 15:45, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

I agree and am going to steal your thunder by taking the initiative.Gnrlotto 05:42, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

Many of those references are pretty well-known. Most of them even seem to be directly from the DVD commentary and extras. Ellroy is well known for having used large slices of real history and snuck it into his work. Perhaps someone could go through and check them? Spider1 22:51, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article split from novel

The article associated with this talk page is now exclusively about the film version of L.A. Confidential. Please note that the plot summary is based on, and repeatedly refers to, the novel. I have left it in place so that it can be reworked to adhere more closely to the film. --ShelfSkewed talk 06:21, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Name?

What's with "L. A. Confidential"? The book cover and film title clearly list the name "L.A." without a space, as is the proper way of representing the city nickname. --Chancemichaels 20:18, 4 July 2007 (UTC)Chancemichaels

Agreed. The title is what the title is, and that trumps the naming conventions. I've moved both book and film articles back.--ShelfSkewed Talk 20:52, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:La confidential.jpg

Image:La confidential.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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BetacommandBot 11:43, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:La confidential.jpg

Image:La confidential.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If there is other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.

BetacommandBot (talk) 15:29, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] TV pilot

I'm just curious, but since the TV pilot based on the film flopped, could this article be placed in the [[Category:Failed pilots]] category? - Cubs Fan (talk) 04:55, 7 March 2008 (UTC)