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The Informers

POSTED BY Max Powers | WEDNESDAY AUGUST 6 AT 8:33 PDT 

This was Brad Renfro’s last movie, and it’s about people with drug problems that live in Los Angeles and can barely hold their shit together. Sound familiar? With all the hype surrounding Heath checking out before the Dark Knight dropped, will Renfro’s death help the box office?


The Informers is based on a book by Bret Easton Ellis, author of American Psycho, The Rules of Attraction, and Goodnight Moon. His books, like his movies, all talk about the same thing—college age kids with too much money acting just like their shitty, emotionally detached parents. This one is a collection of short stories that are loosely connected. If anything, I’m predicting it will be good for its moral depravity and hot, hot girls. Think Dawson’s creek on Showtime After Dark.

Hot Chicks to Watch For:  Amber Heard, Winona Ryder, Kim Basinger

Rating: R

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Release Date: 2008
 

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Books by Bret Easton Ellis that are turned into Movies can go either way. On one hand, American Psycho is just pure enjoyment. On the other hand, The Rules of Attraction is sort of annoying, although it has some great scenes. The Informers is based on a book of short stories about depressed, emotionally vapid, trust fund twentysomethings in LA. More...