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Brown's Requiem poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 60.5 / 100
1998·Crime / Drama / Thriller·1h 44m

BROWN'S REQUIEM

“In L.A., The Law Is Still For Sale.”

Fritz Brown is an ex-LAPD, recovering alcoholic who now splits his time repossessing cars for a used car lot and staffing his one-man private detective agency. When a filthy caddie named Freddy "Fat Dog" Baker wanders into Fritz's office one day, flashing a wad of cash, Fritz is hired to follow Fat Dog's kid sister Jane, who is holed up with a Beverly Hills sugar daddy named Sol Kupferman. Kupferman is a 70 year-old bag man for the mob, and Fat Dog claims that "Solly K" is up to something evil that may harm Jane. The trail leads Fritz to an encounter with his dark past in the person of Haywood Cathcart, current head of LAPD internal affairs and the person who kicked Fritz off the police force.

Above the Line
Jason Freeland·DirectorJason Freeland·WriterJames Ellroy·NovelSeo Mutarevic·Director of PhotographyCynthia Millar·Original Music ComposerToby Yates·Editor
Cast
Michael Rooker·Fritz BrownTobin Bell·Stan the ManSelma Blair·JaneJack Conley·RalstonKevin Corrigan·WalterBrad Dourif·EdwardsHarold Gould·Solly K.Brion James·CathcartBarry Newman·Jack SkolnickWilliam Newman·Augie
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Jason Freeland·Director
Writing· 2
Jason Freeland·WriterJames Ellroy·Novel
Camera· 3
Seo Mutarevic·Director of PhotographyGary Webster·Additional Second Assistant CameraDavid Sammons·First Assistant Camera
Editing· 1
Toby Yates·Editor
Sound & Music· 9
Cynthia Millar·Original Music ComposerAndrew DeCristofaro·Supervising Sound EditorTim Walston·Sound Effects EditorMichael Kamper·Sound Effects EditorKen Teaney·Sound Re-Recording MixerLaura Kamper·Sound Effects EditorAnn Scibelli·Supervising Sound Effects EditorMarshall Garlington·Sound Re-Recording MixerElisabeth Flaum·Sound Effects Editor
Art & Design· 5
Mike Islas·Art DirectionMarc L. Rizzo·Production DesignMimi Melgaard·Costume DesignNick Ralbovsky·Set DecorationRuth Allegra Peña·Costume Supervisor
Production· 8
Mark Ezralow·Executive ProducerJohn McDonnell III·Executive ProducerTim Youd·ProducerDavid Scott Rubin·ProducerTheodore J. Farnsworth·Executive ProducerJoseph Middleton·CastingErik Kritzer·Associate ProducerMatt Radecki·Associate Producer
Other Departments· 1
Liba Daniels·On Set Dresser
By the Numbers
60.5
OF 100
Master Score
5.7
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Brown's Requiem's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#F7F7F7
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Mood
Gritty, Mysterious
Composition
Layered
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A man and a woman are depicted against a sunset background with palm trees. The man is positioned behind a car door, holding a smoking gun, while the woman stan”

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Key Elements
GunCar DoorHeart Shaped PendantWhite DressBlack JacketPalm Trees
Atmosphere
Warm
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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