The Insider (1999)
Genre:
Biography / Drama / History / Thriller (more)
Tagline: Warning: Exposing the Truth May Be Hazardous (more)
Plot Summary: Balls-out "60 Minutes" producer Lowell Bergman sniffs a story when a former research biologist for Brown & Williamson...
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User Comments:
Just Great Film-making......Period
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User Rating:
 
7.9/10 (34,848 votes)
top 250: #230
Also Known As:
60 Minutes (USA) (pre-release title)
Man of the People (USA) (working title)
The Untitled Tobacco Project (USA) (working title)
Untitled Michael Mann Film (USA) (working title)
MPAA: Rated R for language.
Runtime:
157 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English / Japanese / Arabic
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
DTS / Dolby Digital / SDDS
Certification:
Iceland:L / USA:R (certificate #36775) / Argentina:Atp / Australia:M / Canada:14A (Alberta) / Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) / Canada:AA (Ontario) / Canada:G (Quebec) / Canada:PG (British Columbia/Manitoba) / Chile:TE / Czech Republic:12 / Finland:K-10 / France:U / Germany:6 (bw) / Hong Kong:IIB / Mexico:B / New Zealand:M / Norway:11 / Portugal:M/12 / Singapore:PG / Spain:T / Sweden:7 / UK:15 / Greece:K-17 / Philippines:PG-13
Trivia:
As Jeffrey Wigand enters the airport, shortly before receiving his subpoena, a woman in the background is seen smoking a cigarette, also, a Muslim soldier seen smoking briefly while Bergman is being transported to the Hizbollah meeting site, contrary to the real Jeffrey Wigand's request.
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Goofs:
Continuity: The driver's window changes from open to closed to open again when Wigand tells his wife he's been fired and then drives off.
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Quotes:
Lowell Bergman:
I am trying to protect you, man.
Jeffrey Wigand:
Well I hope you improve your batting average.
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Awards:
Nominated for 7 Oscars.
Another 21 wins
&
34 nominations
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User Comments:
4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Just Great Film-making......Period, 24 February 2006
Author:
ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States
Not always, but usually a Michael Mann-directed film means good things
for movie buffs, and this is no exception.
Tremendous acting highlights this movie about a behind-the-scenes look
at a "60 Minutes" story of a man who blows the whistle on a tobacco
company. Al Pacino, as the TV show producer "Lowell Bergman," Russell
Crowe as the whistle-blower and tobacco scientist "Dr. Jeffrey
Wiegand," and Christopher Plummer as "Mike Wallace" all are riveting in
their performances. They are intense characters, as are many of the
supporting characters in this involving film.
There is little action in here but a ton of tension in the first hour
of this long (158 min.) film. The story held my interest even when the
tension left, thanks to the acting, the great cinematography, involving
music score....well, just about everything. It's simply a well-done
movie, similar to Mann's "Heat," except without the violence.
The only negative was the obvious Liberal bias, but that's not
surprising being it's about "60 Minutes." I wasn't surprised when Ken
Starr got a cheap shot, for example. This film bias could have been a
lot more blatant so I'm not complaining. Obviously, they went a
overboard in their stand against the tobacco industry, repeating the
same damaging scenes over and over. However, I appreciated they didn't
shrink from pointing out how the network was covering its own behind
even though it was hurting its most successful program.
Photographer Dante Spinelli did an incredible job making this look
fantastic despite the fact that there was no great scenery or exotic
sets. As mentioned, this is just great film-making. What else can you
say?
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