The Informers (2008)


The Informers
Release Date01 October 2008
Budget$18,000,000
TaglineGreed is good. Sex is easy. Youth is forever.
GenreCrime, Drama, Thriller
CountryUSA
Germany
Filming LocationsBuenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPeriod Film, Showbiz Drama
ThemesIntersecting Lives
TonesOminous, Grim, Bleak, Gloomy, Downbeat
TagsAids, Cocaine, Dysfunctional, Extramarital Affair, Family, Rock Star

The Informers is a 2009 American ensemble film drama written by Bret Easton Ellis and Nicholas Jarecki and directed by Gregor Jordan. The film is based on Ellis' 1994 collection of short stories of the same name. The film, which is set amidst the decadence of the early 1980s, depicts an assortment of socially alienated, mainly well-off characters who numb their sense of emptiness with casual sex, alcohol, and drugs. Filming took place in Los Angeles, Uruguay, and Buenos Aires.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Graham Sloan

Christie

Tim Price

Fernando Consagra
Bruce

Bryan Metro

Roger

Bryan's Guitarist

William Sloan

Laura

Suzanne Ford
Bruce's Mother

Susan Sloan

Les Price

Diego Leske
Gary Gray

Patty

Stefanie Neukirch
Darlene

Peter Scanavino
Leon

Spaz

Daniel Rosenberg
Rocko

Brady Matthews
Maitre D'

Jeanette O'Connor
Canter's Waitress

Nina Metro

Milena Arango
Miss Nebraska

Diego Klattenhoff
Dirk

Denise Bradley
Memorial Service Goer

Donovan Del Pinto
Memorial Service Goer

Ivan Doroschuk
Himself

Derek DuChesne
Memorial Service Goer

Kimberly Evan
Red Carpet Woman

Evans Forde
Rock Journalist

Valentina Garcia
The P.A.

Anya Bergstedt Jordanova
Party Girl

Kimberly Langley
Memorial Service Goer

Patrick Mapel
Ryan

Noli McCool
Joe

Himself

Gabriel Schwalenstocker
Walter

George F. Watson
Mother's Consoling Memorial Service Friend

Director

Writer

Nicholas Jarecki

Producer

Vanessa Coifman
executive producer

executive producer

Jere Hausfater
executive producer

Nicholas Jarecki
executive producer

Miggel
line producer: Uruguay

Samson Mucke
line producer

Marco Weber
producer

Brian Young
executive producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Petra Korner

Editor

Robert Brakey
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Casting Director

John Papsidera
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Production Designer

Cecilia Montiel
-

Art Director

Nick Ralbovsky
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Set Decorator

Kathy Orlando
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Costume Designer

Sophie Carbonell
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Makeup Department

Beatrice De Alba
personal hair stylist: Kim Basinger

Karyn Huston
hair department head

Tracy Manzo
makeup artist

Fabiana Moretti
makeup assistant: Uruguay

Juan Pichinino
hair assistant: Uruguay

Ronnie Specter
makeup artist: Kim Basinger

Production Manager

Ines Artagaveytia
production manager: Uruguay

Marjorie Chodorov
production supervisor

Pepe Lamboglia
production executive: Uruguay

Tony Manzione
production executive: Uruguay

Samson Mucke
unit production manager

Tim Pedegana
post-production supervisor

Gabriel Rodriguez
unit manager: Uruguay

Rachel Rose
executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Fernando Altschul
first assistant director

Natalia DeLeon
third assistant director: Uruguay

Carlos Hoffman
second second assistant director: Uruguay

Mercedes Olivera
third assistant director: Uruguay

Kristina M. Peterson
second second assistant director

Pablo Ramos
second assistant director: Argentina

Jason Roberts
second assistant director

Art Department

Daniele Auber
conceptual design and storyboards

Alonso Banales
construction coordinator: Uruguay

Stephen Bishop
stand-by painter

Silas Brandon
gang boss

Walter Brunialti
set decorator: Uruguay

John Brunot
property master

Daniel Buelmo
set wrapper: Uruguay

Maia Cagnola
buyer: Uruguay

David R. Cake
swing

Gabriel Chrislock
set dresser

Elizabeth Colomba
storyboard artist

Steve Coover
art department

Carolina De La Vega
property assistant: Uruguay

Gloria Duhagon
assistant set decorator: Uruguay

Franco Esile
leadman

Amanda J. Flick
decorator/painter

Kristina Fuangkasae
assistant property master

Ursula Glaviano
set dresser

Joshua Green
buyer

Sergio Gualco
additional property master: Uruguay

Cecilia Guerriero
buyer: Uruguay

Manuel Guevara
assistant on-set dresser: Uruguay

Ron Karkoska
dead rat props

Mina Kinukawa
art department coordinator

Federico Martínez
art department assistant: Uruguay

Pedro Martinez
assistant on-set dresser: Uruguay

Amanda Mendonca
set dresser

Ana Mieres
art department coordinator: Uruguay

Luli Molla
art coordinator: Uruguay

Jean-Gabriel Monteil
on-set dresser: Uruguay

Inés Olmedo
art director: Uruguay

Fred M. Ortiz
assistant property master

Martin Recto
assistant property master: Uruguay

Diana C. Richardson
assistant property master

Lucia Rodriguez
lead woman: Uruguay

Andy Rusk
art assistant

Brian Seccombe
property assistant

Rene Sekula
art department assistant

Fiona Steffenino
assistant: Ines Olmedo, Uruguay

Christopher Taylor
set dresser

Michael Timman
set dresser

Sal Valle
on-set dresser

Paula Villalba
property master: Uruguay

Sound Department

Joshua Adeniji
foley editor

Randy Babajtis
sound designer

Michael Baird
supervising sound designer

Dhyana Carlton-Tims
supervising dialogue & adr editor

David O. Daniel
sound mixer

Robert Dehn
assistant sound editor, sound studio manager

Levent Erdogan
assistant sound editor

Robert Fernandez
score mixer

Jason Gaya
sound recordist

Judah Getz
adr mixer

Corey J. Grasso
assistant sound editor

Scott Hinkley
sound re-recording mixer

Richard Kitting
additional sound re-recording mixer

Tiffany Lentz
assistant sound editor

Andrew Morgado
adr mixer

Jonathan Wales
sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects

Timothy B. Graham
special effects

Visual Effects

J. Cody Baker
digital intermediate assistant

Michael Boggs
scanning manager

Sean Coonce
digital compositor: Gradient FX

Peter 'Beak' Cvijanovic
senior flame artist

Jay Frankenberger
compositor

Philip Fraschetti
digital compositor: Gradient Effects

Brad Gayo
visual effects

Dylan Highsmith
visual effects editor

Christopher Ide
post production assistant

Thomas Kernan
digital artist

Nineli Khanian
digital compositor

Ji Young 'Gina' Kim
digital artist

Pouyan Navid
visual effects artist

David Neuberger
visual effects artist

Shane Strickman
visual effects editor

Raphael Protti
digital artist

Kelley Ray
visual effects supervisor, compositor

Ryan Reeb
digital artist

Rick Sander
lighting supervisor: Gradient Effects

Thomas Tannenberger
visual effects producer

Olcun Tan
visual effects supervisor

Bob Froehlig
lead systems engineer: Gradient Effects

Camera and Electrical Department

Pepe Acuña
lamp operator: Uruguay

Javier Alonso
lamp operator: Uruguay

Bruno Alzaga
rigging best boy electrician: Uruguay

Marc Anderson
company grip

Shane Anderson
company grip

Curtis A. Andrews Jr.
rigging gaffer

Hospecio Balani
company grip

Douglas Blagg
dolly grip: "a"

Richard W. Botchlet
assistant chief lighting technician

company grip

Bill Bridges
company grip

Chris Buchakjian
best boy grip

Ramiro Caddeo
lamp operator: Uruguay

Rodolfo Casamayou Larraur
company grip: Uruguay

Philippe Casseus
key rigging grip

Alejandro Centurion
dolly grip: Uruguay

Ramiro Civita
additional camera operator: Uruguay

Sal Cocuzza
lamp operator

Diego Costemale
company grip: Uruguay

Chris Cotterman
company grip

Yoston Da Fonseca
lamp operator: Uruguay

Sebastián Deanes
rigging best boy grip: Uruguay

Gabriel Dicarlo
rigging grip: Uruguat

Dejon Ellis Jr.
company grip

Owen Foye
set lighting technician

Jake Funk
company grip

José Luis Garcia
best boy grip: Uruguay

Erik Gonzales
lamp operator

Dylan Goss
aerial director of photography

Peter Graf
aerial camera system tech super g

Scott Graves
rigging best boy electrician

Robert Head
rigging grip

Patrick R. Heffernan
key grip

Danny Hernandez
company grip

Tru Herrman
company grip

Anibal Ibáñez
lamp operator: Uruguay

Darmon Johnson
rigging grip

Matt Kubas
rigging electric

Julian Lopez
company grip

Gary Lucas
crane grip

Matt McKinney
company grip

Matías Mesa
steadicam operator: Uruguay

Sebastian Monetti
lamp operator: Uruguay

Cris Moris
chief lighting technician: Uruguay

Andrew Mueller
lamp operator

Alejandro Noya
company grip: Uruguay

Gabriel Ortega
rigging grip: Uruguay

Brandon Ponticelle
assistant camera

Jeff Porter
first assistant camera

Andrew Potter
company grip

Dan Preiser
company grip

Gabriel Quevedo
steadicam assistant: Uruguay

Juan Carlos Qunicke
rigging grip: Uruguat

Chephren Rasika
best boy rigging grip

Van Redin
still photographer

Gonzalo Regules
second assistant camera

Carlos Ritter
camera operator: Uruguay

Fabricio Rodriguez
basecamp generator operator: Uruguay

Hector Rodriguez
lamp operator: Uruguay

Giovanna Nakajima
lamp operator

Jake Sarfaty
rigging gaffer

Tito Sarti
rigging gaffer: Uruguay

Emiliano Silvera
company grip: Uruguay

Travis Stewart
lighting technician

Darryl St. Juste
best boy rigging grip

Manolo Texeira
rigging electrician: Uruguay

Max Thorpe
company grip

Kevin Tiesiera
rigging electric

Gustavo Triviño
additional steadicam operator

Gianni Trocoli
lamp operator: Uruguay

Juan Ángel Urrozola
still photographer: Uruguay

Conner Vandeer
electric

Jon Weiner
rigging electrician

Vincent Wrenn
set lighting

Ernest Yurich
company grip

Diego Zalduondo
loader: Uruguay

Steve Zvorsky
rigging electric

Casting Department

Chris Bustard
extras casting

Pablo Carnaghi
casting: Buenos Aires

Jennifer Cram
casting associate

Dylan Jury
casting assistant

Mariann H.W. Lee
extras casting

Claudia Marquez
casting: Buenos Aires

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Jean Bone
set costumer

Megan Comiskey
costume production assistant

Linda S. Cormany
costumes

Lucia Del Bracio
costumer: Uruguay

Jody Felz
costume supervisor

Alejandro M. Hernandez
set costumer

Jeanne Iguchi
tailor

Adriana Levin
costumer: Uruguay

Lucía Mangado
key costumer: Uruguay

Ann Miller
costumer: Mr. Thornton

Maria Rivera
costume production assistant

Valentina Rodriguez Amado
costumer: Uruguay

Alejandra Rosasco
costume supervisor: Uruguay

Candice Sabbah
costumer: Ms. Basinger

Marian Toy
associate costume designer

Vanessa Van Tuyl
costumer

Mariela Villasante
tailor: Uruguay

Beverly Woods
costume supervisor

Editorial Department

Salvatore Catanzaro
on-line editor

Jim Eberle
digital intermediate on-line editor

Dan Goslee
digital intermediate assistant

Bruce Lomet
digital intermediate head of production: Company 3

Christopher Marquez
post-production assistant

Eric McClain
colorist: dailies

Erik Rogers
senior digital intermediate producer

Amber Taylor
Account Manager

Martin Wilson
assistant editor

Ian Turpen
digital intermediate scanner: Company 3

Music Department

Mark Buys
orchestrator, musician

Kevin Crehan
music editor

Ugo Derouard
music re-recording engineer

Eric Jasper
computer orchestrator

Sungtae Kim
computer orchestrator

Sean McMahon
orchestrator

Joohyun Park
score coordinator

Brian Sapp
music clearance

Samuel Joseph Smythe
score programmer

Andrew Spence
computer orchestrator, musician

Jonathan Timpe
computer orchestrator

Brandon K. Verrett
orchestrator

Transportation Department

Daniel Acosta
driver: Uruguay

Ruben Alberti
driver: Uruguay

Leonardo Arce
driver: Uruguay

Diego Arduino
transportation co-captain: Uruguay

Juan Manuel Arreseigor
transportation assistant: Uruguay

Corey Askins
transportation captain

John Baker
driver

Bill Benedict
driver

Steve Blenkhorn
driver

Elbio Borba
driver: Uruguay

Gabriela Boullosa
transportation captain: Uruguay

Jose Pedro Bravo
driver: Uruguay

Al Burton
transportation coordinator

Marcelo Catau
driver: Uruguay

Adrian Collazo
driver: Uruguay

Horacio Correa
driver: Uruguay

Jorge Costa
driver: Uruguay

Miguel Ferra
driver: Uruguay

Daniel Fierro
driver: Uruguay

Norton Flynn
driver

Roberto Frattini
driver: Uruguay

Fernando Giordano
driver: Uruguay

Brad Harms
driver

Roberto Hors
driver: Uruguay

Richard Jeremias
driver

Ted Joneson
driver

Ebrahim Khaligh
driver

Seth Levine
driver

Carlos Libonati
driver: Uruguay

Mario Lopez
driver: Uruguay

Eli Lozano
driver

Luis Magada
driver: Uruguay

Nando Martinez
driver: Uruguay

Brian Meyer
driver

Guy Michaels
set power operator

A. Michelena
driver: Uruguay

J. Carlos Morales
driver: Uruguay

Jason Moreno
driver

Gabriel Orgaz
driver: Uruguay

Natalia Perciante Garcia
transportation assistant: Uruguay

Michael F. Pierre
transportation co-captain, driver

Eduardo Silva Porto
driver: Uruguay

Diego Preta
driver: Uruguay

Ferderico Rojas
driver: Uruguay

Matt Ruffling
driver

Brian Rugee
driver

Katrina L. Sanders
driver

Josh Sarfaty
driver

Liber Sartoroti
driver: Uruguay

Carlos M. Serrano
driver

car service: Ms. Basinger

Marilyn Shannon
driver

Mario Rafael Tizon Ferrari
picture car coordinator: Uruguay

Marcel Tizon
picture car coordinator: Uruguay

Javier Vila
driver: Uruguay

Juan Villa
driver: Uruguay

Mike Volpe
driver

Ron Volpe
driver

Chris Warren
driver

Boyd Young
driver/set mechanic

James Young
set mechanic

Kelly Murphy
production van operator

Other Crew

Pedro Barcia
key set production assistant: Uruguay

Katrina Beauvols
set production assistant: Uruguay

Elizabeth A. Bergman
post-production accountant

Gonzalo Bertolotti
payroll accountant: Uruguay

JB Blanc
dialect coach

Randolph Bookman
set production assistant

Erik Bright
unit publicist

Isabel Camargo
assistant: Gregor Jordan, Uruguay

Jenni Cardone
stand-in: winona ryder

Ivanna Cestau
production assistant: Uruguay

Klaus Cestau
production assistant: Uruguay

Usha Chaman
production coordinator: Uruguay

Marjorie Chodorov
production supervisor

Brandon Cook
set production assistant

Michael G. Cruz
assistant location manager

Steve Damstra II
office production assistant

Zachary Dawes
set production assistant

Rhonda DeVictor
production coordinator

Ethan Edwards
office production assistant

David Ettedgui
production assistant

Andrea Forischi
receptionist: Uruguay

Suraj Gohill
production lender

Diego Gregorio
production assistant: Uruguay

Trent Hara
production coordinator

Max Harris
set production assistant

Matt Hausfater
production secretary

Ana Iturraide
assistant accountant: Uruguay

Hyunjin Jo
cast production assistant

Anya Bergstedt Jordanova
production assistant

Micheal Edward King
set production assistant

Mina Kinukawa
production assistant

Eloy Lara
key set medic

Jacob Lawton
set production assistant

Lorena Maffoni
assistant production coordinator: Uruguay

Agustina Maya
accountant: Uruguay

George McDowell Agnew
location manager

Jan McWilliams
script supervisor

Ralph B. Meyer
location manager

Rodrigo Nessi
set production assistant: Uruguay

Rusty Nye
assistant: cast

Leora Olivas
assistant to line producer

Andrea Peluffo
key accountant: Uruguay

Corinna Pieloch
publicity department

Ben Pierce
set production assistant

Sara Nicole Powell
production secretary

Marie Rechberg
assistant: producers

Jason M. Roberts
set production assistant

Pilar L. Salazar
accounting clerk

Andrea Sheppard
cast production assistant: Uruguay

Frederick William Springer III
production assistant: reshoots

Sophia Tapia
payroll accountant

Erin Tarasi
additional script supervisor: reshoots

Nate Taylor
key assistant location manager

Fernanda Villete
assistant accountant: Uruguay

Victor Winters-Junco
set production assistant

Naomi Yospe
key assistant production coordinator

Joseph Zarske
office production assistant

Lavinia Zetina
production accountant: us, Uruguay

Thanks

in memory of

Production Company

Senator Entertainment Co

Distributor

Senator Distribution

Distribution Company

E1 Entertainment

European Film Partners (EFP)

Senator Film

Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais

CatchPlay

Paradox Entertainment Group

Sandrews
,

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
,

Miscellaneous

Act One Script Clearance
script research

Central Casting
extras casting

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera dollies

Company 3
digital intermediate

DitlevFilms
end title sequence

Film Art
artwork

Gradient Effects
visual effects

IndieClear
script clearance

Insignia Public Relations
unit publicity

Lakeshore Records
soundtrack

Newbridge Film Capital
funding

Nice Guys
car service: Ms. Basinger

Otto Nemenz International
camera equipment provided by

Productora Films, La
special thanks

Sonic Magic
sound post-production

Ugosound Studios
sound re-recording

iO Films
video dailies






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