It depicts whitacres involvement as a whistle blower in the lysine pricefixing conspiracy of the mid1990s as described in the 2000 nonfiction. The informant never really comes together as a film of any type and i found myself rewinding to see if i had missed something. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the. It is based on a true story first described by journalist kurt eichenwald in his 2000 nonfiction book of the same title the movie concerns itself with mark whitacre damon, an employee of adm, a food production company. Gets better as the film proceeds had some smirks but i didnt laugh profusely would watch. There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including jennifers body, cloudy with a. A probe into a possible sabotage turns mark into a whistleblower for the fbi, as part of. Even as he exposes his companys multinational pricefixing conspiracy to the fbi, whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a hero of the.
The informant 2009 official movie trailer hd youtube. Informant definition of informant by the free dictionary. The informant movie is starring matt damon, scott bakula, and joel mchale. One who furnishes linguistic or cultural information to a.
Matt damon went from hunk to chunk for the informant, which opens next week. There are currently thirty videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. A topranking executive at an agriindustry giant suddenly turns whistleblower, envisioning himself a hero, yet his everchanging stories threaten the fbis case against the corporation. Well, judging from the films first trailer, which went up on apple today, we were wrong. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Directed by steven soderbergh and starring matt damon, frank welker, melanie lynskey and scott bakula. Director steven soderbergh is filming the informant, an upcoming dark comedy thriller film, which is based on the 2000 nonfiction book of the same name written by kurt eichenwald, a former journalist for the new york times. Wearing one of the most unflattering moustaches ever seen on a major movie star, matt damon stars as mark whitacre, a bigtime corporate executive who decides to tell. It is based on a true story first described by journalist kurt eichenwald in his 2000 nonfiction book of the same title. Parents need to know that this engaging steven soderbergh comedy received an r rating principally for language. The actor piled on over 30 pounds to play schlubby mark whitacre, a bipolar whistleblower who.
With matt damon, tony hale, patton oswalt, lucas mchugh carroll. The informant blows the whistle on dvd and bluray on february 23rd dec 18, 2009. Way wrong for the informant or sorry, the informant. But before all that can happen, the fbi needs evidence, so whitacre. The movie concerns itself with mark whitacre damon, an employee of adm, a food production company. Sep 20, 2009 the informant opened in theaters on friday. The film is a political comedy drama based on a true story, starring matt damon as mark whitacre, a sadsack executive at an agricultural company who is coerced into being an informant for the fbi when his company is investigated for corporate fraud and pricefixing. The trailer for the informant what was mark whitacre thinking. Netherlands 27 october 2009 leids film festival malaysia 29 october 2009. It depicts whitacres involvement as a whistle blower in the lysine pricefixing conspiracy of the mid1990s as described in the 2000. The movie is based on a true story and sends some mixed messages about corporate ethics. The informant matt damon, scott bakula, joel mchale, melanie lynskey, steven soderbergh. He is overseeing adms production of lysine, an additive used in the commercial livestock industry, but there are problems.
Its based on a late1990s case against the conglomerate. The lives of a retired psychic, a french tsunami survivor and a london schoolboy intersect, forever. National catholic register there are so many twists and turns to steven soderberghs deceptively lighthearted dark comedy the informant. There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including jennifers body, cloudy with a chance of meatballs and love happens. Even as he exposes his companys multinational pricefixing conspiracy to the fbi, whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a hero of the common man and handed a promotion. Jun 30, 2009 well, judging from the films first trailer, which went up on apple today, we were wrong. He then directed and everything is going fine 2010, a documentary about the life of spalding gray, and the bigbudget ensemble thriller contagion 2011, which portrayed the rapid spread of a. Mar 14, 2014 the informant trailer en espanol hd trailers y estrenos. Released by silva screen in 2009 silcd1298 containing music from the informant. Sep 11, 20 paris a promising pitch and a catchy setting make for a rather mediocre movie in the informant gibraltar, director julien leclercqs followup to his kinetic 2010 actioner, the assault. Trailer 2009 the trailer for the informant what was mark whitacre thinking.
Marvin hamlisch the informant original motion picture. A rising star at agriindustry giant archer daniels midland adm, whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. A rising star in the agricultural industry suddenly turns whistleblower in hopes of gaining a lucrative promotion and becoming a hero of the common people, inadvertently revealing his penchant for. He ended up with a prison sentence three times longer than any of the criminal executives he exposed. The lives of a retired psychic, a french tsunami survivor and a london schoolboy intersect, forever changed by what they believe might or must exist in the hereafter. The actual subject matter corporate misdeeds may only appeal to teens, however, because it stars matt damon. One who furnishes linguistic or cultural information. Directed by steven soderbergh, the film features a cast that includes. The film is based on a true story about an investigation into pricefixing by massive conglomerate archer daniels midland. It actually offers one of the directors more engaging films in quite a while, as he drops his oftenpresent pretensions to deliver a fun romp. Paris a promising pitch and a catchy setting make for a rather mediocre movie in the informant gibraltar, director julien leclercqs followup to his kinetic 2010 actioner, the assault. The filmtech forums are designed for various members related to the cinema industry to express their opinions, viewpoints and testimonials on various products, services and events based upon speculation, personal knowledge and factual information through use, therefore all views represented here allow no liability upon the publishers of. Database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for the informant.
A good movie not only makes the viewer want to watch it through to the end, but it also makes the viewer want to remember what they just watched. The dvd provides fairly picture along with acceptable audio and some deleted scenes. Sep 16, 2009 mark whitacre was the highestranking executive in u. Sep 18, 2009 video archive for the film the informant. I guess you have to grade it on the scale of semihumorous movies. Coming to it on its own terms however this is an engaging story told with a comic air that works and makes the film as entertaining as it is interesting. Find highquality the informant 2009 film stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images.
He is overseeing adms production of lysine, an additive used in the commercial livestock industry, but there are problems and the company is losing money. As the film opens, mark whitacre matt damon is explaining that nearly everything people eat contains corn and that his company, adm, is involved in almost all meals. Burns, the film stars matt damon as the titular informant named mark whitacre, as well as scott bakula, joel mchale and melanie lynskey. Take a look at all the details from this new matt damon film in both formats.
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