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Synopsis: NIGHTCRAWLER is a thriller set in the nocturnal underbelly of contemporary Los Angeles. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Lou Bloom, a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the high-speed world of L.A. crime journalism. Finding a group of freelance camera crews who film crashes, fires, murder and other mayhem, Lou muscles into the cut-throat, dangerous realm of nightcrawling - where each police siren wail equals a possible windfall and victims are converted into dollars and cents. Aided by Rene Russo as Nina, a veteran of the blood-sport that is local TV news, Lou blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Dan Gilroy
Production: Open Road Films
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 43 wins & 120 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.9
Metacritic:
76
Rotten Tomatoes:
95%
R
Year:
2014
118 min
Website
2,979 Views


this dramatic video,

CHP officers Mike Tilly

and John Wall

risked their lives to

save the single mom.

Flores was {hen transferred

to St Joseph's Hospital

in serious

but stable condition

after suffering

smoke inhalation.

I don't know.

I'll give you $500.

This is a custom

racing bicycle, sir.

Designed for

competitive road cycling.

This bike has

a light-weight,

space-age carbon frame

and handlebars positioned

to put the rider

in a more

aerodynamic posture.

It also has micro-shifters

and 37 gears,

and weighs

under six pounds.

I won the Tour de Mexico

on this bike.

$700

is as high as I'll go.

It cost me over

$8,000 new.

$700.

$2,500,

and that's giving it away.

No bike has got 37 gears.

$2,000.

No.

Could I please

speak to your boss?

I'm the owner.

How about $800

in store credit?

What are you after?

A camcorder and

a police scanner.

7-X-76 Roger.

David 1099965.

Checking in C. I. C.

8859. One, Lincoln, Adam,

David, Young, John, one.

R.O. not on file.

Any northeast unit.

415 fight,

13932 Tularosa Drive.

Suspect number one,

male, black.

Suspect number two,

male, black, juvenile.

No further description.

Code Two, incident 3679.

ID 1125.

OFFICER 12 Hey!

Who the hell are you?

Freelance!

What are you doing?

Filming for TV.

No. Back away.

What's happening?

I said turn around

and leave.

I'm fairly certain

I'm allowed to film this.

Film what?

I don't know.

What's happening?

Walk away, or get

arrested for obstruction.

Yes, Officer.

Hurry up.

Get out of here.

Blow, blow, blow.

Almost. Almost.

Will you move that cam?

Man, you better back up.

Leave!

Do you think I'm

playing with you?

More

street units, ambulance to 11.

Just occurred.

Western and Third.

Suspect last seen

northbound Western on foot.

Code Three,

incident 4259 ID 701.

All right, let's get some blood

pressure. He's pretty shocked.

MEDIC 11

Breathing is very shallow.

He's got a second chest wound

here. MEDIC 1:
Put pressure on it.

We got it.

Strap it on the other side.

MEDIC 21 You got a dressing on it?

Yeah.

MEDIC 21

GCS is 1-1-1, guys.

Give me pressure.

90 over 60.

No radial pulse.

We're losing him.

He's bleeding out.

Can you bag him?

Let's start bagging him.

Keep on high flow, too.

Yep.

I got no pulse here.

Unresponsive.

Get back.

You. Get back.

Get the f*** back now.

OK3'! -

Sh*t. All right.

Get back,

100 feet back, now.

You get back, too.

100 feet.

F***ing a**hole,

you shut it down.

I had a great f***ing angle back

there until you crowded in.

Get the f*** home. There's people

trying to do their f***ing job.

F***ing a**hole.

Yeah. It's Ace Video. Your lead's

gonna be at First and Western.

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Dan Gilroy

Daniel Christopher Gilroy (born June 24, 1959) is an American screenwriter and film director. He is best known for writing and directing Nightcrawler (2014), for which he won Best Screenplay at the 30th Independent Spirit Awards, and was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 87th Academy Awards. Before becoming both a writer and director, Gilroy worked mostly as a screenwriter. His screenwriting credits include Freejack (1992), Two for the Money (2005), The Fall (2006), Real Steel (2011), and The Bourne Legacy (2012)—the last in collaboration with his brother Tony Gilroy. His wife, Rene Russo, has also been his frequent collaborator since the two met in 1992 and married later that year. more…

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