Brown’s Requiem is a movie directed by Jason Freeland in 1998 and based on the book of the same name by James Ellroy, first published in 1981. The movie features Michael Rooker, Will Sasso, Selma Blair, Harold Gould, Brion James, Jack Conley, and others.
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Storyline
Fritz Brown is a disgraced former LAPD officer now working as a private investigator, part-time repo man and struggling on-the-wagon ex-alcoholic. Fritz is hired by an obese caddy named Freddy ‘Fat Dog’ Baker, supposedly to keep tabs on Fat Dog’s sister, Jane. In the course of his investigation, Fritz learns that Jane is indeed living with an elderly millionaire.
Movie vs Book
Year
1998
Minutes
104
Movie Rate
5.80
Source: IMDb
Year
1981
Pages
256
Book Rate
7.02
S: Goodreads
Book
Brown's Requiem
Author: James Ellroy
Country: USA
First published in: 1981
Length: 256 pages
Genre: Fiction
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