Nightcrawler

Year:

2014

Duration:

117 min

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

IMDB rate:

8

Director:

Dan Gilroy

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 38 wins & 65 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2014-10-31

Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $8,500,000

Opening Weekend: $10,900,000 (USA) (1 November 2014)

Gross: $32,279,955 (USA) (25 January 2015)

Cast

Actor

Character

Rene Russo

Nightcrawler

Kevin Rahm

Riz Ahmed

Nightcrawler

Jake Gyllenhaal

Louis Bloom

Michael Papajohn

Security Guard

Marco Rodríguez

Scrapyard Owner

Bill Paxton

Joe Loder

James Huang

Marcus Mayhem Video

Kent Shocknek

Pat Harvey

Sharon Tay

Rick Garcia

Leah Fredkin

Female Anchor

Bill Seward

Rick Chambers

KWLA Anchor Ben Waterman

Holly Hannula

KWLA Anchor Lisa Mays

Jonny Coyne

Pawn Shop Owner

Nick Chacon

Cop #1

Kevin Dunigan

Cop #2

Eric Lange

Ace Video Cameraman

Alex Ortiz Jr.

Cop #3

Carolyn Gilroy

Jenny

Ann Cusack

Linda

Kiff VandenHeuvel

Editor

Christina de Leon

Barred Door Woman

Juan Fernandez

Reporter Ron De La Cruz

Dig Wayne

Neighbor

Myra Turley

Female Neighbor

Merritt Bailey

Freelancer

Lisa Remillard

Reporter Deena Rain

Jamie McShane

Freaked Motorist

Manuel Lujan

Technical Director

Michael Hyatt

Detective Fronteiri

Christopher Wolfe

Reporter Joel Beatty

Price Carson

Detective Lieberman

Bill Blair

Control Room Switcher (uncredited)

Aaron Bledsoe

Teenage Boy (uncredited)

Greg Caldwell

Paramedic #1 (uncredited)

Viviana Chavez

Desiree (uncredited)

Tyler Cole

Firefighter (uncredited)

Emily Dahm

DUI Girl (uncredited)

Chad Guerrero

Scratchface (uncredited)

Jason Heymann

Firefighter (uncredited)

David Dustin Kenyon

KWLA Employee (uncredited)

Anne McDaniels

LA Weather Girl (uncredited)

Austin Raishbrook

Stringer (uncredited)

Dale Shane

Paramedic (uncredited)

Damien Snow

Cop (uncredited)

Troy Williams

EMT (uncredited)

Adrian Winther

Firefighter (uncredited)

Kathleen York

Jackie (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Jake Gyllenhaal's character blinks very rarely. Gyllenhaal has used this method in his work before with his role as title character Donnie Darko.

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This is the Directorial debut of Dan Gilroy.

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During the scene where Jake Gyllenhaal talks to himself in the mirror, Gyllenhaal got so into the scene that he punched the mirror. The mirror broke and ended up cutting Gyllenhaal's hand. He had to go to a hospital and get stitches. He returned to the set right after he got discharged from the hospital.

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Goofs

When Lou tracks down the perpetrators of the home invasion, he uses a resource on the web to run their license plates. In the United States, and especially California, license plate information is not available in the clear to the general public. It's restricted to government and law enforcement employees.

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The stolen watch always appears to have a silver band, but the last time we see Lou wearing it, the band looks black and plastic.

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In the footage of the police shootout there is a lamp on the ground in the middle of the sidewalk. It's projecting light on the green bushes.

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Quotes

Lou Bloom: I'm promoting you to executive Vice President of video news.

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Lou Bloom: A friend is a gift you give yourself.

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Lou Bloom: [repeated line] You have to make the money to buy a ticket.

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Faq

Q

How did Jake Gyllenhaal lose 20 pounds for his role as Lou Bloom?

A

In order to drop 20 pounds from his 180-pound frame, Gyllenhaal says: I would try to eat as few calories as possible. I knew if I was hungry that I was in the right spot. Physically, it showed itself, but mentally, I think it was even a more fascinating journey. I knew that [Lou] was literally and figuratively hungry, adding that he got into character by transitioning into a "mode where I was always a bit hungry." Gyllenhaal, however, says there was no special diet to shed pounds for Nightcrawler. On some nights during shooting, Gyllenhaal said he wouldn't eat at all, or he'd only take small bites of meat, crackers, or kale salad. To stay lean and fit, he would run 15 miles from his house to the film's set.

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