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THE INFORMANT! In Theaters - September 18, 2009 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Cassandra Henry   
Tuesday, 08 September 2009

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Warner Bros. Pictures

In Theaters - September 18, 2009
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Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Screenplay by: Scott Z. Burns; based on the book "The Informant (A True Story)", written by Kurt Eichenwald
Cast: Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Joel McHale, Melanie Lynskey
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Genre: Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Rating: R

SYNOPSIS

What was Mark Whitacre thinking? A rising star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Whitacre (Matt Damon) suddenly turns whistleblower. Even as he exposes his company's multi-national price-fixing conspiracy to the FBI, Whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a hero of the common man and handed a promotion. But before all that can happen, the FBI needs evidence, so Whitacre eagerly agrees to wear a wire and carry a hidden tape recorder in his briefcase, imagining himself as a kind of de facto secret agent.

Unfortunately for the FBI, their lead witness hasn't been quite so forthcoming about helping himself to the corporate coffers. Whitacre's ever-changing account frustrates the agents (Scott Bakula and Joel McHale) and threatens the case against ADM as it becomes almost impossible to decipher what is real and what is the product of Whitacre's active imagination.

Academy AwardŽ winner Matt Damon ("Good Will Hunting," the "Bourne" movies) stars in The Informant!, based on the true story of the highest-ranking corporate whistleblower in U.S. history. The film also stars Scott Bakula, Joel McHale and Melanie Lynskey.

 

The Informant! is directed by Academy AwardŽ winner Steven Soderbergh ("Traffic") from a screenplay by Scott Z. Burns, based on the book The Informant (A True Story), written by Kurt Eichenwald. The film is produced by Gregory Jacobs, Jennifer Fox, Michael Jaffe, Howard Braunstein and Kurt Eichenwald. George Clooney, Jeff Skoll and Michael London served as executive producers, with Michael Polaire co-producing.

The behind-the-scenes creative team includes production designer Doug Meerdink, editor Stephen Mirrione and costume designer Shoshana Rubin. The music is by multiple OscarŽ winner and nominee Marvin Hamlisch ("The Sting," "The Way We Were").

Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Participant Media and Groundswell Productions, a Section Eight-Jaffe/Braunstein Enterprise, The Informant!

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