''Hollywood Confidential'' is a 1997 television film directed by Reynaldo Villalobos. It won an

ALMA Award The American Latino Media Arts Award or ALMA Award, formerly known as Latin Oscars Award, is an award highlighting the best American Latino contributions to music, television, and film. The awards promote fair and accurate portrayals of Latino ...

in 1998.

Plot

Cast

Edward James Olmos Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an American actor, director, producer, and activist. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo in ''Miami Vice'' (1984–1989), ''American Me'' (1992) (which he also dir ...

as Stan Navarro, Sr. * Rick Aiello as Joey Di Rosa * Angela Alvarado as Teresa * Christine Harnos as Shelly Katz * A. Day Henden as * Richard T. Jones as Dexter * Brendan Kelly as Mike Mooney * Charlize Theron as Sally *

Thomas Jane Thomas Jane (born Thomas Elliott III; February 22, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for appearing in the films Padamati Sandhya Ragam (1987), ''Boogie Nights'' (1997), '' Deep Blue Sea'' (1999), '' The Punisher'' (2004), '' The Mist'' ( ...

as Lee * Evelina Fernández as Mrs. Navarro *

Valarie Rae Miller Valarie Rae Miller (born April 16, 1974) is an American actress. Early life Born in Lafayette, Louisiana and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, Miller became interested in acting when she was quite young. She attended a high school for the performing ...

as C.C. * Marissa Ribisi as Zoey

Production

''Hollywood Confidential'' was a pilot for a TV series by

Paramount Paramount (from the word ''paramount'' meaning "above all others") may refer to: Entertainment and music companies * Paramount Global, also known simply as Paramount, an American mass media company formerly known as ViacomCBS. The following busin ...

, which would have begun airing in 1996. The pilot would instead air as a stand-alone TV movie on Paramount's

UPN The United Paramount Network (UPN) was an American broadcast television network that launched on January 16, 1995. It was originally owned by Chris-Craft Industries' United Television. Viacom (through its Paramount Television unit, which pr ...

in April 1997. Despite the title, it bears no relation to the 1997 film '' L.A. Confidential'', and was produced prior to it.

References

External links

* 1997 films 1997 crime drama films American crime drama films Television pilots not picked up as a series American drama television films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{crime-drama-film-stub