The Insider
About The Insider
The Insider tells the true story of a man who decided to tell the world what the seven major tobacco companies knew (and concealed) about the dangers of their product. Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe) was a scientist employed in research for a tobacco firm, Brown and Williamson. Not long after he was fired by Brown and Williamson, Wigand came into contact with Lowell Bergman (Al Pacino), a producer for 60 Minutes who worked closely with journalist Mike Wallace (played here by Christopher Plummer). Bergman arranged for Wigand to be interviewed by Wallace for a 60 Minutes expose on the cigarette industry, though Wigand was still bound by a confidentiality agreement not to discuss his employment with the company. Despite Wigand's willingness to talk, CBS pulled his interview from at the last minute after Brown and Williamson threatened a multi-billion dollar lawsuit. The staff of 60 Minutes and CBS News were soon embroiled in an internal struggle over the killing of the story, and Wigand found himself the subject of lawsuits and a smear campaign, without his full story reaching the public. The Insider was directed by Michael Mann and also features Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall, Debi Mazar, Colm Feore, and Rip Torn. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
11/5/99
MPAA Rating
Rated R
Running Time
157 mins. (V)
Locations
- Berkeley, California, USA
- Big Bear Lake, California, USA
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Manjack, Abaco, The Bahamas
- Mobile, Alabama, USA
- New York, New York, USA
- Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Umm al-Fahm, West Bank, Israel
Language
- English
Box Office Total
$28,965,197
Awards
- Nominated for a Best Screenplay award at the 1999 Golden Globe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 1999 National Board of Review Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Score award at the 1999 Golden Globe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 1999 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Adapted Screenplay award at the 1999 Writers Guild of America Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 1999 Golden Globe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director - Feature Film award at the 1999 Directors Guild of America Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Sound award at the 1999 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 1999 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards.
- Winner of the Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic award at the 1999 National Society of Film Critics Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture - Drama award at the 1999 Golden Globe Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 1999 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama award at the 1999 Golden Globe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 1999 Screen Actors Guild Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Cinematography award at the 1999 American Society of Cinematographers Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 1999 National Society of Film Critics Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 1999 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Cinematography award at the 1999 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Editing award at the 1999 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 1999 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 1999 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Adapted Screenplay award at the 1999 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 1999 National Board of Review Awards.
- Winner of the Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic award at the 1999 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 1999 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards.
- Winner of the Best Cinematography award at the 1999 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards.
Distributor
- Buena Vista
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment