Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows Shop News Showtimes

James Elroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction

1993 1h 29m Documentary List
100% Tomatometer 5 Reviews Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Filmmaker Reinhard Jud profiles crime novelist James Elroy as he tours the seedy side of Los Angeles.

Critics Reviews

View All (5) Critics Reviews
Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Rated: 3/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Aug 8, 2005 Full Review David Poland Hot Button Rated: 4/5 Jul 26, 2002 Full Review Dan Jardine Apollo Guide Rated: 75/100 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Maitland McDonagh Film Journal International The best thing filmmaker Reinhard Jud does is nothing: He just lets Ellroy be Ellroy, and you could hardly ask for more. Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View All (1) audience reviews
Audience Member The reward for renowned author James Ellroy is that someone produced this boring documentary. Hardly seems fair. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews
James Elroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

Show Less Cast & Crew Show More Cast & Crew

Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmaker Reinhard Jud profiles crime novelist James Elroy as he tours the seedy side of Los Angeles.
Director
Reinhard Jud
Producer
Markus Fischer
Screenwriter
Reinhard Jud, Wolfgang Lehner
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 29m
Aspect Ratio
16mm